MCAT Exam Bundle (Graded A+)

Associative Learning - Answer-Creation of a pairing between two stimuli or behavior and response Classical Conditioning - Answer-Associative learning process that associates a conditioned stimulus with a conditioned response through an unconditioned stimulus and its response Unconditioned Stim...

Native-PAGE - Answer-A polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method for proteins using NON-DENATURING conditions. Proteins keep their native charge and structure so they are separated based on charge and size. SDS-PAGE - Answer-A polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method for proteins using DENATURIN...

Phase Diagram - Answer-a graph showing the conditions at which a substance exists as a solid, liquid, or vapor a line separates the regions that correspond to the solid and liquid phases. For most substances, since the solid phase is denser than the liquid, this line has a positive slope. This in...

Archaea what are they? where can they be found? how do they get energy? - Answer-similar to bacteria since they are also unicellular prokaryotic organisms (lack nucleus/organelles) many are extremophiles (living in extreme salt, pH, or temps) use whatever energy they find (organic com...

Aspartic acid - Answer-Polar amino acid. Negatively charged. Acidic. [Asp, D] Lysine - Answer-Polar amino acid. Positively charged. Basic. [Lys, K] Arginine - Answer-Polar amino acid. Positively charged. Basic. [Arg, R] Glutamic acid - Answer-Polar amino acid. Negatively charged. Acidic. [G...

just noticeable difference jnd - Answer-minimum difference in magnitude between two stimuli before one can perceive this difference Weber's law - Answer-there is a constant ratio between the change in stimulus magnitude needed to produce a jnd (higher stimulus will need a larger difference to pr...

What happens during non competitive binding? - Answer-binds at allosteric site How are peptide bonds formed? Broken? - Answer-dehydration synthesis hydrolysis What is the tertiary structure of a protein? - Answer-3D structure including bending from hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions R gro...

Amino Acid - Answer-Dipolar compound containing an amino group and a carboxyl group Amino Group - Answer--NH2 Carboxyl Group - Answer--COOH Alpha Carbon - Answer-Central carbon atom in amino acid Attached to amino & carboxyl groups, H atom, and side chain Side Chain - Answer-The variabl...

Central Dogma - Answer-DNA → RNA → Protein Purines - which bases? - how many rings? - Answer- Pyrimidines - which bases? - how many rings? - Answer-Remember: "Pyrimidine" has a "y" in it; so does "cytosine" and "thymine." Phosphodiester Bond - Answer-Joins one nucleotide to ...

the chemical reaction that breaks down all the major macro-molecules - Answer-Hydrolysis What is the strongest type of INTER-molecular bonds? - Answer-Hydrogen bonds are the strongest intermolecular bonds.... diople-dipole bonds are weaker. . . Vander wall bonds are the weakest. Why is water ...

Retrieval Questions - Answer-Refer back to the passage and find the exact text in reference to what author stating Inference Questions - Answer-What can be concluded based on the passage.... Watch for traps that use passage language but are too extreme Common traps: extreme language Must be...

Culture - Answer-The language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation to the next Material Culture - Answer-The material objects that distinguish a group of people such as their art, buildings, weapons, utensils, m...

Enzyme - Answer-Biological catalyst Lower activation energy Increase rate of reaction Are not changed or consumed during reaction pH and temperature sensitive Do not affect overall Delta G Specific for a particular reaction or class of reactions Do not change equilibrium of a reaction Urea...

supercritical fluid - Answer-any substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist the lowest frequency corresponds to the highest/lowest period? - Answer-highest (pay attention to the question, dumb mistake) constructive interf...

When you lose electrons - Answer-oxidation When you gain electrons - Answer-reduction What is the most oxidized an aldehyde or a carboxylic acid - Answer-Carboxylic acid What is the most reduced a ketone or an alcohol - Answer-An alcohol Which is the most reduced out of alkanes, alkenes,...

Products of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway - Answer-NADPH, ribose- 5 - phosphate , Glycolytic intermediates reaction of G-6-phosphate to ribulose-5- phosphate is.. - Answer-oxidation of G6P where is the pentose phosphate pathway likely to happen - Answer-adipose tissue Southern Blot - Answer...

STP - Answer-0°C and 1 atm Ideal Gas Law - Answer-PV = nRT At STP, 1 mol of gas will occupy ... - Answer-22.4 L Characteristics of an Ideal Gas - Answer-1. Gas molecules have zero volume 2. Gas molecules exert no forces other than repulsive forces due to collisions 3. Gas molecules make ...

Avogadro's Number - Answer-6.02E23 amu in grams - Answer-1.66E-24 grams weight of a proton or neutron? - Answer-1 amu or 1.66E-24 grams Carbon-12 the most abundant isotope weighs exactly? (amu) - Answer-12 amu, it was the bench mark for amu. Difference between atomic mass and atomic wei...

Hexokinase - Answer-converts glucose to glucose 6-phosphate in peripheral tissues Glucokinase - Answer-converts glucose to glucose 6-phosphate. present in the pancreatic beta islet cells as part of the glucose sensor and is responsive to insulin in the liver Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1) - A...

Biopsychosocial approach to health and illness - Answer-Illness is determined by a variety of influences, rather than a single cause. The causes and effects of illness can be examined at multiple levels in the life of an individual, and no single level provides the whole picture. Collecting info abo...

Name the three main parts of a neuron and the direction in which an action potential travels - Answer-Axons, soma (cell body), and dendrites. Action potentials are received by dendrites and travel from the cell body down the axon What determines the intensity of an electrical signal for an action...

A stroke patient comprehends speech but cannot move her mouth to form words. Which of the following brain areas is likely affected? ■Broca's area ■Wernicke's Area ■Arcuate fasciculus ■Superior temporal gyrus - Answer-Broca's area (Broca's area governs the motor function of language. ...

duate requires hard work and diligence in academics. As such, being a college graduate could be considered a(n): A. ascribed status B. achieved status C. master status D. pigeonholed status - Answer-B. achieved status A stroke patient comprehends speech but cannot move her mouth to form words...

Why are triacylglycerols used in the human body for energy storage? A) They are highly hydrated, and therefore can store lots of energy. B) They always have short fatty acid chains, for easy access by metabolic enzymes. C) The carbon atoms of the fatty acid chains are highly reduced, and theref...

pons - Answer-function: sleep region: hind brain pneumonic: "sleep 'pon the bed" medulla oblongata - Answer-function: regulates vital processes (breathing, HR, etc) region: hind brain pneumonic: "you've gotta do it to live" cerebellum - Answer-function: large motor skills (posture, b...

Electrostatic Forces - Answer-The attractive force between electrons and the nuclei that is responsible for all molecular bonds. Coordinate Covalent Bond - Answer-One nucleus donates both of the electrons in the bond. Hybridization - Answer-sp - 180° - linear sp2 - 120° - trigonal planar ...