MCAT Bio/Biochem
What macromolecule is composed of amino acids?
Protein
What is the pH of a neutral solution at 25°C?
7
This specialty focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
Cardiology
Which medical drama features Dr. Meredith Grey?
Grey's Anatomy
Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood?
Kidneys
What process converts mRNA into a polypeptide chain?
Translation
An increase in temperature generally has what effect on reaction rate?
Increases it
This specialty uses imaging such as CT, MRI, and X-ray to diagnose disease.
Radiology
In House M.D., what is Dr. House’s specialty?
Diagnostic medicine / Nephrology
What ion is most responsible for the depolarization phase of an action potential?
Sodium (Na+)
Which organelle is responsible for oxidative phosphorylation?
Mitochondria
What type of intermolecular force is responsible for water’s high surface tension?
Hydrogen bonding
This specialty deals with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
Orthopedic Surgery
What medical drama follows doctors at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital and stars characters like Conrad Hawkins and Nic Nevin.
The Resident
Which hormone lowers blood glucose levels?
Insulin
What type of mutation shifts the reading frame of a gene?
Frameshift mutation
Which gas law relates pressure and volume at constant temperature?
Boyle’s Law
This specialty focuses on diagnosing disease through tissue and fluid samples.
Pathology
In The Pitt, each episode represents approximately how much of the characters’ 15‑hour shift?
One hour
Which heart valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle?
Mitral (Bicuspid) Valve
Which molecule acts as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?
Oxygen
What equation relates the change in Gibbs free energy to the equilibrium constant of a reaction?
ΔG∘=−RTlnK
This specialty treats disorders of hormones and metabolism.
Endocrinology
This medical sitcom follows a young doctor named J.D. as he trains at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Scrubs
What mechanism allows oxygen to bind more easily to hemoglobin after the first oxygen molecule binds?
Cooperative binding