PCAT BIOLOGY 3

Question 1

___________ would kill an endospore

Answer 1

autoclave

Question 2

________ is caused by a lack of niacin

Answer 2

Pellagra

Question 3

Bones are to skeleton as ______ are to cells

Answer 3

microtubles

Question 4

Mushrooms, puffballs, and stinkhorns belong to what group or Phylum of fungi

Answer 4

Basidiomycota

Question 5

_______ would not be found in a vaccine

Answer 5

Antibodiesk

Question 6

The process by which bacteria converts ammonium to nitrate is called________

Answer 6

nitrification

Question 7

You would found unmyelinated neurons in _______

Answer 7

grey matter

Question 8

______ cells make antibodies

Answer 8

plasma

Question 9

Apoptosis is important in ________-

Answer 9

Development

Question 10

One of the functions of the spleen is

Answer 10

Remove old red blood cells

Question 11

The function of NAD+ is to _______

Answer 11

Transport electrons between reactions

Question 12

Psuedophillia would be found in

Answer 12

Ameba

Question 13

One effect of administering epinephrine is ______

Answer 13

vasoconstriction of blood vessels

Question 14

________ to B cells and helper T cells would lead to an increased in immunoglobin production

Answer 14

antigen presenting

Question 15

Humerus and ulna are examples of _______ joint

Answer 15

hinge

Question 16

_______ can cause disease of the intestines

Answer 16

Spirilla

Question 17

This is the second step in photosynthesis

Answer 17

Calvin Cycle

Question 18

When this ______(cell) matures it does not have a nucle

Answer 18

erthrocyte( rbc)

Question 19

Unsynchronized contractions of the muscle fibers in the heart are known as ______

Answer 19

bradycardia

Question 20

Reverse transcriptase Inhibitor drugs treats HIV/AIDS by

Answer 20

preventing DNA synthesis

Question 21

_________ is associated with high levels of cortisol

Answer 21

Cushings Disease ( think Hi-C)

Question 22

For autosomal dominant trait__________ of offspring will exhibit trait

Answer 22

50%

Question 23

______ is involved in maturation of immune cells

Answer 23

Thymus

Question 24

If the membrane of a nerve cellis is stimulated beyond threshold , it becomes permeable to what ion?

Answer 24

Na(sodium)

Question 25

If a man has the genotype XXY, he has _______

Answer 25

Klinefelter’s syndrome

Question 26

A child with anencephaly is deficient in what/

Answer 26

The head

Question 27

The structure that carries amino acids and binds to codons on mRNA is_______

Answer 27

tRNA

Question 28

What gland produces melatonin ?

Answer 28

Pineal gland

Question 29

How many grams per calorie does fat produce

Answer 29

9

Question 30

Bacteria do not have a _________

Answer 30

Mitochondria

Question 31

____________ is lower than normal red blood cells

Answer 31

anemia