Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Where is most of the DNA of a eukaryotic cell found?

  1. AIn the cell membrane
  2. BIn the cell wall
  3. CIn the nucleus
  4. DIn the lysosomes
2.Easy

What is a tissue?

  1. AA single cell that has one special job in the body
  2. BA group of similar cells that work together
  3. CA structure inside a cell
  4. DSeveral organs that work together
3.Easy

What is an antigen?

  1. AA drug that kills viruses
  2. BA white blood cell that engulfs and digests bacteria
  3. CA molecule that the immune system sees as foreign
  4. DA protein that carries oxygen
4.Medium

Two heterozygous parents (Aa × Aa) are crossed, and A is completely dominant. What is the expected phenotype ratio?

  1. A1 dominant : 2 intermediate : 1 recessive
  2. B1 dominant : 1 recessive
  3. C3 dominant : 1 recessive
  4. DAll dominant
5.Medium

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. BA bacterial cell
  3. CA fungal cell
  4. DAn animal cell
6.Medium

A greenhouse is warm and brightly lit, but the air has very little carbon dioxide. What is most likely limiting the rate of photosynthesis?

  1. AThe light intensity in the greenhouse
  2. BThe number of stomata
  3. CThe temperature
  4. DThe carbon dioxide concentration
7.Hard

Volunteers drink 0, 100 or 200 mg of caffeine, and their heart rate is measured after 30 minutes. What is the dependent variable?

  1. AThe volunteers themselves
  2. BThe heart rate after 30 minutes
  3. CThe dose of caffeine
  4. DThe 30-minute waiting time
8.Hard

A linear DNA molecule is fully cut by a restriction enzyme, giving fragments of 500, 300 and 200 base pairs. How long was the original molecule?

  1. A300 base pairs
  2. B1000 base pairs
  3. C1500 base pairs
  4. D500 base pairs

Answer key

  1. 1. C · In the nucleus
  2. 2. B · A group of similar cells that work together
  3. 3. C · A molecule that the immune system sees as foreign
  4. 4. C · 3 dominant : 1 recessive
  5. 5. D · An animal cell
  6. 6. D · The carbon dioxide concentration
  7. 7. B · The heart rate after 30 minutes
  8. 8. B · 1000 base pairs

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