Робочий аркуш «Біологія для вступних іспитів на медсестринство» з відповідями

What does xylem carry in a plant?

1. AOxygen from the leaves to the roots
2. BSugars from the leaves to the roots
3. CSeeds from the flowers to the soil
4. DWater and minerals from the roots upward

What is transpiration?

1. AThe taking in of CO₂ for photosynthesis
2. BThe loss of water vapour from the leaves of a plant
3. CThe growth of roots towards water
4. DThe movement of sugars through the phloem to the roots

Which characteristic is shared by all living things?

1. AThey are made of many cells
2. BThey make their own food by photosynthesis
3. CThey have a backbone and a brain
4. DThey respond to changes in their environment

A woman with blood type O has a child with a man of type AB. Which blood types can their children have?

1. AO or AB
2. BA, B, AB or O
3. CA or B
4. DO only

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

1. AMitosis
2. BFertilisation
3. CMeiosis
4. DBinary fission

Drugs against fungal infections often cause more side effects than drugs against bacteria. Why?

1. AFungi are much smaller than bacteria
2. BFungal cells are eukaryotic, like human cells
3. CFungi have no cell membrane for drugs to act on
4. DFungi reproduce only by binary fission

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. A1800
2. B600
3. C1000
4. D400

The lion is Panthera leo, the tiger is Panthera tigris and the house cat is Felis catus. Which two are most closely related?

1. AThe lion and the house cat
2. BThe lion and the tiger
3. CAll three are equally related
4. DThe tiger and the house cat