Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the correct order of levels of organisation, from smallest to largest?

  1. ATissue, cell, organ, organism, organ system
  2. BCell, organ, tissue, organism, organ system
  3. COrgan, tissue, cell, organ system, organism
  4. DCell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
2.Easy

Which definition of a species is most often used for animals?

  1. AAll the animals that eat the same food
  2. BAll of the different organisms that live together in one area
  3. CA group that can interbreed and have fertile offspring
  4. DAny organisms that look alike
3.Easy

What is true of a dominant allele?

  1. AIt never appears in the phenotype
  2. BIt shows its effect when only one copy is present
  3. CIt is always inherited from the mother
  4. DIt shows its effect only when two copies are present
4.Medium

What do starch, glycogen and cellulose have in common?

  1. AThey are lipids that store energy
  2. BThey are nucleic acids that store hereditary information
  3. CThey are proteins made of amino acids
  4. DThey are polysaccharides made of glucose units
5.Medium

What does it mean that a person's blood is Rh negative?

  1. ATheir red cells carry extra RhD antigen
  2. BTheir red cells lack the RhD antigen
  3. CTheir red cells lack the A and B antigens
  4. DTheir plasma has no antibodies at all
6.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
7.Hard

Two plants are crossed, and about half of the offspring show the dominant trait and half show the recessive trait. What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

  1. AHeterozygous × homozygous recessive
  2. BHomozygous dominant × heterozygous
  3. CHeterozygous × heterozygous
  4. DHomozygous dominant × homozygous recessive
8.Hard

Why can standard DNA profiling not tell identical twins apart?

  1. AIdentical twins come from one zygote and have the same DNA
  2. BIdentical twins have no non-coding DNA
  3. CTwins always share the same fingerprints on their hands
  4. DOnly one twin inherits the father's DNA

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
  2. 2. C · A group that can interbreed and have fertile offspring
  3. 3. B · It shows its effect when only one copy is present
  4. 4. D · They are polysaccharides made of glucose units
  5. 5. B · Their red cells lack the RhD antigen
  6. 6. C · Positive feedback
  7. 7. A · Heterozygous × homozygous recessive
  8. 8. A · Identical twins come from one zygote and have the same DNA

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