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HESI A2 BIOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM 2026|
WELL REVISED ASSESSMENT EXAM WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
What is the purpose of phloem tissue in plant stems? - correct-answer -It
conducts food throughout the plant, it is the system of narrow tubes that
transports sugars and other nutrients
Physical factors such as temperature and pH can alter enzyme activity because
they have an effect on the enzyme's - correct-answer -Shape, the shape of an
enzyme controls it's fit with its substrate.
Which part of a plants reproductive system is of a different gender than others? -
correct-answer -Stamen (male reproductive organ)
What kind of symbiosis exists between a pneumonia bacterium and a human? -
correct-answer -Parasitism, one organism benefits off another
The scientific name for a house cat is Felis catus. This indicates the house cats
what? - correct-answer -Genus; species
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Kingdom/animalia
Phylum/Chordata
Class/mammalia
Order/carnivora
Family/felidae
Genus/ Felis
Species/catus
Beeswax is an example of what kind of molecule? - correct-answer -Lipid, waxes
oils and fats are lipids
What takes place in a lysosome? - correct-answer -Food is digested, the lysosome
contains digestive enzymes. The job of a lysosome is to digest food for cells and
break down cells waste products
Which organism reproduces via binary fission? - correct-answer -Salmonella
In which phase of cell division do the chromosomes replicate? - correct-answer -
Interphase-active phase of a cells reproductive life, the cell produces nucleic acids
and proteins and doubled its # of chromosomes
HESI A2 BIOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM 2026|
WELL REVISED ASSESSMENT EXAM WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
What is the purpose of phloem tissue in plant stems? - correct-answer -It
conducts food throughout the plant, it is the system of narrow tubes that
transports sugars and other nutrients
Physical factors such as temperature and pH can alter enzyme activity because
they have an effect on the enzyme's - correct-answer -Shape, the shape of an
enzyme controls it's fit with its substrate.
Which part of a plants reproductive system is of a different gender than others? -
correct-answer -Stamen (male reproductive organ)
What kind of symbiosis exists between a pneumonia bacterium and a human? -
correct-answer -Parasitism, one organism benefits off another
The scientific name for a house cat is Felis catus. This indicates the house cats
what? - correct-answer -Genus; species
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Kingdom/animalia
Phylum/Chordata
Class/mammalia
Order/carnivora
Family/felidae
Genus/ Felis
Species/catus
Beeswax is an example of what kind of molecule? - correct-answer -Lipid, waxes
oils and fats are lipids
What takes place in a lysosome? - correct-answer -Food is digested, the lysosome
contains digestive enzymes. The job of a lysosome is to digest food for cells and
break down cells waste products
Which organism reproduces via binary fission? - correct-answer -Salmonella
In which phase of cell division do the chromosomes replicate? - correct-answer -
Interphase-active phase of a cells reproductive life, the cell produces nucleic acids
and proteins and doubled its # of chromosomes
