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MCAT Bio/Biochem 2022What happens during non competitive binding? - correct answer binds at allosteric site How are peptide bonds formed? Broken? - correct answer dehydration synthesis hydrolysis What is the tertiary structure of a protein? - correct answer 3D structure including bending from hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions R groups What is the quaternary structure of a protein? - correct answer interactions between different polypeptide chains in proteins composed of more than ...

MCAT Bio/Biochem 2022What happens during non competitive binding? - correct answer binds at allosteric site How are peptide bonds formed? Broken? - correct answer dehydration synthesis hydrolysis What is the tertiary structure of a protein? - correct answer 3D structure including bending from hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions R groups What is the quaternary structure of a protein? - correct answer interactions between different polypeptide chains in proteins composed of more than ...

Central Dogma - ANSWER - DNA → RNA → Protein Purines - which bases? - how many rings? - ANSWER - Pyrimidines - which bases? - how many rings? - ANSWER - Remember: "Pyrimidine" has a "y" in it; so does "cytosine" and "thymine."

MCAT Biology Practice Questions and Answers 100% CorrectMCAT Biology Practice Questions and Answers 100% CorrectMCAT Biology Practice Questions and Answers 100% CorrectMCAT Biology Practice Questions and Answers 100% CorrectMCAT Biology Practice Questions and Answers 100% Correctthe chemical reaction that breaks down all the major macro-molecules - ANSWER - Hydrolysis What is the strongest type of INTER-molecular bonds? - ANSWER - Hydrogen bonds are the strongest intermolecular bonds.... dio...

MCAT BiologyCentral Dogma - correct answer DNA → RNA → Protein Purines - which bases? - how many rings? - correct answer Pyrimidines - which bases? - how many rings? - correct answer Remember: "Pyrimidine" has a "y" in it; so does "cytosine" and "thymine." Phosphodiester Bond - correct answer Joins one nucleotide to the next; between the 3rd C of one ribose and the 5th C of the other to create the sugar-phosphate backbone Directionality of DNA (convention) - correct ...

MCAT Biochemistry Review Amino Acid - correct answer Dipolar compound containing an amino group and a carboxyl group Amino Group - correct answer -NH2 Carboxyl Group - correct answer -COOH Alpha Carbon - correct answer Central carbon atom in amino acid Attached to amino & carboxyl groups, H atom, and side chain Side Chain - correct answer The variable component of an amino acid that gives the amino acid its identity and chemical properties also called R-group Chiral - correct a...

Hypothalamus function correct answers The bridge between the nervous system and the endocrine system. This is because it regulates the pituitary gland It is regulated by negative feedback and helps with homeostasis Steroid Hormones: bloodstream travel correct answers Not water soluble and thus must be carried by proteins in the bloodstream to be able to travel around the body Peptide hormones: bloodstream travel correct answers Water soluble so they travel freely in the bloodstream and ...

MCAT Biology Practice QuestionsHyperbaric oxygen may be used as a treatment for certain types of bacterial infections. In this therapy, the patient is placed in a which the partial pressure of oxygen is significantly increased, increasing the partial pressure of oxygen in the patient's tissues. This treatment is most likely used for infections with: A. obligate aerobic bacteria B. facultative anaerobix bacteria C. aerotolerant anarobic bacteria D. obligate anaerobic bacteria - correct an...

MCAT Biology (Princeton Review)Maltose - correct answer Glucose + Glucose Sucrose - correct answer Glucose + Fructose Lactose - correct answer Glucose + Galactose Glycogen - correct answer Animal glucose storage Starch - correct answer Plant glucose storage Cellulose - correct answer Plant structure Saturated Fatty Acids - correct answer -Single bonds -Solid at room temp. Unsaturated Fatty Acids - correct answer -Double bonds -Liquid at room temp. Terepenes - correct an...

MCAT Biochemistry ReviewAmino Acid - correct answer Dipolar compound containing an amino group and a carboxyl group Amino Group - correct answer -NH2 Carboxyl Group - correct answer -COOH Alpha Carbon - correct answer Central carbon atom in amino acid Attached to amino & carboxyl groups, H atom, and side chain Side Chain - correct answer The variable component of an amino acid that gives the amino acid its identity and chemical properties also called R-group Chiral - correct ans...