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MCAT PT 7 FUPS
Stuff To Not Fuck Up On Again From Practice Test 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A Reaction Between Two Amino Acids Will Most Likely Result In The Formation of: | A peptide bond |
| The Titration Of The Methyl Ester Of Phenylalanine Would Produce Only One Equivalence Point Because: | It only has one ionizable group (the primary amine) |
| In An Electrochemical Cell, Oxidation Occurs At The: | Anode |
| In An Electrochemical Cell, Reduction Occurs At The: | Cathode |
| A Protein Fragment With An Isoelectric Point Above 7 When Placed In A Buffer Of pH 4 Will Be Positively Charged And Migrate To The: | Negatively charged electrode aka the Cathode |
| An Enzyme That Specifically Cuts The N-terminal End Of An Amino Acid Will Not Cut The N-terminal End Of Glutamic Acid Because: | It possesses a carboxyl or acidic side chain |
| As Electrons Fall From A Higher To A Lower Energy State, Energy: | Is released |
| Beta- Decay is A Spontaneous Process That Results In The Conversion Of A Neutron Into: | A proton and the emission of an electron from the nucleus and a neutrino from the nucleus |
| The Mass Number Of An Element Represents Its Number Of: | Protons and neutrons |
| In The Absence Of A Permanent Support At One End AKA In Solid-Phase Synthesis, Amino Acids Could: | Be added to either terminus |
| Calcium Fluoride Is Highly: | Insoluble and therefore precipitates in the body which results in lower serum calcium |
| Emitted Light Has A Lower Energy Than: | The energy of the absorbed light |
| Diffraction Is Affected By Wavelength Because Light With Longer Wavelengths Diffracts: | More than light with shorter wavelengths |
| The Resolution Of A Fluorescence Microscope Cannot Be Improved By: | Increasing the size of the aperture of the ocular lens |
| A Complex With Six Bonds Has: | Octahedral geometry |
| Glutamine And Histidine Are: | Hydrophilic |
| Valine, Phenylalanine, And Alanine Are: | Hydrophobic |
| A Lactone Ring Is The Result Of The Condensation of An Alcohol Group And: | A carboxylic acid group (-COOH) in the same molecule aka a cyclic ester |
| HInd Is A: | Weak acid |
| Ka Values ARe Larger For: | Strong acids |
| The Stronger The Acid, The Weaker: | Its conjugate base will be |
| OH Produces A Broad IR Peak In: | The 3300 cm-1 region |
| The Wavelength Of Yellow Light Is: | Longer than green's wavelength |
| If A Person Who Is Submerged Decelerates While Descending In A Pool: | Kinetic energy was dissipated via drag which opposed the motion |
| The Heart Exerts No Force On The Blood During: | Diastole |
| At Room Temperature, Urea And Water Are: | Liquids |
| At Room Temperature, Glucose And Lactose Are: | Solids |
| The F Subshell Holds A Maximum Number Of: | 14 electrons |
| The P Subshell Holds A Maximum Number Of: | 6 electrons |
| Hypermethylation Is Associated With: | Gene inactivation |
| The Conversion Of Pyruvate To Lactate Is Fermentation That Occurs In: | Most eukaryotic cells under anaerobic conditions in the cytoplasm |
| If A tRNA Molecule Has Its Function Disrupted, Then All Proteins That Require It: | Will be compromised |
| Mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) Is A: | Circular loop of double-stranded DNA with no nuclear structure surrounding it, and no histones with which to complex |
| The Type Of Reaction That Characterizes The Biochemical Formation of Peptide Bonds Is: | A Condensation reaction |
| Myasthenia gravis (MG) Is Considered To Be A: | Disease of the Peripheral Nervous System |
| Adherens Junctions Connect Cells To One Another through: | A series of connected proteins that coordinator to form an intracellular domain |
| Desmosomes Connect Cells To One Another through: | A series of connected proteins that coordinator to form an extracellular domain |
| The Intracellular Domain Coordinates With The: | Cells' Cytoskeleton |
| The Extracellular Domain Coordinates With A Neighboring Cell's: | Extracellular domain |
| The Mechanism Of Induction In A Prokaryote Involves A Repressor Protein: | That binds to prokaryotic DNA |
| Galactose Only Differs From Glucose In The Absolute Config Of C-4 Atom, Which Makes Them: | Epimers |
| Eukaryotic Gene Control Differs From Prokaryotic Control In That The Binding Of RNA Polymerase Is: | Dependent on the presence of specific DNA interactions |
| Opiates Decrease: | Intestinal peristalsis |
| The Stage Of Embryonic Development That Consists Of A Hollow Ball Of Cells That Surroudn A Fluid-Filled Center Is: | The Blastula |
| The Antibody Binding Site Of An Antibody Is Determined By: | The antibody's three-dimensional structure |
| The Extracellular Domain Of A G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Would Most Likely Interact With: | Threonine |
| An Important Characteristic Of A Competitive Inhibitor Is Its Resemblence To: | The actual substrate |
| An mRNA Has A Nucleotide Sequence That Must Be Complementary: | To its related DNA sequence |
| Reverse Transcription, A Process That Utilizes The Enzyme Reverse Transcriptase, Is Carried Out By: | Retroviruses |
| The Polyadenylic Acid Tail (Poly-A Tail) Is Unique To: | mRNA |
| Both RNA And DNA Use: | A four-nucleotide code, have a negatively charged phosphodiester bond, and have pentose sugars |
| A Frameshift Mutation Would Ruin the Results Of A: | DNA Microarray because the subsequence cDNA would not hybridize with the gene on the microarray very well |
| Competitive Inhibition Is Marked By A Decrease: | In the KM, but no change in the VMax of the enzyme |
| For A Disease To Be Dominant, One Or Both Of The Parents Must: | Have the disease |
| The Lymphatic System Does Not Drain Excess Fluid From: | The Central Nervous System, superficial areas of teh skin, deeper peripheral nerves, or bone |
| An Instance In Which An Individual Is Given Contradictory Reasons For A Situation Is Considered To Result In: | Cognitive dissonance |
| If A Test Is Based On A Hit Or False Alarm Type Of Measurement, Then It Is Based On: | Signal detection theory |
| The Basal Ganglia Plays An Important Role In: | Controlling motor movement |
| The Idea Of Self-Monitoring One's Response Is Called: | Impression management |
| The Visual Acuity Necessary For Reading Comes From The High Density Of: | Cones present in the Fovea |
| The Fovea Is: | The center of the macular of the retina |
| A Counselor Concerned With A Teenager's Ability To Establish What She Is Capable Of Achieving Or How She Is Perceived By Others Is Trying To Determine: | Which of Erikson's stages the teenager is experiencing |
| Conflict Theory States That Power Differentials Exist Between: | Social classes and these differences breed interclass competition |
| Non-maleficence Is The Tenet That Stresses: | "Do no harm" above all else |
| The Idea Of Paternalism In Health Care Centers Arounds The Concept That: | Doctors know best |
| If A Third Group Models Their Behavior Off Of the Behavior Of Another Individual Who Received Positive Feedback In A Social Situation, Then This Is An Ex Of: | Social cognitive theory |
| A Desire For Conformity That Results In A Group Of People Coming To An Ill-Informed Decision Is: | Groupthink |
| The Cannon-Bard Theory Of Emotion Posits That Emotional Responses Are: | Independent responses |
| The Iris Is Responsible For Controlling The Size Of: | The pupil based upon sympathetic or parasympathetic activation |
| The Duplicity Theory Of Vision Refers To The Retina Containing: | Two types of photoreceptors, rods and cones |
| Eysenck's PEN Model Is A Trait Theory That States That Biology Plays A Part In Determining: | How individuals respond to varying intensities of stimuli |