Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is a model in science?

  1. AA single measurement from an experiment
  2. BAn exact copy that has no limitations
  3. CThe control group of a study
  4. DA simplified representation of a real system
2.Easy

What is the job of the capsule found around some bacteria?

  1. AIt holds the bacterium's main chromosome
  2. BIt is used to swim through liquids
  3. CIt helps the bacterium make energy by photosynthesis
  4. DIt protects the cell, for example from white blood cells
3.Easy

Which structure is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

  1. AMitochondrion
  2. BCell wall
  3. CCell membrane
  4. DRibosome
4.Medium

How can bacteria pass antibiotic-resistance genes directly to other bacteria?

  1. ABy conjugation, transferring plasmids through a pilus
  2. BBy osmosis, moving genes in water
  3. CBy meiosis, forming gametes with new alleles
  4. DBy mitosis, sharing copies of their chromosomes with neighbours
5.Medium

A seedling is 4 cm tall at week 1, 8 cm at week 2, 12 cm at week 3 and 16 cm at week 4. If the trend continues, how tall will it be at week 6?

  1. A32 cm
  2. B20 cm
  3. C18 cm
  4. D24 cm
6.Medium

During which division of meiosis do homologous chromosomes separate?

  1. ANeither, because they separate in mitosis
  2. BMeiosis II
  3. CBoth meiosis I and meiosis II
  4. DMeiosis I
7.Hard

A karyotype shows 45 chromosomes, with a single X chromosome and no Y. Which condition is this?

  1. ATurner syndrome
  2. BA typical male karyotype
  3. CDown syndrome
  4. DKlinefelter syndrome
8.Hard

Fresh liver is dropped into hydrogen peroxide and bubbles form quickly. Boiled liver gives no bubbles. What is the best conclusion?

  1. AThe bubbles are carbon dioxide from respiration
  2. BBoiled liver contains more hydrogen peroxide than fresh liver
  3. CHydrogen peroxide is broken down only by heat
  4. DLiver contains an enzyme that is destroyed by boiling

Answer key

  1. 1. D · A simplified representation of a real system
  2. 2. D · It protects the cell, for example from white blood cells
  3. 3. B · Cell wall
  4. 4. A · By conjugation, transferring plasmids through a pilus
  5. 5. D · 24 cm
  6. 6. D · Meiosis I
  7. 7. A · Turner syndrome
  8. 8. D · Liver contains an enzyme that is destroyed by boiling

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