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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 Polar amino acid. Negatively charged. Acidic. [Glu, E] Cysteine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Uncharged. [Cys, C] Threonine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Uncharged. [Thr, T] Tyrosin...

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 stimulus will need a larger difference to produce a jnd) Signal detection theory - correct answer changes in out perception of the sam stimuli depending on both internal and external context (how loud ...

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 from hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions R groups What is the quaternary structure of a protein? - correct answer interactions between different polypeptide chains in proteins composed of more than ...

MCAT Biochemistry Review Amino 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 atom, and side chain Side Chain - correct answer The variable component of an amino acid that gives the amino acid its identity and chemical properties also called R-group Chiral - correct a...

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 glycine alanine valine leucine isoleucine methionine proline Aromatic AA - correct answer tryptophan phenylalanine tyrosine Polar AA - correct answer serine threonine asparagine glutam...

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 Plant structure Saturated Fatty Acids - correct answer -Single bonds -Solid at room temp. Unsaturated Fatty Acids - correct answer -Double bonds -Liquid at room temp. Terepenes - correct an...

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. . . Vander wall bonds are the weakest. Why is water a liquid at high temperatures? - correct answer Hydrogen bonding bonds the water molocules closer together. What is an ampipathic molecule? give an Ex...

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. This treatment is most likely used for infections with: A. obligate aerobic bacteria B. facultative anaerobix bacteria C. aerotolerant anarobic bacteria D. obligate anaerobic bacteria - correct an...

MCAT BiologyCentral 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 Bond - correct answer Joins one nucleotide to the next; between the 3rd C of one ribose and the 5th C of the other to create the sugar-phosphate backbone Directionality of DNA (convention) - correct ...

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 RNA), and they are not able to reproduce on their own (violates 3 and 4 of cell theory) Eukaryotic cells vs Prokaryotic cells - correct answer Eu: Nucleus. Pro: No nucleus Nucleus - correct ans...