Биология для вступительных экзаменов на сестринские программы: лист заданий с ответами

What does ATP stand for?

1. AAdenosine diphosphate
2. BAdenosine triphosphate
3. CAmino triphosphate
4. DAdenine tetraphosphate

What is the main role of the cytoskeleton?

1. AIt controls which substances enter the cell
2. BIt stores the genetic code of the cell
3. CIt gives the cell its shape and helps it move
4. DIt joins amino acids into proteins

Where in the cell does glycolysis take place?

1. AIn the cytoplasm
2. BIn the nucleus
3. CIn the mitochondrial matrix
4. DIn the chloroplast

Which statement about Archaea is correct?

1. AThey are eukaryotes that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
2. BThey are a type of virus
3. CThey are multicellular plants
4. DThey are prokaryotes, and many live in extreme environments

В какой фазе митоза хромосомы выстраиваются поперёк середины клетки?

1. AВ профазе
2. BВ метафазе
3. CВ телофазе
4. DВ анафазе

An organism is multicellular, makes its own food by photosynthesis and has cell walls of cellulose. Which kingdom does it belong to?

1. AAnimals
2. BFungi
3. CBacteria
4. DPlants

A green plant is kept in a sealed jar in complete darkness for a day. What happens to the carbon dioxide level in the jar?

1. AIt falls, because plants take in more CO₂ when they respire in the dark
2. BIt stays the same, because plants do not respire
3. CIt falls, because the plant keeps photosynthesising
4. DIt rises, because the plant respires but cannot photosynthesise

Pasteur boiled broth in swan-neck flasks. The broth stayed clear until the neck was broken off, when it soon became cloudy. What did this show?

1. AAir alone, without microbes, spoils broth
2. BMicrobes come from the air, not from the broth itself
3. CBoiling makes broth produce new microbes
4. DSwan-neck flasks produce chemicals that kill bacteria