Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which gas do plants take in from the air for photosynthesis?

  1. AHydrogen
  2. BNitrogen
  3. CCarbon dioxide
  4. DOxygen
2.Easy

Which organelle breaks down fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide?

  1. APeroxisome
  2. BRibosome
  3. CChloroplast
  4. DCentriole
3.Easy

Osmosis is the diffusion of which substance across a selectively permeable membrane?

  1. AProteins
  2. BWater
  3. CSodium ions
  4. DGlucose
4.Medium

A student tests how the amount of light affects the growth of bean plants. Which should be a controlled variable?

  1. AThe height of the plants at the end
  2. BThe amount of water each plant receives
  3. CThe conclusion of the experiment
  4. DThe amount of light each plant receives
5.Medium

Why does each type of virus infect only certain kinds of cells?

  1. AIt can only enter cells that are dividing by meiosis at that time
  2. BIt must find cells with the same DNA as its own
  3. CIt must attach to specific receptor proteins on the cell surface
  4. DIt can only enter cells that have no nucleus
6.Medium

Why does ice float on liquid water?

  1. AIce contains more air than liquid water
  2. BHydrogen bonds hold ice in an open, less dense structure
  3. CIce is denser than liquid water
  4. DIce molecules are lighter than liquid water molecules
7.Hard

Fertiliser washes from farmland into a lake. Algae grow rapidly, then die, and later many fish die. What is the main cause of the fish deaths?

  1. AThe fish eat too many algae and become ill
  2. BBacteria decomposing the dead algae use up the oxygen
  3. CThe fertiliser is directly poisonous to fish
  4. DThe algae release carbon dioxide that poisons fish
8.Hard

A DNA template strand reads 3'-TACGGA-5'. What is the mRNA made from it?

  1. A5'-TACGGA-3'
  2. B5'-ATGCCT-3'
  3. C5'-UACGGA-3'
  4. D5'-AUGCCU-3'

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Carbon dioxide
  2. 2. A · Peroxisome
  3. 3. B · Water
  4. 4. B · The amount of water each plant receives
  5. 5. C · It must attach to specific receptor proteins on the cell surface
  6. 6. B · Hydrogen bonds hold ice in an open, less dense structure
  7. 7. B · Bacteria decomposing the dead algae use up the oxygen
  8. 8. D · 5'-AUGCCU-3'

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