Entrance Exams
Entrance examination date
Venue
Application deadline
21 May, 2024
ON-LINE
2 May, 2024
25 June, 2024
ON-LINE
6 June, 2024
14 August, 2024
ON-LINE
26 July, 2024
PLEASE NOTE that in case the applicant would like to attend the preferred entrance examination date, his/her application file including all requested attachments has to be delivered (by e-mail or postal services) to the Study office by set deadline otherwise his/her participation at the preferred entrance examination date is not guaranteed.
Subjects:
Biology (The test is set at the level of the upper secondary school leaving examination in Slovakia)
Language:
English
Form:
Written test (single, multiple choice and open ended questions, etc.)
Participants:
Applicants for the bachelor study programme – Veterinary Nurse
Addmission requirements - BIOLOGY
- The Science of Biology (History of Biology, Interdisciplinary sciences, Dividing of sciences)
- Characteristics of Living Thing (Basic Life Characteristics - Order, Adaptations, Metabolisms, Movement, Responsiveness, Reproduction, Development, Genes, Evolution)
- Classification of living system (Subcellular organisms – prions, viroids, virusoids, virus – composition, classification, replication cycle; Unicellular organisms, Multicellular organisms)
- Cell as the basic unit of life and Cell Structures (Anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell and differences, Cell structures)
- The Basic Elements of Organisms (Organic compounds – Proteins, Nucleic Acids (DNA, RNA), Carbohydrates, Lipids - basic characterization - functions, structure, composition)
- Enzymes (Characterization of enzymes; Mode of action of enzymes - active site, enzyme/substrate complex, lowering of activation energy and enzyme specificity)
- Cell Membranes and Transport (Composition of cell membranes; Movement of substances into or out of cells - passive and active transport - Diffusion, Facilitated diffusion, Osmosis, Endocytosis – definition, types – Phagocytosis, Pinocytosis; Exocytosis, Homeostasis)
- Cell Cycle (Phases of the cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis)
- Gene Expression (Genetic code, Transcription, Translation, Types of RNA)
- Harvesting of Energy by Living organisms (Energy fixation - autotrophs, heterotrophs; Mitochondria and Cellular Respiration, ATP, Photosynthesis and Chloroplasts)
- Biological systems (Circulatory system; Skeletal system; Reproductive system; Digestive system; Urinary system; Respiratory system; Endocrine system; Lymphatic system; Muscular system; Nervous system: collecting, transferring and processing information with brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system)
- Plant Biology (Plant Tissues, Plant Growth and Development, Photosynthesis)
- Genetics (Passage of genetic information from parent to offspring, Mendel´s Laws, Nature of genes and alleles)
- Reproduction and Development (Cells specialized for reproduction, Fertilization, Development)
- Ecology (Levels of ecological organization, Energy flow through ecosystems, Interactions in ecosystems - biotic interactions, symbiotic relationship)
- Ethology (Basic characterization of ethology, Instincts, Learning, Key principles and concepts)
Example of questions from Biology test:
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Meiosis results in:
- two haploid cells
- two diploid cells
- four haploid cells
- four diploid cells
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The energetic centers of the cell are:
- plastids
- vacuoles
- mitochondria
- endoplasmic reticulum
- Translation takes place on ………………………………………………………