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MCAT Verbal Quiz # MCAT/M80

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n. nucleotides
(a) fatty acid vital for growth and repair that needs to be found from the diet
(b) instrument used to look at the inside of the eye; for example the optic disc
(c) process where plants take in light and carbon dioxide to make glucose
(d) a compound that contains a nitrogen base (purine or pyrimidines) connected to a sugar and a phosphate group
 
n. conjugate acid
(a) a base turns into its conjugate acid when it gains a proton
(b) the overall conformation of each polypeptide chain making up the protein
(c) scan that uses isotopes to measure the function of an organ rather than its structure
(d) gram-negative bacterial group
 
adj. multiple
(a) pain-killing properties
(b) several; more than a few
(c) relating to the arm (or similar vestige in other organisms)
(d) relating to the time after birth
 
n. triiodothyronine (T-3)
(a) hormone made by the thyroid gland
(b) treatment with a specific acid
(c) gland being located below the prostate and releasing seminal fluid
(d) these use the gas laws (Avogadro's and Gay-Lussac's law) to analyze the volumes of gases involved in a reaction
 
n. olfactory bulb
(a) thyroxine is one of the hormones made by the thyroid gland
(b) the creation of living organisms from other living organisms
(c) an unusual shape of part of the body
(d) end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory nerves start

 

v. induce
(a) to form a general conclusion from specific facts; opposite of deduce; to bring on; to start a process
(b) to shorten possible values to a limited set of values
(c) to make contact with; transfer information to something or someone
(d) to be on fire; to scald
 
n. movement
(a) tube connecting the kidney to the bladder
(b) unicellular organism which does not have membrane-bound cell organelles
(c) a physical injury or accident inflicting pain
(d) the act of changing position or moving
 
n. ovaries
(a) female gonads producing eggs and releasing the hormones estrogen and progesterone
(b) molecule being formed from another by the removal of water
(c) vector product of the position vector and the linear momentum of a particle
(d) a drug present in tea; coffee and cola that is a stimulant
 
adj. amorphous
(a) easily breaks
(b) in its entirety; total
(c) children whose parents are dead
(d) shapeless
 
v. degenerate
(a) to move outwards to cover a larger area
(b) to lose function due to change in the function of a cell, tissue or organ
(c) to protect; maintain; hold
(d) to act as a catalyst in order to aid a reaction

n. nucleotides (d) a compound that contains a nitrogen base (purine or pyrimidines) connected to a sugar and a phosphate group
n. conjugate acid (a) a base turns into its conjugate acid when it gains a proton
adj. multiple (b) several; more than a few
n. triiodothyronine (T-3) (a) hormone made by the thyroid gland
n. olfactory bulb (d) end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory nerves start
v. induce (a) to form a general conclusion from specific facts; opposite of deduce; to bring on; to start a process
n. movement (d) the act of changing position or moving
n. ovaries (a) female gonads producing eggs and releasing the hormones estrogen and progesterone
adj. amorphous (d) shapeless
v. degenerate (b) to lose function due to change in the function of a cell, tissue or organ


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