The purpose of this examination is to test whether students from other countries have the basic scholastic ability in science considered necessary for studying at the undergraduate level at a Japanese university.
The examination consists of physics, chemistry, and biology; examinees select two of these subjects.
The questions are classified according to each of these three subjects; each subject section has questions and a list of relevant terminology.

Biology l

1. Cell
   (1) Cell function and structure
     Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
     Cellular transport and cell membrane permeability
     Cell function and enzyme
   (2) Cellular multiplication and structure of organism
     Unicellular and multicellular organisms
     Somatic division (mitosis)
     Cell differentiation, tissue and organ
2. Reproduction and embryonic development
   (1) Reproductive cell formation and fertilization
     Kinds of reproduction
     Gametogenesis and fertilization in animals
     Gametogenesis, fertilization, and embryogenesis in plants
   (2) Mechanism of animal development
     Development process
     Development mechanism
3. Heredity
   (1) Law of inheritance
     Mendel’s law of inheritance
     Examples of inheritance
   (2) Gene and chromosome
     Linkage, recombination, and chromosome map
     Sex chromosome and sex determination
     Sex-linked inheritance
     Transformation, bacteriophage infection in host cell
     DNA double helix structure

Biology l

1. Environment and animals response
   (1) Body fluid and homeostasis
     Role and circulation of body fluid
     Principle of homeostasis
     Autonomic nervous and hormone
     Defense of body against infection
   (2) Reception of stimulus and response
     Acceptor
     Nerve and excitation conduction system
     Role of central nervous system
     Animal behavior
2. Environment and plants response
   (1) Plant life and environment
     Water absorption and transpiration
     Photosynthesis and environment
   (2) Response and regulation of plants
     Germination
     Growth
     Flower bud formation
     Tropism

Biology ll

1. Protein and its function in organism
   (1) Biochemical reaction and enzyme
     Metabolism and enzyme
     Property of enzyme
   (2) Assimilation and dissimilation
     Energy metabolism and ATP
     Photosynthesis
     Nitrogen assimilation
     Respiration and microstructure of cell, respiration and enzyme
   (3) Protein function
     Protein structure and function
     Immunity
     Muscular contraction
     Membrane transport and intercellular communication
2. Genetic information and its expression
   (1) Genetic information and protein synthesis
     Structure and replication of DNA
     Genetic code and protein synthesis
     Mechanism of phenotypic expression
     Difference in phenotypic expression between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
   (2) Phenotypic expression and morphogenesis
     Control of transcription
     Cell differentiation, morphogenesis, and genetic information
   (3) Biotechnology
     Genetic recombination
     Tissue culture, nuclear transplantation, cell fusion, etc.
     Application of gene engineering