Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

On which structures are proteins assembled from amino acids?

  1. ACentrioles
  2. BLysosomes
  3. CRibosomes
  4. DVacuoles
2.Easy

Which substances are used up in aerobic cellular respiration?

  1. AGlucose and carbon dioxide
  2. BCarbon dioxide and water
  3. COxygen and water
  4. DGlucose and oxygen
3.Easy

What is the job of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

  1. AIt carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosomes
  2. BIt stores genetic information in the nucleus permanently
  3. CIt carries amino acids to the ribosomes
  4. DIt forms the main structure of the ribosome
4.Medium

What do the spindle fibres do during cell division?

  1. AThey make the new nuclear envelope
  2. BThey attach to chromosomes and move them to the poles
  3. CThey digest the old cell membrane
  4. DThey copy the DNA of each chromosome before the cell divides
5.Medium

During which phase of mitosis are the sister chromatids pulled to opposite poles?

  1. AMetaphase
  2. BProphase
  3. CAnaphase
  4. DInterphase
6.Medium

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

  1. AGlucose and oxygen
  2. BLactic acid and carbon dioxide
  3. CEthanol and carbon dioxide
  4. DOxygen and water
7.Hard

Pasteur boiled broth in swan-neck flasks. The broth stayed clear until the neck was broken off, when it soon became cloudy. What did this show?

  1. AAir alone, without microbes, spoils broth
  2. BMicrobes come from the air, not from the broth itself
  3. CSwan-neck flasks produce chemicals that kill bacteria
  4. DBoiling makes broth produce new microbes
8.Hard

Why are most cells very small?

  1. ASmall cells have a high surface-area-to-volume ratio
  2. BSmall cells contain more DNA than large cells
  3. CLarge cells cannot contain mitochondria
  4. DSmall cells do not need oxygen

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Ribosomes
  2. 2. D · Glucose and oxygen
  3. 3. A · It carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosomes
  4. 4. B · They attach to chromosomes and move them to the poles
  5. 5. C · Anaphase
  6. 6. C · Ethanol and carbon dioxide
  7. 7. B · Microbes come from the air, not from the broth itself
  8. 8. A · Small cells have a high surface-area-to-volume ratio

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