ENTRANCE EXAM – SAMPLE TEST

Chosen second subject: CHEMISTRY

Name:
Nationality:
Date:
I. II. III. IV V Total
Score

I. Choose the only correct answer of the multiple choice questions. (Biology) (10)

1. Meiosis is the mechanism by which ploidy

A. is reduced from diploid to haploid
B. is duplicated
C. remains the same
D. can be changed from triploid to tetraploid
E. can be multiplied

2. Which of the following statements about the electron transport chain is true?
A. Electrons are received from NADH and FADH2.
B. Electrons are passed from donor to recipient carrier molecules in series of oxidation-
reduction reactions.
C. Usually the terminal electron acceptor is oxygen.
D. Most of the enzymes are part of the inner mitochondrial membrane.
E. All of the above.

3. Which is the first structure stimulated in a reflex arc?

A. effector
B. motor neuron
C. receptor
D. intermediate neuron
E. primary nephron

4. Which one represents the largest portion of the human cerebral cortex?
A. Primary somatosensory cortex
B. Frontal cortex
C. Primary motor cortex
D. Hypothalamus
E. Thalamus

5. In the kidneys of mammals, loop of Henle can be found in…

A. medulla
B. cortex
C. pelvis
D. calyx
E. none of that

6. An allele is
A. a truncated form of a particular gene.
B. the more frequent form of the DNA sequence of a particular gene.
C. the less frequent form of the DNA sequence of a particular gene.
D. a never expressed (silent) DNA sequence, which is a dysfunctional homologue of a known
gene.
E. one of two or more forms of the DNA sequence of a particular gene.
 7. The presence of an enzyme affects the
A. amount of activation energy required
B. overall energy change, or G.
C. energy of the reactants.
D. energy of the products.
E. free energy of the transition state.

8. What is the anticodon?

A. a part of a double stranded DNA
B. a part of a single stranded DNA
C. a part of a mRNA
D. a part of a tRNA
E. a part of a rRNA

9. Which one of the followings can occur in the nucleus?

A. Fatty acid synthesis
B. Protein synthesis
C. Starch synthesis
D. RNA synthesis
E. Cellulose synthesis

10. Which organelles contain genetic material?

A. mitochondria
B. nucleus
C. chloroplast
D. B and C
E. A, B and C

II. Give the definitions. (Biology) (6)

Mendels’s first law:………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Transcription: ……………............................................................................................................

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Multiple choice questions (Chemistry)

1. What is the orbital notation for the electron in an orbital with the following quantum numbers?
n = 3, l = 1
A. 3d
B. 3s
C. 1s
D. 3p
E. 1p

2. Which reaction partner(s) behave as base in the following reversible reaction?

CO32-(aq) + H2O(l) ⇌ HCO3-(aq) + OH-(aq)
A. H2O
B. HCO3-
C. CO32- and OH-
D. H2O and HCO3-
E. CO32- and HCO3-

3. Which statement is WRONG about water?

A. Water is a good solvent for nonpolar substances.
B. Ice has lower density than liquid water at 0°C.
C. Water has a U-shaped meniscus in glass tube.
D. Water molecules have permanent dipole moment.
E. One water molecule can form four hydrogen bonds with four other water molecules.

4. The molecule represented by the picture on the right is called:

A. naphthalene
B. decaline
C. anthracene
D. purine
E. pyrimidine

5. Which statement is NOT correct for carboxylic acids?

A. Carboxylic acids form Schiff base with amines.
B. Carboxylic acids are usually stronger acids than alcohols.
C. Carboxylic acids can form dimers via hydrogen bonds.
D. Low molecular mass monocarboxylic acids are liquids at room temperature.
E. Carboxylic acids are polar molecules.

IV. Calculation (Chemistry)

How many grams of magnesium oxide are produced if 7.30 grams of magnesium is allowed to react with 10
dm3 of oxygen gas at 273 K and 1 atm? Which is the limiting reactant? (Atomic masses: oxygen: 16 g/mol,
magnesium: 24.3 g/mol; R= 0.0821 dm3atm/Kmol) (6)

2 Mg(s) + O2 (g) 2 MgO(s)

V. Graphic (Chemistry)

Complete the following chemical equation and name the reactants and the products. (4)

VI. Multiple choice (Physics)

1. Which statement is true for the net force acting on an object?

A. The applied net force and the displacement have the same direction.
B. The applied net force and the velocity have the same direction.
C. The applied net force and the acceleration have the same direction.

2. A ball is thrown vertically upward. Which statement is true for the ball?
A. When the ball is moving upward, its acceleration is directed upward, while it is falling, its
acceleration is directed downward.
B. It is moving with uniform velocity (constant in magnitude and direction).
C. Its acceleration is always directed downward.

3. A metal cube is immersed fully in water and it is held above the bottom of the
tank by a string, in which the tension is 60 N. Which statement is true?
A. The weight of the cube is 60 N.
B. The weight of the cube is more than 60 N.
C. The weight of the cube is less than 60 N.