Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What are the building blocks (monomers) of proteins?

  1. AAmino acids
  2. BFatty acids
  3. CSimple sugars
  4. DNucleotides
2.Easy

What is the SI unit of temperature?

  1. ADegree Celsius
  2. BJoule
  3. CKelvin
  4. DDegree Fahrenheit
3.Easy

What do the letters STP stand for in gas chemistry?

  1. AStandard time and pressure
  2. BSpecific temperature and particles
  3. CStandard temperature and pressure
  4. DStable temperature point
4.Medium

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

  1. AWater enters the cell, which swells and may burst
  2. BThe cell stays the same size and shape
  3. CSalt leaves the cell, which swells
  4. DWater leaves the cell, which shrinks
5.Medium

How many covalent bonds does a carbon atom usually form?

  1. A4
  2. B2
  3. C1
  4. D3
6.Medium

A magnesium atom loses two electrons. What is the ion formed?

  1. AMg²⁻
  2. BMg²⁺
  3. CMg⁺
  4. DMg⁻
7.Hard

Starch and cellulose are both made entirely of glucose units, yet humans can digest starch but not cellulose. Why?

  1. ACellulose dissolves in water, so it is lost from the gut
  2. BThe glucose units are linked differently, and humans lack an enzyme to break cellulose's links
  3. CCellulose is really made of amino acids, not glucose, so stomach acid cannot break it
  4. DStarch contains nitrogen, which makes it easier to digest
8.Hard

Which list puts the elements in order of increasing atomic radius?

  1. AF, O, N, C
  2. BC, N, O, F
  3. CO, F, N, C
  4. DNa, Mg, Al, Si

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Amino acids
  2. 2. C · Kelvin
  3. 3. C · Standard temperature and pressure
  4. 4. D · Water leaves the cell, which shrinks
  5. 5. A · 4
  6. 6. B · Mg²⁺
  7. 7. B · The glucose units are linked differently, and humans lack an enzyme to break cellulose's links
  8. 8. A · F, O, N, C

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