Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the SI base unit of mass?

  1. AKilogram
  2. BLitre
  3. CPound
  4. DGram
2.Easy

Which bonds hold the two strands of a DNA double helix together?

  1. APeptide bonds between the sugars
  2. BIonic bonds between the phosphates
  3. CDisulfide bonds between the bases
  4. DHydrogen bonds between the bases
3.Easy

Which organelle produces most of the ATP in a eukaryotic cell?

  1. ARibosome
  2. BLysosome
  3. CGolgi apparatus
  4. DMitochondrion
4.Medium

Salivary amylase begins the digestion of which nutrient in the mouth?

  1. ACellulose
  2. BFat
  3. CProtein
  4. DStarch
5.Medium

A patient's heart rate is measured four times: 70, 72, 74 and 80 beats per minute. What is the mean?

  1. A73 beats per minute
  2. B80 beats per minute
  3. C74 beats per minute
  4. D72 beats per minute
6.Medium

Yeast in bread dough breaks down sugar without oxygen. What does it produce?

  1. AGlucose and oxygen
  2. BOxygen and water
  3. CEthanol and carbon dioxide
  4. DLactic acid and carbon dioxide
7.Hard

Which change would make diffusion across a membrane faster?

  1. AA smaller surface area for exchange
  2. BA lower temperature on both sides
  3. CA thicker membrane
  4. DA larger difference in concentration between the two sides
8.Hard

A pondweed plant is placed in water, and a lamp is moved closer to it. The plant gives off more bubbles per minute. What is the best conclusion?

  1. AThe bubbles are oxygen, and the lamp heats the water until it boils
  2. BThe bubbles are nitrogen, and light breaks down the plant cells
  3. CThe bubbles are oxygen, and photosynthesis speeds up with more light
  4. DThe bubbles are carbon dioxide, and respiration speeds up with more light

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Kilogram
  2. 2. D · Hydrogen bonds between the bases
  3. 3. D · Mitochondrion
  4. 4. D · Starch
  5. 5. C · 74 beats per minute
  6. 6. C · Ethanol and carbon dioxide
  7. 7. D · A larger difference in concentration between the two sides
  8. 8. C · The bubbles are oxygen, and photosynthesis speeds up with more light

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