MCAT Course Test 5 Flashcards
potential energy formula
mgh
kinetic energy formula
1/2mv^2
distillation separates compounds by
- boiling point
E cell at the equivalence point
- average of Eox and Ered
which sequence will make a good primer?
- a polyT sequence
- need a free 3’ OH group
the appearance of a signal at 3450 cm-1 is indicative of what?
- a hydroxyl
an electronic transition that emits a photon corresponds to
- a transition from a higher energy orbital to a lower energy orbital
virtual image is positive or negative?
- negative
an upright image is positive or negative?
- positive
enzyme-substrate interactions occur via what kind of forces?
- weak
- ionic bonds, dipole-dipole, and london dispersion forces
glycerol-3-phosphate becomes what
- the glycerol backbone present in triglycerides
a magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle only if
- the charged particle’s velocity is neither parallel nor antiparallel to the magnetic field lines
circuit elements in parallel experience
- the same voltage drop
circuit elements in series experience
- the same current
an increase in the QT interval means
- the ventricles remain depolarized for longer
monocistronic
- only a single type of protein can be translated from a given mRNA
- found in eukaryotes
antibodies are produced by
- B lymphocytes
does DMSO have optical rotation?
- NO! It is achiral
what do you need to undergo hydrogen bonding?
- FON
role of alpha tubulin
- a component of microtubules in the cytoskeleton
catalase is what kind of protein
- peroxisomal
what is RFLP used for?
- use restriction endonucleases to cut 10-100 bp minisatellites of DNA
- useful for DNA fingerprinting
amphoteric
- act as an acid or a base
what kind of muscle is the diaphragm?
- skeletal
cranial nerves are part of which nervous system
- PNS
role of the small subunit of the ribosome
- initiate translation by recognizing the first AUG start site
ELISA
- uses antibodies to test for proteins
where is conservation learned?
- concrete operational
at what stage do children learn that things can be represented through words or phrases?
- preoperational
- also where children are more egocentric
according to Chomsky and the nativist theory, normally functioning humans will develop language if they are exposed
- before the critical period
- learn from genetic and environmental factors
deindividuation
- the loss of self-awareness in a social group in exchange for identification within that group
master status
- one social role that becomes more prominent than any other social role
mindguarding
- one member shelters the group from controversial or potentially divisive information
attitude accessibility
- the activation of an attitude from memory
issue involvement
- the relevance and salience of an issue or situation to an individual
where is oxytocin produced and released?
- produced in hypothalamus
- released in posterior pituitary
mores
- formal norms that are strictly enforced
folkways
- conventional ways of acting within a certain culture
stigma
- involves a negative reaction to an individual or group based upon some perceived characteristic or status that is viewed as inferior or is otherwise degraded.
