AAMC #2

Question 1

Half life definition

Answer 1

the time it takes for half of all the radioactive nuclei to decay into their daughter nuclei

Question 2

venturi effect

Answer 2

when Patm>P the air goes to less P often has to do with masks

Question 3

coordinate covalent bond

Answer 3

a lewis acid base interaction between a metal cation and e- pair donar

happens when the donor (like N) donates both of the electrons

[Cu(NH3)4]2+

2+ is ox number, 4 is coordination number because it is how many nh3 bind to cu

Question 4

PFK-1 regualtes by

Answer 4

feedback inhibition and allosteric regulation by ATP binding to allosteric site

Question 5

ubiqutination

Answer 5

targets a protein for degradation by a proteosome, which breaks it into smaller peptides

Question 6

glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) catalyzes what rxn

Answer 6

glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate.

Question 7

western blotting

Answer 7

used for post translational modifications of proteins like acetylation

Question 8

myelin

Answer 8

oligo - CNS, many cells

schwann - PNS one cells

Question 9

prion

Answer 9

a prion is an abnormally folded protein that induces a normally folded version of the protein to also adopt the abnormal structure, which is often deleterious

Question 10

virion

Answer 10

the complete, infective form of a virus outside a host cell, with a core of RNA or DNA and a capsid.

Question 11

avos number

Answer 11

6x10^23molecules/mol

Units important!!

Question 12

microtubules

Answer 12

cellular structures that originate from the centrosome

they are organizing centers in the cells, not just for mitosis

Question 13

where are the long chain, short chains, and variable regions on an antibody

Answer 13

1 and 3 are variable

Question 14

sperm get there tails in the

Answer 14

epidydimys, they are produced in the seminiferous tubes

Question 15

Why is ATP needed in contraction

Answer 15

ATP must bind to recock the myosin head and release actin

Question 16

What do you do if you want a protein to run further on an SDS PAGE

Answer 16

Reduce it, so the disulfide bonds break and it can separate and run further

Question 17

linguistic relativity hypothesis

Answer 17

Humans are better at distinguishing colors for which their language has a name.

language affects cognition

Question 18

Source monitoring Error

Answer 18

• memory error where source of memory is incorrectly attributed to a specific recollected experience (when people recall information they often forget the information’s source) –
  
  • Ex. angry with someone but forgot it happened in a dream. Or recognize someone but don’t know from where.
• “I don’t remember where it came from”

Question 19

cognitive component of attitude

Answer 19

form thoughts/beliefs, and our knowledge)

Question 20

social desirability

Answer 20

would be do an anonymous survey so that people do not change their result base on what people think

Question 21

On average, participants generate more alternatives alone than in a group.

Answer 21

Whenever a question asks about success in groups, think SOCIAL LOAFING

Question 22

emotional intelligence

Answer 22

refers to the ability to perceive, express, understand, and manage one’s emotions. Emotionally intelligent people are self-aware and can delay gratification in pursuit of long-term rewards, rather than being overtaken by immediate impulses

Question 23

functionalism

Answer 23

The sociological paradigm of functionalism makes a distinction between manifest, or intended, and latent, or unintended, functions of social activities. From the functionalist perspective, almost all social actions have both manifest functions and latent functions, both of which are connected to overall social stability.

Question 24

hawthorne effect

Answer 24

changes in research participants as a result of their awareness that they are being observed.

Question 25

social cognitive threory

Answer 25

when given social cog theory think how other people actions shape your actions.

SOCIAL CHANGES ACTIONS

cognitive behavioral is something helps change you behavior

MINDSET CHANGES ACTIONS