Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Who first worked out the basic rules of inheritance by breeding pea plants?

  1. ACharles Darwin
  2. BLouis Pasteur
  3. CGregor Mendel
  4. DRobert Hooke
2.Easy

What is the main job of the Golgi apparatus?

  1. AProducing ATP by cellular respiration
  2. BControlling which genes are switched on
  3. CModifying and packaging proteins
  4. DCopying DNA before the cell divides
3.Easy

What is homeostasis?

  1. AMaking identical copies of a cell
  2. BBreaking down food for energy
  3. CKeeping a stable internal environment
  4. DChanging a species over many generations
4.Medium

During childbirth, pressure on the cervix causes oxytocin release, which causes stronger contractions and more pressure. What kind of control is this?

  1. ANatural selection
  2. BHomeostatic balance
  3. CPositive feedback
  4. DNegative feedback
5.Medium

Why are G–C base pairs held together more strongly than A–T pairs?

  1. AA–T pairs are found only in RNA
  2. BG–C pairs are joined by strong covalent bonds instead of hydrogen bonds
  3. CG–C pairs form three hydrogen bonds, and A–T pairs form two
  4. DG and C are both purines, so they fit more tightly
6.Medium

Which stage of aerobic respiration produces the most ATP?

  1. AThe Krebs cycle in the matrix
  2. BFermentation
  3. CGlycolysis in the cytoplasm
  4. DThe electron transport chain
7.Hard

A protein is 150 amino acids long. Not counting the stop codon, how many mRNA bases code for it?

  1. A450
  2. B150
  3. C50
  4. D300
8.Hard

Griffith injected mice with heat-killed harmful bacteria mixed with live harmless bacteria. The mice died, and live harmful bacteria were found in them. What did this show?

  1. AA substance from the dead bacteria changed the harmless ones
  2. BHeat makes harmless bacteria become harmful when they are injected
  3. CBacteria can be killed by the immune system of mice
  4. DThe mice were killed by the dead bacteria alone

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Gregor Mendel
  2. 2. C · Modifying and packaging proteins
  3. 3. C · Keeping a stable internal environment
  4. 4. C · Positive feedback
  5. 5. C · G–C pairs form three hydrogen bonds, and A–T pairs form two
  6. 6. D · The electron transport chain
  7. 7. A · 450
  8. 8. A · A substance from the dead bacteria changed the harmless ones

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