Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the purpose of a control group?

  1. ATo replace the need for a hypothesis
  2. BTo give a baseline for comparison with the treated group
  3. CTo receive the largest possible dose of the treatment being tested
  4. DTo make the experiment finish sooner
2.Easy

What are round (spherical) bacteria called?

  1. ACocci
  2. BVibrios
  3. CBacilli
  4. DSpirilla
3.Easy

Which unit is most often used to give the size of a cell?

  1. ALitres (L)
  2. BKilometres (km)
  3. CMetres (m)
  4. DMicrometres
4.Medium

Why can small nonpolar molecules cross the cell membrane easily while ions cannot?

  1. AThe membrane is made mostly of long carbohydrate chains
  2. BIons are larger than most membrane proteins
  3. CThe membrane carries a strong positive charge
  4. DThe bilayer's core is made of hydrophobic tails
5.Medium

Which element is found in all amino acids but not in carbohydrates?

  1. AOxygen
  2. BNitrogen
  3. CHydrogen
  4. DCarbon
6.Medium

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

  1. Acoli Escherichia
  2. BEscherichia Coli
  3. CEscherichia Coli
  4. DEscherichia coli
7.Hard

A person's body temperature starts to fall in a cold room. Which responses help bring it back up?

  1. ASlower heart rate and less muscle activity
  2. BFaster breathing and more urine production
  3. CShivering and narrowing of blood vessels in the skin
  4. DSweating and widening of blood vessels in the skin
8.Hard

A plant that is AaBb is crossed with an aabb plant. The genes assort independently. What phenotype ratio is expected among the offspring?

  1. A9 : 3 : 3 : 1
  2. B1 : 2 : 1
  3. C3 : 1
  4. D1 : 1 : 1 : 1

Answer key

  1. 1. B · To give a baseline for comparison with the treated group
  2. 2. A · Cocci
  3. 3. D · Micrometres
  4. 4. D · The bilayer's core is made of hydrophobic tails
  5. 5. B · Nitrogen
  6. 6. D · Escherichia coli
  7. 7. C · Shivering and narrowing of blood vessels in the skin
  8. 8. D · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1

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