Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these hormones is a steroid?

  1. AGrowth hormone
  2. BTestosterone
  3. CGlucagon
  4. DInsulin
2.Easy

Which of these is a fungus?

  1. AInfluenza virus
  2. BEscherichia coli
  3. CAmoeba
  4. DYeast
3.Easy

What do bacteria use flagella for?

  1. AStoring food
  2. BCopying their DNA
  3. CMoving from place to place
  4. DMaking proteins from amino acids
4.Medium

When does crossing over between homologous chromosomes happen?

  1. AIn telophase II of meiosis
  2. BIn prophase I of meiosis
  3. CIn anaphase of mitosis
  4. DIn the S phase of interphase
5.Medium

A patient's blood type is B positive. What does this mean?

  1. ATheir red cells carry the A antigen and no RhD antigen
  2. BTheir red cells carry the B antigen and the RhD antigen
  3. CTheir plasma contains anti-B antibodies
  4. DTheir red cells carry no antigens at all
6.Medium

A red blood cell is placed in pure water. What is most likely to happen?

  1. AIt shrinks and wrinkles
  2. BIt swells and may burst
  3. CIt divides into two cells
  4. DIt stays the same size
7.Hard

Under the microscope, homologous chromosomes are moving to opposite poles, and each is still made of two chromatids. Which stage is this?

  1. AAnaphase II of meiosis
  2. BProphase of mitosis
  3. CAnaphase I of meiosis
  4. DAnaphase of mitosis
8.Hard

Where is the main chromosome of a bacterium found, and what extra DNA may it carry?

  1. AIn the nucleoid, with small plasmids
  2. BIn the nucleus, with mitochondrial DNA
  3. CIn the ribosomes, with extra chromosomes
  4. DIn the cell wall, with RNA genes

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Testosterone
  2. 2. D · Yeast
  3. 3. C · Moving from place to place
  4. 4. B · In prophase I of meiosis
  5. 5. B · Their red cells carry the B antigen and the RhD antigen
  6. 6. B · It swells and may burst
  7. 7. C · Anaphase I of meiosis
  8. 8. A · In the nucleoid, with small plasmids

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