Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the main job of the cell wall in a plant cell?

  1. ATo control which genes are switched on in the nucleus
  2. BTo make proteins for the cell
  3. CTo support the cell and stop it from bursting
  4. DTo release energy from glucose
2.Easy

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

  1. AOxygen
  2. BHydrogen
  3. CNitrogen
  4. DCarbon dioxide
3.Easy

Which molecules, made by immune cells, bind to specific antigens?

  1. AHormones
  2. BEnzymes
  3. CPhospholipids
  4. DAntibodies
4.Medium

How do bacteria usually reproduce?

  1. ABy meiosis
  2. BBy forming seeds
  3. CBy budding off viruses
  4. DBy binary fission
5.Medium

Which sequence is complementary to the DNA strand A-T-G-C-C-A?

  1. AT-A-C-G-G-T
  2. BU-A-C-G-G-U
  3. CG-C-A-T-T-G
  4. DA-T-G-C-C-A
6.Medium

What is a prion?

  1. AA very small virus with a DNA genome
  2. BA bacterium without a cell wall that lives inside nerve cells
  3. CA misfolded protein that causes normal proteins to misfold
  4. DA fungal spore that infects the brain
7.Hard

A human body cell has 46 chromosomes in G1. How many chromatids does it have at metaphase of mitosis?

  1. A92
  2. B184
  3. C23
  4. D46
8.Hard

A cell of an animal has 20 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in each of its gametes after normal meiosis?

  1. A40
  2. B5
  3. C10
  4. D20

Answer key

  1. 1. C · To support the cell and stop it from bursting
  2. 2. D · Carbon dioxide
  3. 3. D · Antibodies
  4. 4. D · By binary fission
  5. 5. A · T-A-C-G-G-T
  6. 6. C · A misfolded protein that causes normal proteins to misfold
  7. 7. A · 92
  8. 8. C · 10

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