MCAT
What is the mitochondrion?
powerhouse of the cell
What is the worst building to take your midterms/finals in?
Kent
What is a cell?
the basic unit of life
What is Avogadro's number?
6.02 x10^23
What is a culture
shared belief, behavior, or value common to a group of people
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
artery
Name a career advisor in careers in healthcare
SWAPNA SHAW
CAROLINE WILKY
ELISE GRUNEISEN
What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells have no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, while eukaryotic cells have both
What is the conjugate base?
When an acid donates a proton
What part of the brain is responsible for memory formation?
hippocampus
What is the pH of a neutral solution at 25°C?
7
Who was the professor imprisoned by the Soviet Union? (hint: he's a bio professor)
Professor Makinen
What are the four macromolecules?
Protein
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids
What is considered spontaneous?
A reaction with a large negative ΔG is said to be this
What is the term for unfair treatment of people based on their group membership?
discrimination
What is a covalent bond?
kind of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms
What is the worst class to take in the non-bio major pre-med sequence?
Mathematical modeling
What is the process called when DNA is transcribed to mRNA?
transcription
What is Boyle’s Law?
When the volume of a gas decreases at constant temperature, pressure increases
What is the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
This unethical U.S. study followed Black men with untreated syphilis for decades without their informed consent
In a redox reaction, if a species gains electrons, what happens to its oxidation number?
decreases (is reduced)
What is the worst website to go to for premeds?
What is oxidative phosphorylation?
This stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP
What is SN2?
In nucleophilic substitution, a reaction in which the leaving group leaves simultaneously as the nucleophile attacks is called this mechanism
What is to protect the rights and welfare of research participants?
Institutional Review Board (IRB)