MCAT Test # MCAT/M94

adj. aerobic
(a) presence of oxygen
(b) able to return to original shape after being exposed to a force
(c) an increase in the diameter of blood vessels, especially small arteries
(d) having the features of an acid and a base and being able of reacting chemically either as an acid or a base
 
n. mortality
(a) a compound with 2 oxygen atoms in it
(b) part of the body where connecting bones are held together by connective tissue and are able to move
(c) death
(d) the ability to return to its original shape after a force is applied
 
pref. hypo-
(a) pref. foreign
(b) pref. low; under; below
(c) pref. denotes a half of the body
(d) pref. means around
 
n. leg
(a) link between a nerve fiber and its connecting muscle fiber
(b) compound containing glycerol joined to one or two fatty acids and phosphorus
(c) gland releasing fluid secretion called spittle or saliva
(d) lower limb used for walking
 
n. monoacylglycerol
(a) fat containing glycerol with one fatty acid molecule
(b) fallopian tube; connects ovary to uterus
(c) organic compounds all containing the chemical group H-CHO
(d) the creation of living organisms from other living organisms

adj. pigmented
(a) in its entirety; total
(b) colored
(c) can easily become inflamed or painful (of body part); easily angered (emotional state)
(d) requiring hormone injections to maintain blood sugar
 
n. photoreceptor
(a) the iron containing proteins which are part of the electron transport chain
(b) light receptor; a structure able to respond to light of different intensities
(c) part of an enzyme where a substrate is accepted and is responsible for its catalytic activity
(d) building of an early form of an embryo
 
n. agent
(a) groups or islands of cells in the pancreas
(b) a substance that induces a reaction or effect
(c) master endocrine gland which is attached to the hypothalamus at the base of the brain
(d) long bone of the lower arm (forearm)
 
adj. heterotrophic
(a) without symptoms
(b) related to organisms requiring ingested nutrition which they break down to receive energy
(c) enzyme-producing
(d) related to an optically active molecule that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right
 
n. halogen
(a) hormone produced by the pineal gland in dark light
(b) uncharged particle found in the nucleus of the atom
(c) the elements fluorine, iodine, chlorine, bromine
(d) chemical process accompanied by the release of heat