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Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exam: Biology Practice Test
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Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exam: Biology Practice Test
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1. Sap rises in woody stems because of root pressure and
2. In which one of the following ways does combustion differ from cellular respiration?
3. In the structure of a flower, the stigma is most closely positioned to the
4. After each transfer of a culture of bacteria, the wire loop should be
5. The part of the vertebrate eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye is the
6. To determine whether an unknown black guinea pig is pure or hybrid black, it should be crossed with
7. The growth of green plants toward light is related most specifically to the distribution of __________ in the plant.
8. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disorder that involves an inability of
9. A new drug for treatment of tuberculosis was being tested in a hospital. Patients in group A received doses of the new drug; those in group B were given only sugar pills. Group B represents a(n)
10. The Krebs cycle produces
11. Of the following, the hydra is most closely related to
12. In humans, the digestion of carbohydrates begins in the
13. A breeder wanted to develop a strain of beef cattle with high-quality meat and the ability to thrive in a hot, dry climate. How can she best accomplish this?
14. Bread mold resembles ferns in that both develop
15. The end products of digestion that enter the lacteals are
16. Carbohydrates are a combination of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in an approximate ratio of
17. Which factor in the environment of an organism causes it to react?
18. Vascular tissues present in the body of a flowering plant are xylem and
19. When several drops of pasteurized milk were placed in a petri dish containing sterilized nutrient agar, many colonies developed. This experiment shows the milk
20. Cone cells are most closely associated with the function of
21. When catalyzed by sucrase, sucrose decomposes to yield glucose + fructose. The reaction is
22. A student in the laboratory tossed two pennies from a container 100 times and recorded these results: both heads, 25; one head and one tail, 47; both tails, 28. Which cross between plants would result in approximately the same ratio?
23. The principal way in which forests help to prevent soil erosion is that the
24. Failure of blood to clot readily when exposed to air may be due to a(n)
25. Increased blood pressure may be brought about by excess secretion of