How to get started, with no Biochem completed
I just finished my undergrad, plan on taking the MCAT in January 2021 and have taken all prereqs except Biochem. I bought a Kaplan biochem MCAT study book and plan to work through the content in 3...
View ArticleSocial psychology question
What’s the difference between incentive theory and rational choice theory? And: between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?
View ArticleUWorld Clarifications
1) On UWorld, it says dNTP cleavage is exergonic but phosphodiester bond formation is endergonic. I thought bond formation is exergonic since energy is released whereas cleavage is endergonic since...
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Section Bank B/B #19
A vDNA sequence encoding a protein is inserted into a host genome by IN. The protein is translated from the hypothetical mRNA sequence shown. 5 –GGCAACUGACUA–3 Based on the passage, the segment of the...
View ArticleBerkeley Review Quick Question
In TBR, it says that electrostatic force is always positive, with the equation of Coloumb’s Law being - F = k | Q1 * Q2 | / r^2 However, the book then presents a graph where two like charges would have...
View Articleprobability and genetics question
Suppose the brown allele for eye color (B) is completely dominant over the blue allele for eye color (b). If two brown-eyed parents produce a child that is blue-eyed, what is the probability that at...
View ArticleKaplan vs. UWorld Rechargeable Batteries
Hello, I’m confused on electrode conventions for charging rechargeable battery electrodes. Kaplan says the anode for a Ni-Cd battery is Cd when discharging and Cd(OH)2 when charging, which means the...
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AAMC Section Bank C/P #17
Basic physics, my weakness.. 1. What is the significance of the voltmeter reading 0? Does this mean that there is no current flowing through? 2. Why is it that when the voltmeter reads 0, we should...
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AAMC Chem Qpack #49 explanation.
When 2.0 mL of 0.1 M NaOH(aq) is added to 100 mL of a solution containing 0.1 M HClO(aq) and 0.1 M NaClO(aq), what type of change in the pH of the solution takes place? Hey ya'll, so the answer here is...
View ArticleHalf Life Easy Way to solve
So Idk if anyone else figured this out but if you take the half life equation and split it up it becomes a lot easier to solve. Taking the equation N(t)=No1/2^T/t1/2 you can do this: No/N(t)=x, 2^n =x,...
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AAMC FL 1 C/P Q26
Can someone please explain to me why D is not correct? I assumed that based on Bernoulli's equation, lower pressure means higher velocity so because the velocity in the capillaries is lower, that must...
View ArticleAAMC PS SB 7
I see why A is true. Is a p value < 0.05 what you should always look for when determining whether there is a significant difference. I was confused because, looking at the standard error provided...
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AAMC FL 1 C/P Q34
Can someone please explain to me why the answer is A? I originally chose C because in the first paragraph, it says that assimilation is related to worse health. So since Mexican immigrants reported...
View ArticleWhat Amino Acids can be phosphorylated? (testing in two days)
I am testing in two days. I have done countless questions regarding what amino acids can be phosphorylated through Uworld/ kaplan/ TPR/ AAMC. The consensus is Y, S, and T can be phosphorylated...
View ArticleSPOILER AAMC 4 P/S question 4
Why is the answer to question 4 C and not D? Does anyone know another example of a discriminating stimulus?
View ArticleBiochemistry Concept Question
Hi all, I had a question about DNA, mRNA, tRNA and codons. I was doing the mcat practice questions and I seem to be getting this one set of questions wrong. The question is: The three base sequences...
View Article(SPOILER) AAMC FL 3 Q 11
Assume that a certain species with sex chromosomes R and S exists such that RR individuals develop as males and RS individuals develop as females. Which of the following mechanisms would most likely...
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[Spoiler] AAMC FL 1 Q16
The colour of the radiation does not change nor does the medium which is why I was able to cut out B. C is just wrong based on what I know, but I don't understand how to differentiate between A and D....
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Oxygen group? (4E - Chemical and Physical Foundations)
Hi, I was studying for category 4E. This was listed on the AAMC MCAT website. I could not find much for it on Khan Academy or my previous notes and textbooks. Can someone help me out, please and thank...
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AAMC SB B/B Q16
Can someone please explain to me why A isn't correct? Is it because the Calcium does not flow out of the SR via ligand gated channels but through ATP pumps?
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