NLN NURSING ENTRANCE EXAM (NEX) STUDY GUIDE |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
All of the following should be worn by students as personal protection equipment EXCEPT: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Open-toed shoes
Which is used to determine the heat released or absorbed in a chemical reaction? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Calorimetry
Which refers to the idea of thinking and asking questions in a logical way to gain trustworthy
information? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Scientific inquiry
What mathematical concept is often used to determine the accuracy of measurements or the level of
confidence one has in a specific measurement? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Significant digits
What type of cells often have cell walls outside of the plasma membrane that contain the molecule
peptidoglycan? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Bacteria
What is the dense central portion of the nucleus? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Nucleolus
What can be found in plant cells but NOT animal cells? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
, Chloroplasts
Which of the following breaks down sugar molecules and produces energy in the form of molecules
of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Mitochondria
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle (typically more than 90% of the cycle), and involves the cell
growing and making a copy of its DNA? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Interphase
In what phase of mitosis do the centromeres divide and the two chromatids separate and get pulled
toward the opposite poles of the cell? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Anaphase
What type of point mutation inserts a premature stop codon, typically resulting in a non-functional
protein? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Nonsense mutations
Which of the following is the physical, visual manifestation of genes? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Phenotype
What form of genetic drift occurs when one individual or a few individuals populate a new area such
as an island? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Founder effect
Which is an evolutionary process in which a species branches out, adapts, and fills numerous
unoccupied ecological niches? -
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
All of the following should be worn by students as personal protection equipment EXCEPT: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Open-toed shoes
Which is used to determine the heat released or absorbed in a chemical reaction? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Calorimetry
Which refers to the idea of thinking and asking questions in a logical way to gain trustworthy
information? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Scientific inquiry
What mathematical concept is often used to determine the accuracy of measurements or the level of
confidence one has in a specific measurement? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Significant digits
What type of cells often have cell walls outside of the plasma membrane that contain the molecule
peptidoglycan? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Bacteria
What is the dense central portion of the nucleus? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Nucleolus
What can be found in plant cells but NOT animal cells? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
, Chloroplasts
Which of the following breaks down sugar molecules and produces energy in the form of molecules
of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Mitochondria
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle (typically more than 90% of the cycle), and involves the cell
growing and making a copy of its DNA? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Interphase
In what phase of mitosis do the centromeres divide and the two chromatids separate and get pulled
toward the opposite poles of the cell? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Anaphase
What type of point mutation inserts a premature stop codon, typically resulting in a non-functional
protein? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Nonsense mutations
Which of the following is the physical, visual manifestation of genes? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Phenotype
What form of genetic drift occurs when one individual or a few individuals populate a new area such
as an island? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Founder effect
Which is an evolutionary process in which a species branches out, adapts, and fills numerous
unoccupied ecological niches? -
