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MCAT PT 9 FUPS
Stuff To Not Fuck Up On Again From Practice Test 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Axon Can Be Thought As A Parallel Plate Capacitor In Which The Cell Membrane Acts As An: | Insulator between the relatively negative inside of the neuron and the relatively positive outside |
| Capacitance Is Inversely Related To: | Distance according to the formula, C = E0 (A/d) |
| Sphingomyelin Contains: | Sphingosine, a sphingosine backbone bound to a fatty acid residue that has an amide, are a ceramid, and contain a phosphodiester bond |
| Sphingomyelins Are Also Known As: | Sphingophospholipids |
| Lipids Are Mainly Held Together By: | London dispersion forces |
| The Reflected Angle With Respect To The Interference Fringe In A Tiny Plane Mirror Must Be: | The complementary angle |
| If An Image Is On The Same Side Of The Transmitted Light Rays And On The Opposite Side Of The Light Source, Then It Is: | A real image |
| The Movement Of Particles From A Region Of High Concentration To A Region Of Low Concentration Is Associated With: | An increase in entropy |
| An SN2 Reaction Requires A: | Good nucleophile |
| Chloromethane + Sodium Hydroxide = | Methanol |
| Due To The Presence Of A Carbonyl Group And A Hydroxyl Group On Glucose: | A hemiacetal will form when the molecule cyclizes |
| A Catalyst Lowers The Transition State Of A Reaction But Does Not Change: | The energy of any intermediates or of the product |
| Since g Is Present On Both Sides Of The Buoyant Force Equation: | A person would float in water no matter what planet he is on |
| What Could Disrupt The Covalent Bonds In Someone's Curly Hair (Has a disulfide bond) And Change Its Curliness?: | A strong reducing agent |
| Under Acidic Conditions, A Thiol Group Will Be: | Protonated |
| Tertiary Or Quatenary Structure May Be Determined By: | Disulfide bonds |
| Cysteine Is The Only Amino Acid That Forms: | Disulfide bonds |
| Ammonium Chloride Is An Acid That Can: | Directly alter pH of urine |
| A Biologist Should Avoid Samples That Would Be Likely To Have An Abnormally High Or Abnormally Low Risk Of A Disease, Since: | They will not be representative of the population that the biologist is interested in studying |
| Barium, Like Calcium, Is: | An alkali earth metal |
| The Molecular Formula Of Citrate Is: | C6H5O7^-3 |
| As A Skydiver Approaches A Constant Terminal Velocity, His Acceleration Will: | Start to approach zero, and then increase sharply as he hits the ground |
| The Kent Reaction IS An Example Of A: | Double nucleophilic acyl substitution in which the type of carboxylic acid derivative is replaced with anotehr |
| Reactive Side Chains Are Usually Protected Before: | Their use in synthesis |
| If A Sequence Of Amino Acids Is Altered In A Protein, This Is A Modification Of: | Its primary structure |
| Water Level According To The Dumbasses At Kaplan = | Volume |
| The Recognition Of / Binding To Complex Side Chains Of (BLANK) On The Surface Of Cells Implicates A Role In Guiding Cell-Cell Interactions: | Oligosaccharides |
| Trypsin Is An Enzyme That Functions Normally At: | Physiological pH |
| What Would Cause Aggregation To Occur More Quickly: | A larger quantity of dissociated cells |
| A Reaction That Will Happen At Any Temperature Means That It Will Be: | Spontaneous, meaning that it will have a decrease in enthalpy, and an increase in entropy |
| Lithium Aluminum Hydride Is: | A reducing agent |
| Caffeine Is Most Categorized As: | A purine |
| The Liver Is The Primary Site For: | Gluconeogenesis |
| Fatty Acids Are Broken Down By: | Mitochondria and peroxisomes through oxidation |
| Fatty Acids Are Synthesized In The: | Cytoplasm |
| With Linked Genes, It Is Expected To See A Higher Proportion Of Parental Phenotypes Than: | Recombinant phenotypes |
| If The Expected 9:3:3:1 Outcome Pattern Is Not Found In A Cross, This Indicates That The Genes Are Not: | Independent |
| The Embryonic Heart Is Derived From Which Developmental Layer?: | The mesoderm |
| The Scapula Is Formed From Bone, Therefore What Developmental Layer Is It Derived From?: | The mesoderm |
| The Mother And Father Both Contribute Equally To: | The chromosomal DNA |
| The Mitochondrial DNA Is Solely Contributed By: | The mother |
| The Replicative Ability Of A Stem Cell Is Due To Its Ability To Produce And Use: | Telomerase |
| At The End Of The Sixth Week Of Development: The Right Heart Of A Fetus: | Receives oxygenated blood, and the left heart receives deoxygenated blood (Right Heart vs Left Heart: 75 mm hg / 75 mm hg) |
| Glucosuria, Or Sugar In The Urine Due To Diabetes Melitus, Is Due To: | The inability of the nephron to actively reabsorb all glucose passively filtered into the Bowman's capsule |
| At The Neuromuscular Junction, Postsynatptic Acetylcholine Receptors Mediate: | The transmission of the signal from the nerve to the muscle fiber |
| During Prophase, Centrosomes Migrate To: | Opposite poles of the cell |
| Paternity is (BLANK) To Establish Than Maternity Though Both Can Be Determined: | Easier to |
| Applying Heat To A Nerve Increases: | The kinetic energy of the ions around it, and therefore the speed of transit through open channels |
| Temperatures That The Human Body Can Withstand Are Not High Enough To: | Damage myelin |
| The Primary Somatosensory Cortex Is Located In: | The parietal lobe |
| The Primary Inhibitory Neurotransmitter In The Brain Is: | GABA |
| Fatty Acids Are Used To Synthesize: | Ketone bodies |
| Glycerol Backbones Are Used In: | Gluconeogenesis |
| Nervous Tissue, Skin, And Hair Are Derived From What Developmental Layer?: | The ectoderm |
| When A Large Portion Of A Population Dies And The Genes Of The Survivors Become More Common After The New Population Reaches Carrying Capacity Is An Example Of: | Genetic drift |
| The Phosphoribose Backbone Of DNA Is: | Negatively charged |
| Deoxyribose Is Missing The: | 2' hydroxyl group |
| The Three Amino Acids That Have OH Groups In Their Side Chains Include: | Serine, Threonine, And Tryptophan |
| The Elevated Temperature In The PCR Reaction Allows: | The DNA helix to separate |
| The Specific Oligonucleotide Primers Used In PCR Promote The Replication Of: | The DNA sequence that lies between them |
| Molecules Required For Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Include: | Acetyl Coenzyme A, Malonyl Coenzyme A, and NADPH |
| Acetoacetate, Acetone, And B-hydroxybutyrate Are All: | Ketones or their derivatives |
| During Anaphase Of Mitosis, The Genetic Material In The Cell Is Best Characterized As: | Two sets of 46 distinct chromatids being pulled to opposite sides of the cell |
| ADH Decreases Urine Volume By: | Increasing water reabsorption in the collecting duct of the nephron |
| 3 Nucleotides Code For: | 1 amino acid |
| K+ Is An Intracellular Ion So Ion Channels Will Favor The: | Emission of this ion out of the cells, while H+ will move into the cells |
| A Negatively Charged Ion Will Follow A: | Positively charged ion out of a cell |
| Proline's Side Chain Is Bound To Its Alpha Amino Nitrogen,Which Forms An Inflexible Five Membered Ring, Does Not Allow For: | Alpha helix formation |
| Astrocytes Fill The Gaps Where There Is Dead / Dying Neuronal Tissue In Order To: | Reseal the CNS to prevent infection and limit further damage |
| The Parasympathetic Nervous System Is Often Referred To As The: | Rest and Digest system, meaning that it is active when the body is resting, and when digesting food is important |
| The Sympathetic Nervous System Is Responsible For Responding To: | Stressors such as hunger |
| Failing To Provide Clear And Detailed Instructions To Ensure That All Participants Began An Experiment With Comparable Levels Of A Variable Would Lead To: | Systemic error |
| An Individual Who Exhibits Behavior That Was Partially Due To A Product Of Two Strangers Being Cast In A Certain Light Regardless Of Their Actual Personality Or Strengths Is An Example Of: | Stereotype threat |
| An Attendant Who Makes Negative Generalizations About One Ethnicity Based Upon Comparisons To His Own Ethnicity Is Demonstrating: | Ethnocentrism |
| Observed Behavior That Reflects A Belief In Free Will As The Foremost Determinant In Behavior Is An Example Of The: | Humanistic perspective |
| A Person That Can Easily Present Themselves In A Way That Showcases Their Own Social Persona Accurately Is: | Exhibiting their front stage self |
| Color Discrimination Occurs In: | The visual cortex which is located in the occipital lobe |
| Social Loafing Results When Members Of The Group Do Not Work As Much As They Would Have In: | An individual setting, due to seeing their contribution as insignificant or due to reliance upon others |
| An Individual That Is Incapable Of Producing Endolymph Will Be Deaf In Both Ears Because: | Endolymph is responsible for bathing hair cells on the organ of Corti |
| Hierarchy Of Salience Refers To The Idea That Importance Of A Given Identity Is: | Dependent on the situation |
| James-Lange Theory Is Rooted In The Idea That Physiological Responses To Stimuli Occur: | Almost immediately and are then attributed with emotional labels |
| Social Reproduction Is The Phenomenon In Which: | Social inequalities are passed from one generation to the next |
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