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MCAT PT 3 FUPS
Stuff To Not Fuck Up On Again From Practice Test 3
Term | Definition |
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Increase Of Resistors In Parallel = | Decrease in resistance, and increase in current |
Metals That Are Further Towards The Lower Left Are The: | Best conductors |
Blood Pressure = | Cardiac Output * Total Peripheral Resistance |
Peptide Bonds Form By The Nucleophilic Attack Of The Amino Group Of An AA On: | The carboxyl group of another |
Thionyl Chloride (SOCl2) + Carboxylic Acid = | Substitutes a chloride atom for the carboxyl hydroxyl group to produce an acyl chloride |
Acyl Chloride Is The Most Reactive Of: | The carboxylic acid derivatives |
At Their Isoelectric Point, Amino Acids Exist Predominantly In Their Zwitterion Form With: | Positively charged amino groups and negatively charged carboxylate groups |
The Carboxyl Group Of Alanine Is Selectively Activated Before: | Reacting with Leucine |
The Threshold Of The Lowest Portion Of A Hearing Curve Represents: | The region of highest sensitivity |
10 * log (IA/IO) - 10 * log (IB/IO) = | 10 (log (IA/IB) * log (IB/IO)) |
1 Watt = | 1 joule / second |
For The Doppler Effect, The Surface Area of The Detector And Its Distance From The Source Only Affects: | The intensity of the sound wave experienced by that detector |
An Electron Donor Is A: | Lewis Base |
Acetic Acid's Formula Is: | CH3(COOH) (l) |
Temperature For Standard Reactions = | 298 K |
In Order To Determine The Resistance Of The Human Body: | A known voltage can be applied and the current can be measured |
Reduction Is A: | Gain of electrons |
The Equivalence Point Of An Acid-Base Titration Is Reached When: | The equivalents of an acid (KHP) are equal to the equivalents of base (NaOH) |
For Neutralization To Occur, The Number Of Equivalents Of Base Must Be The Same As: | The number of equivalents of acid |
Colors Of visible Light In Order Of Increasing Energy And Frequency Is: | ROYGBIV |
SP2-Hybridized Means That A Carbon Forms: | A double bond and 2 single bonds |
Nitrogen Has Five: | Valence electrons |
Oxygen Has Six: | Valence electrons |
A Carboxylase Enzyme Adds: | A CO2 molecule to acetyl-CoA |
There Is No Reactions That Produce ATP And: | Pi |
The Formation Of Monoacylglycerols Is A Straight Forward Esterification Reaction That Is A Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction In Which: | The oxygen of the hydroxyl group of glycerol attacks the carboxyl carbon and results in dehydration and formation of an ester linkage |
Hydroxyl Group OF Glycerol Acts As The: | Nucleophile because it attacks the carbonyl carbon |
A Hibernating Animal Will Alter The Lipid Composition In The Plasma Membranes Of Its Cells In Order To Try To Maintain: | Membrane fluidity when temperatures are low (in the winter) |
Palmitic Acid Is A: | Saturated fatty acid |
Linoleic Acid Is A: | Unsaturated Fatty Acid |
Length OF Carbon Chain In Palmitic Acid Is: | 16 carbons |
In Order To Make A Carbon Chain That's Shorter Than 16 Carbons: | Chain elongation cycle must be terminated prematurely |
Acetic Acid Is: | A weak organic acid |
1 Watt = | 1 J/S |
Power = | energy / time |
During Periods Of Starvation, The Human Body Can Generate Glucose From: | Glycogen, the glycerol portion of triacylglycerol, and amino acids |
Red Blood Cells Don't Have: | Mitochondria |
RBC's Produce Energy: | Anaerobically and are unaffected by disruptions in the ETC and remains the same |
Thyroxine Is A Thyroid Hormone That Plays An Important Role In Regulation: | Metabolism |
Dominant And Recessive Allele Portion Of Hardy Weinberg Eq: | P^2 + 2PQ |
The Dorsal Root Ganglia Are Associated With: | The Spinal Cord (CNS) |
Basal Ganglia Is A Component Of The: | Movement association areas of the brain (CNS) |
Optic Nerve Is An Extension Of: | The CNS |
Meissner's Corpuscles Are Tactile Processing Units In The: | Skin |
Formic Acid Is Formed From The Metabolic Breakdown Of: | Methanol |
Formic Acid Inhibits The Functioning Of: | Mitochondria |
Methanol Produces Formic Acid, Which Will: | Increase arterial [H+] and lead to metabolic acidosis |
Physiological pH Is: | 7.35 to 7.45 |
At Physiological pH, Aspartic Acid Will Carry A: | Net negative charge since its side chain will be deprotonated |
A Missense Mutation Is A Point Mutation That Results In: | A coding for a different amino acid |
A Silent Mutation That Results In: | The same resultant amino acid being coded for |
The Rate Constant (k) That Appears In The Rate law Is; | A temperature dependent constant |
The Level Of Protein Structure That Is Characterized By Alpha-Helices And Beta Sheet Is: | Secondary protein structure |
Final Distribution Of Chromosomes Into Gametes Is Determined During: | Meiosis II |
After Spindle Fibers Have Full Attached To The Chromosomes At The Metaphase Plate And Tension Is Applied: | Each spindle fiber is associated with only one chromosome |
Separation Of Chromosome Pairs Across During: | Anaphase II |
The Primary Features Of Persistent Viruses That Make Them Desireable Vectors Are: | The tendency to not insert into vital genes and the tendency to not illict an immune response |
When The Body Is Readying Itself For Action, The Sympathetic Division of the Autonomic Nervous System: | Stimulates the heart to increase its heart rate and pumping strength so that it can supply the active skeletal muscle with more blood and more oxygen |
Oxytocin Is A Hypothalamic Hormone That Is Synthesized By The: | Hypothalamus and released via the posterior pituitary |
If There Is No Evidence That A Cell Has Begun Mitosis Under A Microscope, A Cell Msut Be In: | Either the S or G2 stage |
Insulin Is The Pancreatic Hormone That Lowers Blood Glucose Conc. By: | Stimulating the conversion of glucose into its storage form, glycogen |
The Variable Regions Of Both The Heavy And Light Chains Of An Antibody Are Involved In: | Antigen binding |
The Constant Region Of the Heavy Chain is Involved In: | Cellular recognition |
The Constant Region Of The Light Chain: | Binds tightly to the constant region of the heavy chain |
Protein Kinase C And Protein Kinase B Are Both Activated By: | PI3-Kinase |
Cancerous Cells Have The Largest Nucleoli And While Replicating, They Have: | High metabolic activity |
S Value For An RNA Refers To: | The sedimentation unit and the larger this value is, the larger the molecule |
Smallest Form Of RNA Is: | tRNA, which is considered as noncoding RNA |
In The First Stage Of Piaget's 4 Stages Of Cognitive Development: | Children explore, manipulate objects, use intentional behavior, and learn about object permanence |
Asian Cultures Have Collective Display Rules In Which It Is Believed That: | Emotions should not be shown in public settings |
Right Prefrontal Cortex Deals With: | Processing and displaying negative emotion |
The Independent variable In A Study Refers To: | The variable being manipulated to see if it has an effect on the result |
The Middle Ear Is An Air-Filled Cavity That Has The Ossicle Bones Which Include: | The malleus, incus, and stapes |
Altruism Is When An Individual Acts Out Of Concern For Others Without Regard To: | Their own self-interest |
Inclusive Fitness Theory Refers To The Idea That: | An organism improves their own genetic success through altruistic social behavior |
Escape Reinforcement Is Based On Behavior That: | Eliminates an existing negative consequences |
Stereotype Threat Is The Paradoxical Effect Where: | If one is aware of a negative stereotype of their social group, they are more likely to conform to that stereotype |
Attribution Theory Describes: | They way a person uses information to develop causal explanations |
Cultural Capital Is Any Non-Financial Social Asset That: | Helps improve an individual's position / status in society and gain social mobility |
Signal Detection Theory Includes The Idea For An Experiment To Use Confusing Or Potentially Misleading Stimuli And Tests: | Whether a specific stimulus is detected |
A Stimulus Causing A Secondary Stimulus Response That Fits: | Classical conditioning |
Mood Disorders Are Illnesses That Affect An Individual's: | Long term emotional state |
Social Facilitation Is The Phenomenon By Which Individuals Are More Likely To Perform Better On Simple Tasks When: | In the presence of others |
Drive Reduction Theory HOld That All Behavioral Motivation Can Be Attributed To: | Satisfying a biological need |
Globalization Is The Phenomenon Of The Exchange Of Ideas, Information, And Culture Across Borders To Create: | A more homogenous world culture |
Individuals Experience Cognitive Dissonance When Their Actions And Their Beliefs: | Do not align |
The Trait Perspective Believes That Individual Personality Can Be Broken Into: | Countless stable traits that are ubiquitous across all humans and cultures |
Bottom Up Processing Involves Individuals That Start With: | The details and then create the bigger picture |
Somatic Symptom Disorder Involves An Individual That Complains Of A Symptom That Is Not Actually: | Linked to a medical condition or a substance they encountered |
The Thalamus Is The Brain's Sensory Relay Station That Is Responsible For: | Sorting sensory stimuli before routing to the target areas in the cortex |