AAMC MCAT EXAM QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
mRNA is directly related to which process? - Answers RNA translation
what part of the brain controls your heart rate? - Answers brain stem
what part of the brain controls your apetite? - Answers hypothalamus
what part of the brain control muscle coordination? - Answers cerebellum
splitting of centromeres occurs where? - Answers meiosis
sister chromatids are pulled apart during what? - Answers mitosis
proteins are long, one-dimensional strings of _________ - Answers amino acids
the three dimensional structure of a protein that is required for proper function can be disrupted
by changes in what? what is this called? - Answers pH or temperature, denaturation
most bacterial and human cells are alike in that _______ - Answers the ability to produce ATP
from ATP synthase`
removal of the parathyroid gland would lead to what? - Answers hypocalcemia
when your calcium levels are too low how does your body respond? - Answers increasing
parathyroid osteoclast production to break down bones and release calcium into the blood
what is the colorful flap on male lizards known as? - Answers dewlap lol
what is key criteria for determining a species group - Answers the ability to reproduce and
create fertile offspring
name three organs closely related with the human menstrual cycle - Answers hypothalamus,
pituitary gland, ovary
glycolysis is _________ - Answers anaerobic or aerobic
shape of bacterial DNA - Answers circular
shape of mitichondrial DNA - Answers circular
which organ breaks down glycogen and regulates glucose in the blood? - Answers liver
which muscle types are striated - Answers cardiac and skeletal
what hormone triggers ovulation? - Answers LH
the gallbladder stores what? - Answers bile produced by liver
, bile aids in the digestion of what? - Answers fats (triglycerides)
bead-like primary structural elements of chromatin - Answers nucleosomes (formed by histones)
chemical behavior depends on __________ and is determined by ________ - Answers electron
interactions and bond formation, atomic or proton number
positive charges experience an electric force in what direction? - Answers same as electric field
negative charges experience an electric force in what direction? - Answers opposite as electric
field
electric constant - Answers K=9*10^9 Nm^2/c^2
frequency of light formula - Answers speed of light/ wavelength
what is the speed of light - Answers 3*10^8 m/s
half a wave difference in phase between two waves corresponds to what? - Answers destructive
interference
what is the wave period? - Answers the amount of time it takes for one full cycle of a wave.
point on axis to point on axis
frequency of wave formula - Answers f= 1/T
velocity of a wave formula - Answers v=wavelength/period or v=wavelength(f)
plancks constant - Answers 6.6*10^-34 J
a charged particle __________ in an electric field - Answers accelerates
dissociation of myosin head from actin filament requires what? - Answers binding of ATP
molecule
what does acetylcholine cause in the neuromuscular junction? - Answers depolarization of the
cell resulting in contraction
the higher a Km of a enzyme the __________ its affinity for the substrate - Answers lower
what type of inhibition: Vmax does not change, but Km goes up - Answers competitive
what type of inhibition: Vmax decreases and Km decreases - Answers uncompetitive
what type of inhibition: lowers Vmax, Km does not change - Answers noncompetitive
prokaryotes do not under go ________ - Answers mitosis
E. coli cells lack - Answers endoplasmic reticulum and vesicles
mRNA is directly related to which process? - Answers RNA translation
what part of the brain controls your heart rate? - Answers brain stem
what part of the brain controls your apetite? - Answers hypothalamus
what part of the brain control muscle coordination? - Answers cerebellum
splitting of centromeres occurs where? - Answers meiosis
sister chromatids are pulled apart during what? - Answers mitosis
proteins are long, one-dimensional strings of _________ - Answers amino acids
the three dimensional structure of a protein that is required for proper function can be disrupted
by changes in what? what is this called? - Answers pH or temperature, denaturation
most bacterial and human cells are alike in that _______ - Answers the ability to produce ATP
from ATP synthase`
removal of the parathyroid gland would lead to what? - Answers hypocalcemia
when your calcium levels are too low how does your body respond? - Answers increasing
parathyroid osteoclast production to break down bones and release calcium into the blood
what is the colorful flap on male lizards known as? - Answers dewlap lol
what is key criteria for determining a species group - Answers the ability to reproduce and
create fertile offspring
name three organs closely related with the human menstrual cycle - Answers hypothalamus,
pituitary gland, ovary
glycolysis is _________ - Answers anaerobic or aerobic
shape of bacterial DNA - Answers circular
shape of mitichondrial DNA - Answers circular
which organ breaks down glycogen and regulates glucose in the blood? - Answers liver
which muscle types are striated - Answers cardiac and skeletal
what hormone triggers ovulation? - Answers LH
the gallbladder stores what? - Answers bile produced by liver
, bile aids in the digestion of what? - Answers fats (triglycerides)
bead-like primary structural elements of chromatin - Answers nucleosomes (formed by histones)
chemical behavior depends on __________ and is determined by ________ - Answers electron
interactions and bond formation, atomic or proton number
positive charges experience an electric force in what direction? - Answers same as electric field
negative charges experience an electric force in what direction? - Answers opposite as electric
field
electric constant - Answers K=9*10^9 Nm^2/c^2
frequency of light formula - Answers speed of light/ wavelength
what is the speed of light - Answers 3*10^8 m/s
half a wave difference in phase between two waves corresponds to what? - Answers destructive
interference
what is the wave period? - Answers the amount of time it takes for one full cycle of a wave.
point on axis to point on axis
frequency of wave formula - Answers f= 1/T
velocity of a wave formula - Answers v=wavelength/period or v=wavelength(f)
plancks constant - Answers 6.6*10^-34 J
a charged particle __________ in an electric field - Answers accelerates
dissociation of myosin head from actin filament requires what? - Answers binding of ATP
molecule
what does acetylcholine cause in the neuromuscular junction? - Answers depolarization of the
cell resulting in contraction
the higher a Km of a enzyme the __________ its affinity for the substrate - Answers lower
what type of inhibition: Vmax does not change, but Km goes up - Answers competitive
what type of inhibition: Vmax decreases and Km decreases - Answers uncompetitive
what type of inhibition: lowers Vmax, Km does not change - Answers noncompetitive
prokaryotes do not under go ________ - Answers mitosis
E. coli cells lack - Answers endoplasmic reticulum and vesicles
