Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which organelle makes lipids and helps break down drugs and toxins in liver cells?

  1. ACentriole
  2. BSmooth endoplasmic reticulum
  3. CNucleolus
  4. DRough endoplasmic reticulum
2.Easy

Which definition of a species is most often used for animals?

  1. AAny organisms that look alike
  2. BAll the animals that eat the same food
  3. CAll of the different organisms that live together in one area
  4. DA group that can interbreed and have fertile offspring
3.Easy

What is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals?

  1. AOpening the windows
  2. BGiving every patient antibiotics
  3. CHand hygiene
  4. DWearing a hair net
4.Medium

The results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis. What should the scientist do next?

  1. AStop doing any further research on the question
  2. BReport that the hypothesis was proven correct
  3. CRevise the hypothesis and test it again
  4. DChange the data so they fit the hypothesis
5.Medium

White blood cells called macrophages engulf and digest bacteria. Which organelle would you expect them to have in large numbers?

  1. ACentral vacuoles
  2. BLysosomes
  3. CSmooth endoplasmic reticulum
  4. DChloroplasts
6.Medium

What do starch, glycogen and cellulose have in common?

  1. AThey are lipids that store energy
  2. BThey are proteins made of amino acids
  3. CThey are nucleic acids that store hereditary information
  4. DThey are polysaccharides made of glucose units
7.Hard

Why does each enzyme usually act on only one type of substrate?

  1. AThe shape of its active site fits only that substrate
  2. BEnzymes can only work inside the nucleus
  3. CSubstrates are made by the enzyme itself
  4. DEach enzyme contains the DNA of its substrate
8.Hard

HIV infects and destroys helper T cells. Why do people with untreated advanced HIV get infections that healthy people rarely get?

  1. AHelper T cells make the antibiotics that the body needs to fight infection
  2. BHIV kills the normal flora of the skin and gut
  3. CThe virus turns harmless microbes into pathogens
  4. DTheir immune response is too weak to control normally harmless microbes

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  2. 2. D · A group that can interbreed and have fertile offspring
  3. 3. C · Hand hygiene
  4. 4. C · Revise the hypothesis and test it again
  5. 5. B · Lysosomes
  6. 6. D · They are polysaccharides made of glucose units
  7. 7. A · The shape of its active site fits only that substrate
  8. 8. D · Their immune response is too weak to control normally harmless microbes

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