NLN NURSING ENTRANCE EXAM (NEX) STUDY GUIDE |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
A material that settles out of a reaction is termed a(n)
Precipitate
Emulsion
Suspension
Colloid -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Precipitate
The scientific name of the wolf is Canis lupus. The name indicates the wolf's
Phylum and genus
Kingdom and genus
Genus and species
Phylum species -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Genus and species
A pharmaceutical company is testing a new drug to help with insomnia before it is put on the market.
For the test, a placebo was given to 1000 test subjects in Group 1. The sleeping pill was given to 1000
subjects in Group 2. In this experiment the subjects in Group 1 served as the
Control
Hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent variable -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Control
,What is the recommended amount of water that an individual should drink each day?
8 ounces
32 ounces
16 ounces
64 ounces -
CORRECT|ANSWER
64 ounces
Which of these structures contains valves to prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction?
Arteries
Lymph ducts
Veins
Capillaries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Veins
A method for determining the blood alcohol content of a subject is to
Inspect the size of the pupils
Use a breathalyzer
Do a D-dimer test
Do a Mantoux test -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Use a breathalyzer
All living cells contain cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is important because it
Controls what moves in and out of the cell
, Carries hereditary traits
Is where most of the cell's chemical reactions take place
Produces protein -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Is where most of the cell's chemical reactions take place
Within a living cell, the oxygen (O2) from a mixture of O2 and carbon dioxide (CO2) is used up. This
creates a concentration gradient across the cell membrane, drawing O2 across the membrane from
the outside in, a process known as
Cellular respiration
Active transport
Osmosis
Diffusion -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Diffusion
Sodium will react most readily with
helium.
chlorine.
potassium.
boron. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Chlorine
All the glucose filtered from the blood in the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule of the kidney
nephron is returned to the tissue fluid while passing along the proximal tubule. This rapid return is
effected by the process of
Osmosis
phagocytosis
Active transport
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NEW 2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
A material that settles out of a reaction is termed a(n)
Precipitate
Emulsion
Suspension
Colloid -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Precipitate
The scientific name of the wolf is Canis lupus. The name indicates the wolf's
Phylum and genus
Kingdom and genus
Genus and species
Phylum species -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Genus and species
A pharmaceutical company is testing a new drug to help with insomnia before it is put on the market.
For the test, a placebo was given to 1000 test subjects in Group 1. The sleeping pill was given to 1000
subjects in Group 2. In this experiment the subjects in Group 1 served as the
Control
Hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent variable -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Control
,What is the recommended amount of water that an individual should drink each day?
8 ounces
32 ounces
16 ounces
64 ounces -
CORRECT|ANSWER
64 ounces
Which of these structures contains valves to prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction?
Arteries
Lymph ducts
Veins
Capillaries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Veins
A method for determining the blood alcohol content of a subject is to
Inspect the size of the pupils
Use a breathalyzer
Do a D-dimer test
Do a Mantoux test -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Use a breathalyzer
All living cells contain cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is important because it
Controls what moves in and out of the cell
, Carries hereditary traits
Is where most of the cell's chemical reactions take place
Produces protein -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Is where most of the cell's chemical reactions take place
Within a living cell, the oxygen (O2) from a mixture of O2 and carbon dioxide (CO2) is used up. This
creates a concentration gradient across the cell membrane, drawing O2 across the membrane from
the outside in, a process known as
Cellular respiration
Active transport
Osmosis
Diffusion -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Diffusion
Sodium will react most readily with
helium.
chlorine.
potassium.
boron. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Chlorine
All the glucose filtered from the blood in the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule of the kidney
nephron is returned to the tissue fluid while passing along the proximal tubule. This rapid return is
effected by the process of
Osmosis
phagocytosis
Active transport
