Neuroscience Program Gttingen Recruitment Test 2001

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS FROM THE 2001 TEST (the original test contained 15 questions for each part)

Part A: BIOLOGY 3. Name at least 5 organelles of an eukaryotic cell. 6. All of the following are required to initiate contraction in a muscle cell EXCEPT: Acetylcholine is released at the neuromuscular juncture. ATP is hydrolyzed when the cross-links of myosin molecules form cross bridges with actin filaments. The sarcoplasmic reticulum actively takes up intracellular calcium in response to an action potential. The sarcolemma transmits an action potential to the T tubules. The sarcolemma undergoes depolarization in response to neurotransmitter released from a motor neuron.

14. What happens during depolarization and repolarization of an action potential ?

Part B: Chemistry 4. What type of bond is found in a molecule of methane? 1. a covalent bond 2. a hydrogen bond 3. an ionic bond 4. a metallic bond

7. An indicator has Ka equal to 8 x 10-7. What is the ratio of the concentration of the acid form of the indicator to the concentration of the basic form, ([HIn]/[In-]), in a buffer solution in which [H+] is 1 x 10-6-molar? (A) 1/80 (B) 1/8 (C) 0.8/1 (D) 1/(0.8) (E) 8/1

14. Which isotope may be used as a tracer to study the way in which an organic reaction takes place? (A) carbon-12 (B) carbon-14 (C) strontium-88 (D) strontium-90

Part C: Physics 4. How much current does a 60 W light bulb draw when connected to its proper voltage, 220 V? 8. An experimenter measures 9934 counts during one hour from a radioactive sample. From this number the counting rate of the sample can be estimated with a standard deviation of most nearly (A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 400 (E) 500

15. A uniform magnetic field, B = 0.0003 T, exists in the +x-direction. A proton (q = +e) shoots through the field in the +y-direction with a speed of 5.0 x 106 m/s. Find the magnitude and direction of the force on the proton.