Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Where in the cell does glycolysis take place?

  1. AIn the chloroplast
  2. BIn the nucleus
  3. CIn the cytoplasm
  4. DIn the mitochondrial matrix
2.Easy

What are the parts of a triglyceride (a fat molecule)?

  1. ATwo glycerols and one fatty acid
  2. BThree glucose units and one phosphate
  3. COne amino acid and three fatty acids
  4. DOne glycerol and three fatty acids
3.Easy

What is a model in science?

  1. AThe control group of a study
  2. BA simplified representation of a real system
  3. CA single measurement from an experiment
  4. DAn exact copy that has no limitations
4.Medium

A red blood cell is placed in a very salty (hypertonic) solution. What happens?

  1. ANothing changes because salt cannot cross
  2. BWater enters the cell and it bursts
  3. CWater leaves the cell and it shrinks
  4. DSalt enters the cell and it swells
5.Medium

How does an enzyme speed up a chemical reaction?

  1. AIt lowers the activation energy
  2. BIt adds energy to the products
  3. CIt is used up as a reactant
  4. DIt raises the temperature of the cell
6.Medium

Drugs against fungal infections often cause more side effects than drugs against bacteria. Why?

  1. AFungi have no cell membrane for drugs to act on
  2. BFungi reproduce only by binary fission
  3. CFungal cells are eukaryotic, like human cells
  4. DFungi are much smaller than bacteria
7.Hard

Both parents have blood type O. Which blood type can their children have?

  1. AType A or type O
  2. BOnly type O
  3. CType AB only
  4. DAny of the four types
8.Hard

In snapdragons, flower colour shows incomplete dominance: RR is red, RW is pink and WW is white. Two pink plants are crossed. What phenotype ratio is expected?

  1. A1 red : 2 pink : 1 white
  2. B1 red : 1 white
  3. C3 red : 1 white
  4. DAll pink, like the parents

Answer key

  1. 1. C · In the cytoplasm
  2. 2. D · One glycerol and three fatty acids
  3. 3. B · A simplified representation of a real system
  4. 4. C · Water leaves the cell and it shrinks
  5. 5. A · It lowers the activation energy
  6. 6. C · Fungal cells are eukaryotic, like human cells
  7. 7. B · Only type O
  8. 8. A · 1 red : 2 pink : 1 white

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