MCAT
Sports
Mathematics
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Construction
100

The powerhouse of the cell

Mitochondria

100
Ryan Lochte participated in this sport

Swimming

100

This is the formula for the slope of a line (how you calculate the slope)

rise/run

100

This is the type of dog they want to get

Miniature goldendoodle

100

This type of heavy equipment has a dozer in the front and a hoe in the back

Backhoe

200

The chemical formula for table salt

NaCl

200

In this sport, the club is traditionally swung between the legs

Croquet

200

Give an example of an equation for a parabola (a U-shaped curve)

y = x2

200

This is the month they started dating 

Bonus: +400 for the day

July

Bonus: 12th

200

A type of safety mechanism used to control or limit the pressure in a system by releasing fluid/gas from the system

Relief valve

300

This is the name for a biological catalyst

Enzyme

300

This is an alternative football league known for its vicious and illegal hits

XFL

300

Sally is in a race with Steve and John. Sally is John's sister and John is Steve's cousin. John's dad's name is Francis. If Sally passes the person in second place, what place is she in?

Second

300

This is Michelle's favorite band

The Beatles
300

This is one of the largest construction companies in the tristate (based in Sharonville)

Jurgensen

400

A body part that appears in different animals and is similar in structure and location, but doesn't necessarily share the same purpose 

Homologous structure

400

This player rose to fame with Alex Rodriguez on the Mariners before joining the Cincinnati Reds 

Ken Griffey Jr.

400

This is the derivative of x2 (hint: a derivative is the opposite of an integral)

2x

400

This is Jason's favorite dum-dum flavor

Blue raspberry

400

This type of power is used to move the boom on the arm of an excavator

Hydraulic power

500

This is the name for the type of cell division carried out in the process of reproduction

Meiosis

500

In this sport, players ride on and rotate between horses while trying to score a ball in the goal

Polo

500

This is the integral of 2x

x2

500

This is the restaurant of their first date

Bonus: +500 This is where they went afterward

Wendy's

Bonus: Climb Lafayette

500

This type of gear system consists of a central (sun) gear, several surrounding gears, and an outer (ring) gear, typically used in high torque applications

Planetary gear system