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MCAT Structure
100

A red flower is mated with a white flower, resulting in pink progeny. This is an example of what type of dominance?

What is incomplete dominance?

100

Anions carry what type of charge?

What is negative charge?

100

What is the difference between a scalar and a vector?

What is direction (vectors have direction)?

100

In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus is trained to elicit what?

What is a conditioned response?

100

How many parts is the MCAT made up of? 

What is 4 sections?

200

Repolarization is characterized by the efflux (flow out) of what ion?

What is K+?

200

What is the ideal gas equation?

What is PV = nRT?

200

What is the SI unit of work?

What are Joules (J)?

200

When our actions conflict with our beliefs, this is an example of what?

What is cognitive dissonance?

200

What is the score range of the MCAT?

What is 472 to 528?
300

Adenylate cyclase, the enzyme responsible in the production of cAMP, is located in what part of the cell?

What is the plasma membrane?

300

Some isotope of an element has a half life of 2 hours. If we start with 20 grams of this isotope, how long will it take to end with 2.5 grams?

What is 6 hours?

300

A photon is a particle of what?

What is light?

300

What is the fourth level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

What is esteem?

300

Many pre-med students swear by what flashcard review program, based on spaced-repetition?

What is Anki?

400

Parkinson's disease is often characterized by low levels of what neurotransmitter? 

What is dopamine?

400

In an electrochemical cell, where does reduction take place?

What is the cathode?

400
A ball accelerates down a hill at a rate of 10 (m/s^2). If it starts at 5 m/s, how long will it take to reach a speed of 40 m/s?

What is 3.5 seconds?

400

Weber's law states that the minimum change in intensity of a stimulus for a change to be perceived is proportional to what?

What is the original intensity of the stimulus?
400

What does the CARS portion stand for?

What is Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills?

500

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium in genetics requires what 5 conditions of a population? (Name 3)

What are

1. no mutation
2 no natural selection
3. no migration
4. no random drift
5. random mating

500

Molecules that exhibit optical activity also have what property?

What is chirality?

500

If placed in series, what is the total resistance of the resistors R1, R2, an R3?

What is Rtotal = R1 + R2 + R3? 

500

In the context of memory and schema, what are assimilation and accommodation?

assimilation- new info interpreted using old info

accommodation- new info is incorporated into old info

500

Where is the closest MCAT test center to CI?

What is Westlake Village?

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