Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does a lysosome do?

  1. AIt captures light energy for the cell
  2. BIt stores the cell's genetic information
  3. CIt makes proteins from amino acids
  4. DIt digests waste and worn-out parts
2.Easy

Which piece of equipment gives the most precise measurement of a liquid volume?

  1. AA beaker
  2. BA graduated cylinder
  3. CA test tube
  4. DA Petri dish
3.Easy

What do receptor proteins in the cell membrane do?

  1. AThey digest bacteria that enter the cell
  2. BThey store the cell's genetic code for making proteins
  3. CThey bind specific signal molecules, such as hormones
  4. DThey make ATP for the cell
4.Medium

What is a random sample?

  1. AA group made only of people who volunteer to take part
  2. BA group where everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen
  3. CA group chosen by the researcher because they are easy to reach and willing
  4. DA group chosen because they are likely to support the hypothesis
5.Medium

Why does a very high temperature stop most enzymes from working?

  1. AThe enzyme is denatured: its active site changes shape
  2. BHeat makes the enzyme divide into amino acids instantly
  3. CThe enzyme moves too slowly to meet the substrate
  4. DThe substrate turns into a different enzyme
6.Medium

Which is the correct way to write the scientific name of the gut bacterium?

  1. AEscherichia Coli
  2. Bcoli Escherichia
  3. CEscherichia coli
  4. DEscherichia Coli
7.Hard

A study finds that towns with more ice-cream sales also have more drownings. What is the best conclusion?

  1. AThe data must be wrong, because such a link makes no sense at all
  2. BThey are correlated, perhaps because both rise in hot weather
  3. CEating ice cream causes people to drown
  4. DDrowning causes people to buy ice cream
8.Hard

Liver cells take in cholesterol-carrying LDL particles only after the particles bind to specific proteins on the cell surface. Which process is this?

  1. APinocytosis of extracellular fluid
  2. BReceptor-mediated endocytosis
  3. CExocytosis
  4. DSimple diffusion

Answer key

  1. 1. D · It digests waste and worn-out parts
  2. 2. B · A graduated cylinder
  3. 3. C · They bind specific signal molecules, such as hormones
  4. 4. B · A group where everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen
  5. 5. A · The enzyme is denatured: its active site changes shape
  6. 6. C · Escherichia coli
  7. 7. B · They are correlated, perhaps because both rise in hot weather
  8. 8. B · Receptor-mediated endocytosis

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