Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the cytoplasm?

  1. AThe space between two neighbouring cells
  2. BThe jelly-like contents between the membrane and nucleus
  3. CThe stiff outer layer of cellulose that surrounds a plant cell
  4. DThe fluid found only inside the nucleus
2.Easy

What is the resolution of a microscope?

  1. AIts ability to show two close points as separate
  2. BHow bright the image appears
  3. CHow large the field of view is
  4. DHow many times larger it makes the image of the specimen
3.Easy

On which structures are proteins assembled from amino acids?

  1. ACentrioles
  2. BRibosomes
  3. CVacuoles
  4. DLysosomes
4.Medium

A student's hypothesis is "Salt water slows the growth of bean seedlings." Which is a prediction based on it?

  1. ASeedlings given plain water will die within a week
  2. BBean seedlings need sunlight and water to grow well
  3. CSeedlings given salt water will grow less than those given plain water
  4. DSalt water is made of sodium chloride and water
5.Medium

What causes cohesion between water molecules?

  1. AMagnetic forces between hydrogen atoms
  2. BHydrogen bonds between neighbouring molecules
  3. CCovalent bonds between neighbouring molecules
  4. DIonic bonds between oxygen atoms
6.Medium

What does "diploid" mean?

  1. AThe cell has two sets of chromosomes
  2. BThe cell has one set of chromosomes
  3. CThe cell can divide only once
  4. DThe cell has no nucleus
7.Hard

Some chemotherapy drugs stop spindle fibres from forming. Why do they often cause hair loss and damage to the gut lining?

  1. AThese tissues also contain rapidly dividing cells
  2. BThese cells have no mitochondria
  3. CThese tissues are made only of haploid cells
  4. DThese cells divide by meiosis instead of mitosis
8.Hard

Fleming saw a clear area with no bacteria around a Penicillium mould growing on a bacterial plate. What was the best explanation?

  1. AThe bacteria had moved away to find more food
  2. BThe mould released a substance that killed or stopped the bacteria
  3. CThe mould used up all of the oxygen that the nearby bacteria needed
  4. DThe bacteria had turned into mould cells

Answer key

  1. 1. B · The jelly-like contents between the membrane and nucleus
  2. 2. A · Its ability to show two close points as separate
  3. 3. B · Ribosomes
  4. 4. C · Seedlings given salt water will grow less than those given plain water
  5. 5. B · Hydrogen bonds between neighbouring molecules
  6. 6. A · The cell has two sets of chromosomes
  7. 7. A · These tissues also contain rapidly dividing cells
  8. 8. B · The mould released a substance that killed or stopped the bacteria

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