Werkblad Biologie voor toelatingsexamens verpleegkunde met antwoorden

What is a tissue?

1. AA group of similar cells that work together
2. BA structure inside a cell
3. CSeveral organs that work together
4. DA single cell that has one special job in the body

What is the job of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

1. AIt forms the main structure of the ribosome
2. BIt carries amino acids to the ribosomes
3. CIt stores genetic information in the nucleus permanently
4. DIt carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosomes

Which kind of organism causes malaria?

1. AA fungus that grows on skin
2. BA virus spread by coughing
3. CA bacterium carried in water
4. DA protist carried by mosquitoes

Red-green colour blindness is X-linked recessive. A colour-blind woman (XᵇXᵇ) has children with a man with normal colour vision (XᴮY). What fraction of their sons is expected to be colour-blind?

1. AAll
2. BNone
3. COne quarter
4. DOne half

Which type of graph is best for comparing the number of patients with each ABO blood type?

1. AA bar graph
2. BA line graph
3. CA scatter plot
4. DA histogram

Nerve cells release chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) stored in vesicles. By which process are they released?

1. AOsmosis
2. BEndocytosis
3. CPhagocytosis
4. DExocytosis

Which parent's gamete decides the biological sex of a human baby, and why?

1. AThe mother's, because she gives two X chromosomes
2. BThe father's, because a sperm carries either an X or a Y
3. CBoth equally, because each gives one Y chromosome
4. DThe mother's, because an egg carries either an X or a Y

A new infectious agent passes through filters that trap bacteria, does not grow on nutrient agar and multiplies only inside living cells. What is it most likely to be?

1. AA virus
2. BA fungus
3. CA protozoan
4. DA bacterium