Entrance Examination Topics


Chemistry

        The structure of the atom. Atomic mass. Principal chemical laws. Subatomic particles (electrons, protons, neutrons). General arrangement of electrons, protons and neutrons, atomic number. Isotopes. Arrangement of electrons in principal energy levels. Valence electrons. Electron-dot formulas of elements. Arrangement of the electrons in sublevels. Orbitals. The periodic classification of the elements. The periodic law. The periodic table, periods and groups. General chracteristics of the groups. The structure of compounds, valence, oxidation number, ions, cations, anions, electrovalent or ionic bond, covalent bond, coordinate covalent bond, polyatomic ions and their formulas. The use of the periodic table for predicting oxidation numbers, properties, formulas and types of bonding in compounds. Strutural formulas of molecules and polyatomic ions. Chemical nomeclature and properties of inorganic compounds, systematic chemical names. Binary compounds containing two nonmetals, binary compounds containing a metal and a nonmetal, ternary and higher compounds. Acids, bases and salts. Calculations involving elements and compounds, mole, Avogadro's number, molar volume of a gas, empirical formulas, molecular formulas. Molecular mass (weight) or molecular formulas. Chemical equations. Calculations, involving chemical equations. Stoichiometry. Gases, liquids and solids. Water, polarity of water, hydrogen binding in water, chemical and physical properties of water, reactions of water, hydrates, hydrogen peroxide, ozone. Solutions and colloids. Types of solutions, solubility, concentrations of sulutions, colligative properties of solutions. Colloids. Acids, bases and ionic equations, definitions and properties of acids and bases. Bronsted-Lowry theory. pH and pOH, ionization of water, electrolytes and nonelectrolytes. Oxidation-reduction equations and electrochemistry. Definitions of oxidation and reduction, oxidizing and reducing agents. Reaction rates and chemical equilibria. Reversible and irreversible reactions. Organic chemistry. Chemical nomenclature (IUPAC) and properties of organic compounds. Hydrocarbons. Classification of the hydrocarbons. Alkanes, alkenes, addition polymers, alkines. Aromatic hydrocarbons.Derivatives of the hydrocarbons. Organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, amines, amino acids, nitro-derivatives of the hydrocarbons. Heterocyclic compounds. Proteins, structure and properties. Carbohydrates, structure and properties. Isomerism, stereoisomerism, stereoisomers, cis-trans isomerism. Nucleosides, nucleotides, nucleic acids. Enzymes, hormones and vitamines. Lipids, properties and basic structures.
 
              EXAMPLE OF A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST



1.Carbon exists in nature as:

      A) two isotopes  B) three  isotopes C)  one isotope

      D) four isotopes



2.The maximum number of electrons in sublevel (subshell) p is:

      A) 2  B) 6  C) 8  D) 10



3."Cd" is symbol for:

      A) Calcium  B) Cadmium  C) Cesium  D) Copper



4.NaCl is:

      A) vinegar  B) marble  C) baking soda  D) table salt



5.CaCO3 is:

      A) calcium carbonous  B) calcium carbonate  C) calcium

         carbonide  D) calicum carbonite



6.The number of moles of water in 24.5 g of water is:

      A) 1.26  B) 1.36  C) 1.58  D) 55.00



7.The molarity of an aqueous sodium chloride solution

  containing  284 g of NaCl in 2.20 L of solution is

  (m.w.NaCl 58.5):

      A) 1.21  B) 2.21  C) 2.00  D) 2.51



8.The pH of 1 mol/L solution of HCl is:

      A) 0  B) 1  C) 2  D) 3



9.The pH of 0.05 mol/L (M) solution of sulphuric acid is:

      A) 0.5  B) 1  C) 1.5  D) 2



10.In ammonia (NH3) nitrogen has a valence state:

      A) 3sp^2  B) 4 sp^3  C) sp  D) 2 sp^3



11.Aldehyde has:

      A) strongly oxidizing carbonyl group  B) strongly

      reducing  carbonyl group  C) strongly reducing

      carboxylic group  D) strongly oxidizing hydroxy group



12.Aminosuccinic acid is:

      A) aspartic acid  B) serine  C) arginine  D) histidine
Contents

Physics

        Mechanical motion, types of the motion, trajectories, scalar and vector quantities, Newton laws of motion, quantity of motion, force, measurement of mass, centrifugal force, law of the energy conservation, momentum of force.

Liquids - basic characteristics, Archimedes law, streaming of ideal liquid, continuity equation, pressure energy, Bernoulli equation.

Gravitation, Newton gravitation law, gravitation field intensity, gravitation acceleration, gravitation potential.

Electric field, electric charge, Coulomb law, electric field intensity, electric potential, electric voltage, capacity, capacitors.

Molecular kinetic theory, thermodynamic temperature, specific heat, calorimeter, thermodynamic laws, ideal gas, isothermic, isochoric, isobaric and adiabatic processes, equation of state.

Charateristics of solids, crystal lattices, deformations of solid bodies, characteristics of liquids, surface tension, expansivity of liquids, changes of state of matter.

Electric current, conductors and insulators, elec. conductivity of metals, Ohm law, electric resistance, electric circuits, semiconductors, electrolytes, electric current in gases, ionization.

Magnetic field, magnetic induction, magnetic field of a coil, magnetic induction current, electromagnetic induction, Faraday law of electromagnetic induction, Lenz law, electromagnetic oscillator, Thompson formula, oscillator resonance.

Alternative current, circuits of alternative current wiht the resistance induction and capacity, rectifiers, amplifiers, power of alternative current, electromotors, transformers.

Mechanical wave motion, interference of the wave motion, Huygens principle, sound and its characteristics, sound intensity, sound velocity, ultrasound,infrasound.

Electromagentic wave motion, propagation of electromagnetic wave motion, types of electromagnetic wave motion, electroacoustic transducers.

Light, light refracture, light reflection, regracture index, total reflection, optical systems, lenses, mirrors, microscopes, telescopes, wave properties of the light, dispersion, spectral colours, light interference, light diffraction, light polarisation, polarimeter, types of electromagnetic radiation, basic radiometric and photometric quantities.

Introduction to the theory of relativity, connections between mass and energy.

Basic concepts of quantum physics, electron shells of atoms, Pauli principle, chemical bonds, atomic nucleus, nuclides, isotopes, mass decrement in an atomic nucleus, nuclear reactions, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission, nuclear reactors, natural and artificial radioactivity, kinetics of the radioactive decay, half life, decay constant.

              EXAMPLE OF A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST



1) The  international system of physical  units (SI) includes

   the following number of basic units:

      A) 4  B) 5  C) 6  D) 7



2) What quantity is a vector?

      A)  pressure  B)  force   C)  hydrostatic  pressure

      D) pressure in gas



3) The velocity of the  free fall can be expressed (depending

   on time) as follows:

      A) v = s/t  B) v = gt^2/2   C) v = gt  D) v = gt^2.



4)  The pressure force of liquid acting on a vessel bottom

    depends:

      A) on its density, level height and bottom area B) only

      on its  density and level  height C) on  its volume and

      bottom area D) on its weight and bottom area



5) The  distance between two material  points will be reduced

   by a factor of 4.  The attracting gravitational force will

   be:

      A) decreased by a factor of 4    B) increased by a factor

      of 4  C) decreased by  a factor of  16 D) increased  by

      a factor of 16



6) The electric field intensity is defined as

      A) a  product of two vectors  B) a product of  a vector

      and a scalar C) a ratio  - a scalar divided by a vector

      D) a ratio - a vector divided by a scalar



7) The ratio of units J/C corresponds to the unit of the

      A) electric current B) electric work C) electric field

      intensity D) electric potential



8) The mean kinetic energy of an ideal gas molecule is

      A) directly proportional to the squared thermodynamic

      temperature    B)   directly    proportional   to   the

      thermodynamic temperature C) indirectly proportional to

      the    thermodynamic    temperature    D)    indirectly

      proportional to the squared thermodynamic temperature



9) Consider an isobaric process in ideal gas. Identify the

   incorrect equation:

      A) V/T = const. B) V1/T1 = V2/T2    C) p = const.

      D) pV = const.



10) Amorphous materials include:

      A) wax B) apatite C) sodium carbonate D) glucose



11) Identify  a  typical  dielectric  material  out  of  the

    following substances:

      A) ionized gas   B) Fe   C) oil   D) Si



12) For a constant electric current in a conductor it is

    possible to write:

      A) I = Q/t   B) I = Qt   C) I = U/t   D) I = C/t



13) The electric work can be expressed as follows:

    A) W = Ut/R^2   B) W = UI   C) W = U^2It   D) W = RI^2t



14) The thermoemission is

      A)  the  thermal  radiation  emission  B)  the electron

      emission  induced by  the incidence  of light  onto the

      cathode C)  ionization of gases  by the action  of high

      temperatures  D)  the  emission  of  electrons from the

      surface of solids or liquids at high temperatures



15) The unit of inductance is

      A) henry    B) siemens    C) weber    D) ohm



16) The transverse mechanical wave motion can occur

      A) only in gases   B)only in liquids   C) in gases and

      liquids       D) only in solids
Contents

Biology

I.Systematic subtyping
Protozoa, their subtyping and impact.Flagellata. Rhizopoda. Sporozoa. Ciliata. Porifera. Cnidaria and Acnidaria. Plathelminthes. Nemtahelminthes. - Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, their chararacteristic and subtyping. Deuterostomia. Chordata, Vertebrata. Cyklostomous and Chondroichtyes. Fish. Amphibians. Reptiles. Mammalia. Primates. Viruses. Bacteria.

 II.General biology
The cell and its structure.The cell cycle. The cell division. The cell metabolism. The cell organelles, their structure and function. Chromosomes and their structure, number of chromosomes. Intra- and extranuclear DNA, their structure and function. RNA and its types, structure and function. The protein synthesis. The genetic code, Mendel's hybridisation experiments and the rules of inheritance. Heritability of sex and sex-linked inheritance. The gene linkage. Polygenic inheritance. Human hereditary diseases. Spontaneous and induced mutations and mutagenic factors. The genetics of populations. The origin of the life on Earth and its evolution. The theory of Evolution, Ch.Darwin and his impact. The origin and evolution of the man, the main periods and human races. Sexual and asexual reproduction. Ontogenesis. Heterotrophy, autotrophy and mixotrophy. Photosynthesis. Ecology and basic ecological terms. The circulation of substances in the nature and the food-chain. Biotic and abiotic compounds of the environment. Characteristic of the ecosystem and possible ways of its evolution.

 III.The biology of the man
The bones, their structure and conjunction. The skeleton of the man. Voluntary and smooth muscles. The internal environment and the subtyping of body fluids. The blood, its composition, amount and function. The red blood cells, their shape, composition, function and lifetime. Leucocytes, their subtyping, quantity and function. Nonspecific and specific immunity, immunisation and vaccination. The blood groups and transfusion. The Rhesus-factor. The coagulation of blood. The human heart, its structure and function. The circulation of blood. The capillaries and the production of the tissue fluid. The control of blood circulation. The lymph and its circulation. The respiratory system of the man. The exchange of gases in the lungs and tissues. The breathing control. The digestive system of the man and the function of its particular parts. The digestion and digestive enzymes. Conversion of particular nutrients and the role of sacharides, lipids and proteins. The liver and its function. The optimal composition of the food according to quality and quantity. Vitamins soluble in lipids and their impact. The B group vitamins, their function and avitaminosis manifestation. Vitamin C and its function, avitaminosis. The body temperature and its regulation. The kidneys and their function. The skin and its working. The endocrine glands. Insulin and its role. The adrenals and their hormones. The thyroid gland and its function. The parathyroid glands. The anterior and posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, their hormones and function. The neuron and its structure. The nervous impuls and its conduction. Conditioned and unconditioned reflexes. The involuntary nervous system and its function. The human brain, its structure and function of the particular parts. The olfaction. The taste. The skin perception. The sight, the eye, its structure and function. The vestibular apparatus. The men's hearing. The function of the ovaries and female sex hormones. The menstrual cycle. The pregnancy, the intrauterine development, placenta and its function, the labour. The function of the testes, male sex hormone and its effects. The periods of man's lifetime and their characteristic.

              EXAMPLE OF A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST


1.     What's going on during the conjugation of bacteria:

       a) one part of the chromosome transfers from one cell to

          another

       b) the bacteria will fuse

       c) the bacteria will cleave

       d) the bacteria will reproduce



2.     The development of Plasmodium takes place

       a) in human erythrocytes and in the Anopheles body

       b) in human erythrocytes and in the Tse-tse fly body

       c) just in human erythrocytes

       d) just in human leucocytes



3.     The secondary body cavity is found in:

       a) Annelida

       b) Rotatoria

       c) Nematoda

       d) Plathelminthes



4.     Arthropoda use for excretion:

       a) Malpighic tube

       b) protonephridia

       c) nephron

       d) all alternatives are wrong



5.     The fish heart has:

       a) one atrium and one ventricle

       b) one atrium ard two ventricles

       c) two atria and one ventricle

       d) two atria and two ventricles



6.     The transport of compounds across the membranes is

       realised by carriers:

       a) of protein nature

       b) of phospholipid nature

       c) and it always depends on the concentration gradient

       d) of glycolipid nature



7.     Photon  is absorbed during photosynthesis  by the

       molecule  of:

       a) chlorophyll a

       b) chlorophyll b

       c) carotenoid

       d) ferodioxin



8.     The highest center of the involuntary functions is:

       a) hypothalamus

       b) thalamus

       c) midbrain

       d) medulla oblongata



9.     Ch. Darwin considered that the main influencing

       factor(s)  for the life evolution is (are):

       a) the natural selection

       b) mutation

       c) evolutionary steps

       d) the actualistic principle



10.    Transcription means that the genetic information is

       transcribed from:

       a) DNA to mRNA

       b) DNA to DNA

       c) mRNA to peptide

       d) tRNA to peptide



11.    If  we consider the number  of traits n and if there

       exists the full  dominance  of  all  genes,  we  can

       expect  in F2 generation the following number of

       different phenotypes:

       a) 2^n

       b) n^2

       c) 3^n

       d) 2^2n



12.    What happens if one nucleotide in DNA is replaced by

       another due to mutation:

       a) the synthesis of the polypeptide can be stopped

       b) the same amino acid can't be inserted into

          polypeptide

       c) a different amino acid must be inserted into

          polypeptide

       d) two amino acids can be inserted into polypeptide



13.    What's going on in the period of ventricular diastole:

       a) the ventricles are filled with blood

       b) all alternatives are wrong

       c) the tricuspid and the mitral valve are closed

       d) the pulmonary and the aortic valve are open



14.    The plasma cells originate from:

       a) B lymphocyte

       b) K lymphocyte

       c) I lymphocyte

       d) all alternatives are wrong



15.    Vitamin A is essential for:

       a) the production of the visual purple

       b) putting calcium into the bones

       c) all alternatives are wrong

       d) the production of the coagulation substance



16.    The osmotic lysis of the animal cell is caused by:

       a) all alternatives are wrong

       b) the isotonic surroundings

       c) the hypertonic surroundings

       d) the surroudings with higher concentration of active

          osmotic particles



17.    The sequence of the cell cycle phases is:

       a) S1, S, C2, M

       b) M, S1, S, C2

       c) C1, C2, S, M

       d) S, C2, M, S1



18.   Erythrocytes without the nucleus are found in:

      a) all alternatives are wrong

      b) birds

      c) fish

      d) reptiles



19.   Agglutinins are:

      a) all alternatives are wrong

      b) the antigens of erythrocytes

      c) products of agglutinogens

      d) the antigens which clump eryhrocytes together



20.   Rh  incompatibility may be caused in following case:

      a) all alternatives are wrong

      b) the mother is Rh- and the father Rh-

      c) the mother is Rh+ and the child Rh- (the second and

        further pregnancy)

      d) the mother is Rh+ and the father Rh+ (the second and

        further pregnancy)