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MCAT Practice Questions 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 h...

MCAT Physics Equations/ConceptsKinematics Equations - correct answer Force of Gravity Between Two Objects - correct answer Units of G = N∗m²/kg² Kinetic Friction - correct answer Static Friction - correct answer Uniform Circular Motion - Velocity - correct answer Velocity vector i...

MCAT parts of the brainpons - correct answer function: sleep region: hind brain pneumonic: "sleep 'pon the bed" medulla oblongata - correct answer function: regulates vital processes (breathing, HR, etc) region: hind brain pneumonic: "you've gotta do it to live" cerebellum - correct ...

MCAT Organic Functional Groups alkane - correct answer alkene - correct answer alkyne - correct answer alkyl halide - correct answer alcohol - correct answer thiol - correct answer ether - correct answer oxirane (epoxide) - correct answer phenol - correct answer ...

MCAT Organic ChemistryWhat are the four rules for writing resonance structures? - correct answer 1. Atoms must not be moved. Only electrons. 2. All resonance atoms must lie in the same plane. 3. Only valid Lewis structures are allowed. 4 . The number of unpaired electrons must remain consta...

MCAT: NeurotransmittersAcetylcholine - correct answer Different roles in PNS and CNS PNS: transmit nerve impulses to muscles CNS: attention and arousal Deficit associated with Alzheimer's Acetylcholine: PNS - correct answer Transmit nerve impulses to muscles Acetylcholine: CNS - correct an...

MCAT NephronProximal convoluted tubule (1) - correct answer permeable to amino acids, glucose, water-soluble vitamins, and salts, which are reabsorbed with water. Filtrate is isotonic to interstitium. Vasa recta - correct answer capillary bed that removes substances from interstitium to be return...

MCAT Mnemonics Anterior Pituitary Hormones - correct answer "FLAGTOP" F: Follicle Stimulating Hormone L: Luteinizing Hormone A: ACTH G: Growth Hormone T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone O: MSH - melanOcyte stimulating hormone P: Prolactin Causes of Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibri...

MCAT METABOLISMWhile Hexokinase is present in most tissues, GLUCOKINASE is specifically present in ____________ in the liver and pancreatic _____________ cells (acts as a glucose sensor with GLUT2) hepatocytes; B-islet cells Metabolic state 3-5 hours after eating; marked by secretion of ______...

MCAT IR SpectroscopyC−O - correct answer 1000 cm⁻¹ to 1260 cm⁻¹ Strong and Intense (Sharp) C=C - correct answer 1650 cm⁻¹ C=O - correct answer 1700 cm⁻¹ Very Strong and Very Intense (Sharp) C≡C - correct answer 2100 cm⁻¹ to 2260 cm⁻¹ C≡N - correct answer 2220 cm...

MCAT Hormones Releasing and Inhibiting Factors - correct answer HYPOTHALAMUS -> ANTERIOR PITUITARY: modifies activities Growth Hormone (GH) - correct answer ANTERIOR PITUITARY: increases bone and muscle growth, increases cell turnover rate Prolactin - correct answer ANTERIOR PITUITARY -&gt...

MCAT High YieldWhen does pKa=pH? - correct answer when there are an equal amount of Hs and OHs How does volume in a thermometer expand? - correct answer it must have a larger volume expansion coefficient to fluctuate with temperature Two amino acids linking together make a ____ bond - correct ...

MCAT glycolysisGlycolysis is the first step in cellular respiration, where sugars that are consumed are converted into fuels. It is when glucose is converted into ...... molecules of................... - correct answer 2 pyruvate Here is a pic of the steps of glycolysis - correct answer List...

MCAT General ChemistrySTP - correct answer 0°C and 1 atm Ideal Gas Law - correct answer PV = nRT At STP, 1 mol of gas will occupy ... - correct answer 22.4 L Characteristics of an Ideal Gas - correct answer 1. Gas molecules have zero volume 2. Gas molecules exert no forces other than repu...

MCAT Exam QuestionsProducts of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway - correct answer NADPH, ribose- 5 - phosphate , Glycolytic intermediates reaction of G-6-phosphate to ribulose-5- phosphate is.. - correct answer oxidation of G6P where is the pentose phosphate pathway likely to happen - correct answ...

MCAT enzymesEnzyme - correct 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 o...

MCAT Chem/PhysGenerally, how are proteins formed? The connecting of a string of amino acids via peptide bonds and the folding of this string to create a completed protein. The folding is determined primarily by the hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic nature of the amino acids. Stabilized by hydrogen bon...

MCAT: Cell BiologyCell Theory - correct answer 1) All living things are made of cells 2) Cell is the basic functional unit of life 3) Cells are formed from other cells 4) Cells contain DNA (genetic information) Are viruses living organisms? - correct answer No. They dont contain DNA (they have...

MCAT Biology Central Dogma - correct answer DNA → RNA → Protein Purines - which bases? - how many rings? - correct answer Pyrimidines - which bases? - how many rings? - correct answer Remember: "Pyrimidine" has a "y" in it; so does "cytosine" and "thymine." Phosphodiester ...

MCAT Biology Practice QuestionsHyperbaric oxygen may be used as a treatment for certain types of bacterial infections. In this therapy, the patient is placed in a which the partial pressure of oxygen is significantly increased, increasing the partial pressure of oxygen in the patient's tissues. Thi...

MCAT Biology Practice Questionsthe chemical reaction that breaks down all the major macro-molecules - correct answer Hydrolysis What is the strongest type of INTER-molecular bonds? - correct answer Hydrogen bonds are the strongest intermolecular bonds.... diople-dipole bonds are weaker. . . Vand...

MCAT Biology (Princeton Review)Maltose - correct answer Glucose + Glucose Sucrose - correct answer Glucose + Fructose Lactose - correct answer Glucose + Galactose Glycogen - correct answer Animal glucose storage Starch - correct answer Plant glucose storage Cellulose - correct answer ...

MCAT: BiochemistryAmino Acids - correct answer - Found in proteins - amino group, carboxylic acid, hydrogen atom, and R group attached to a central alpha carbon - chiral (L) except glycine - (S) configuration except cysteine - join via peptide bonds Nonpolar, nonaromatic AA - correct answer g...

MCAT Biochemistry ReviewAmino Acid - correct answer Dipolar compound containing an amino group and a carboxyl group Amino Group - correct answer -NH2 Carboxyl Group - correct answer -COOH Alpha Carbon - correct answer Central carbon atom in amino acid Attached to amino & carboxyl groups, H...

MCAT Bio/Biochem 2022What happens during non competitive binding? - correct answer binds at allosteric site How are peptide bonds formed? Broken? - correct answer dehydration synthesis hydrolysis What is the tertiary structure of a protein? - correct answer 3D structure including bending fr...

MCAT behavioral sciencesjust noticeable difference jnd - correct answer minimum difference in magnitude between two stimuli before one can perceive this difference Weber's law - correct answer there is a constant ratio between the change in stimulus magnitude needed to produce a jnd (higher stim...

MCAT Amino AcidsAspartic acid - correct answer Polar amino acid. Negatively charged. Acidic. [Asp, D] Lysine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Positively charged. Basic. [Lys, K] Arginine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Positively charged. Basic. [Arg, R] Glutamic acid - correct answer ...

MCAT 2023Phase Diagram - correct 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 positi...

MCAT - Lab Techniques (MilesDown) Native-PAGE - correct 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 - correct answer A polyacrylamide gel ...

MCAT - CARSThe CARS Section - correct answer 90 minutes to answer 53 questions divided among 9 passages (ranging from 500 - 600 words) Each passages has 5 - 7 questions You must analyze a passage's rhetorical and logical structure and be able to assess relationships between information given ...

Important Enzymes For MCATprotease - correct answer protein that hydrolyzes, and therefore cleaves, another protein; hydrolyzes peptide bonds. lipase - correct answer enzyme that hydrolyzes fats. hydrolase - correct answer hydrolyzes chemical bonds. isomerase - correct answer rearranges bon...