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MCAT
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Medical College Admission Test
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Who administers the MCAT?
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The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
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MCAT total score range
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472 to 528.
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How many scored sections are on the MCAT?
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Four scored sections.
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Chemical and Physical Foundations section focus
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General chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and biochemistry in biological systems.
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CARS stands for
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Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
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Biological and Biochemical Foundations section focus
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Biology, biochemistry, and basic chemistry applied to living systems.
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Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations section focus
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Psychology, sociology, and behavior science concepts in health contexts.
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MCAT section time length
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Each scored section is 90 or 95 minutes depending on section.
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Is there a guessing penalty on the MCAT?
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No, there is no penalty for wrong answers.
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Amino acids building proteins
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Amino acids are linked by peptide bonds to form proteins.
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Enzyme function
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Enzymes lower activation energy and speed up reactions.
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Competitive inhibition
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An inhibitor competes with substrate for the active site.
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pH definition
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pH is the negative log of hydrogen ion concentration.
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Buffers in biology
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Buffers resist major changes in pH when acids or bases are added.
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Le Chatelier principle
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A system at equilibrium shifts to counteract stress.
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Oxidation vs reduction
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Oxidation is loss of electrons; reduction is gain of electrons.
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Newton's second law
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Force equals mass times acceleration.
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Work in physics
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Work equals force times displacement in the direction of force.
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Power in physics
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Power is the rate of doing work.
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Density formula
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Density equals mass divided by volume.
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Ideal gas law
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PV = nRT.
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Covalent bond
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A bond formed by sharing electron pairs between atoms.
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Hydrogen bond role in biology
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Hydrogen bonds stabilize structures like DNA and proteins.
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Central dogma of molecular biology
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DNA is transcribed to RNA, and RNA is translated to protein.
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Mitosis purpose
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Mitosis produces two genetically identical daughter cells for growth and repair.
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Meiosis purpose
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Meiosis produces gametes with half the chromosome number.
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Homeostasis
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Maintenance of stable internal conditions despite external change.
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Positive reinforcement in psychology
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Adding a desirable stimulus to increase behavior.
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Negative reinforcement in psychology
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Removing an aversive stimulus to increase behavior.
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Classical conditioning
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Learning by associating a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus.
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Operant conditioning
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Learning through consequences such as rewards and punishments.
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Independent variable
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The variable manipulated by the researcher.
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Dependent variable
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The variable measured as the outcome.
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Confounding variable
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An outside factor that can distort the relationship between variables.
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Reliability in research
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Consistency of measurement across trials or observers.
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Validity in research
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Whether a test measures what it is intended to measure.
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Correlation vs causation
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Correlation shows association; causation shows direct effect.
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Best MCAT pacing rule
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Prioritize accuracy first, then speed through deliberate practice.
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MCAT practice test strategy
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Review every missed question and classify the reason for the miss.