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

Which of these is qualitative data?

1. AThe pulse rate is 72 beats per minute
2. BThe wound is 3 cm long
3. CThe patient weighs 68 kg
4. DThe urine sample is dark yellow

What is a haploid cell?

1. AA cell with two sets of chromosomes
2. BA cell with an extra chromosome
3. CA cell with no nucleus
4. DA cell with one set of chromosomes

Which organelle breaks down fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide?

1. AChloroplast
2. BCentriole
3. CPeroxisome
4. DRibosome

A cell has a nucleus and mitochondria but no cell wall and no chloroplasts. What kind of cell is it most likely to be?

1. AA plant cell
2. BAn animal cell
3. CA bacterial cell
4. DA fungal cell

A cut in the skin heals as new skin cells fill the wound. Which process produces these cells?

1. ABinary fission
2. BMitosis
3. CMeiosis
4. DFertilisation

Why do red blood cells have a flattened, biconcave disc shape?

1. AIt gives a large surface area for gas exchange
2. BIt lets them hold a larger nucleus and more DNA
3. CIt makes them stick to vessel walls
4. DIt helps them divide faster

Why can standard DNA profiling not tell identical twins apart?

1. AIdentical twins come from one zygote and have the same DNA
2. BIdentical twins have no non-coding DNA
3. COnly one twin inherits the father's DNA
4. DTwins always share the same fingerprints on their hands

A pre-mRNA is 3000 bases long, and 1200 bases of introns are removed. If all remaining bases code for amino acids, what is the largest number of amino acids in the protein?

1. A1000
2. B400
3. C600
4. D1800