MCAT Review Final Test Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025/2026).

MCAT Review Final Test Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025/2026).
cell differentiation is involved in what kind of signaling? - CORRECT ANSWERS mRNA

correspondence interference theory - CORRECT ANSWERS it's when someone recognizes a
trait/behavior of yours and assumes other characteristics based on that one trait.

trypsin - CORRECT ANSWERS lyses peptide bonds

adrenal medulla
vs adrenal cortex - CORRECT ANSWERS medulla = epi, norepi (catecholamines)
cortex = cortisol and aldosterone

volt units - CORRECT ANSWERS J/C

farad units - CORRECT ANSWERS C/V, electric charge

when BP increases, what happens to pulse and urine? - CORRECT ANSWERS both increase

in the urinary system, what occurs when there is high blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWERS
high BP
more blood pushing, greater blood volume
increase urine output

for urine, what is the ideal composition? - CORRECT ANSWERS no protein, just HUNK
(hydrogen, urea, nitrogen, potassium)

what part of the brain controls HR? - CORRECT ANSWERS brain stem (medulla oblogata)

math tip for solving logs - CORRECT ANSWERS switch sign of exponent
take exponent and add or subtract it by first number moved back a tenth

hydrogen bonds: donor vs acceptor - CORRECT ANSWERS donor = H
acceptor = electronegative atom

columns on the periodic table have the same what? - CORRECT ANSWERS same properties
due to their valence electrons
therefore, you can compare elements based on their column

fractional distillation + bubbles = ? - CORRECT ANSWERS superheating
bubbles break surface tension and lower pressure

color in organic chemistry - CORRECT ANSWERS extended pi system with alternating double
bonds
d orbitals**

,ADH - CORRECT ANSWERS antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)

makes collecting duct more permeable, body reabsorbs water, makes you pee and concentrates urine,
BP increases

when you see cancer, think of ? - CORRECT ANSWERS mutation

BP equation - CORRECT ANSWERS resistance x CO
CO = HR x SV

vasoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWERS narrows vessels
restricts flow
increases BP

what occurs when you faint? - CORRECT ANSWERS decrease of BP, vasodilation

large Ka - CORRECT ANSWERS strong acid

buffers - CORRECT ANSWERS want to stay at pka = pH

do indicators affect reactions? - CORRECT ANSWERS no

sperm is very rich in what organelle? - CORRECT ANSWERS mitochondria

albumin - CORRECT ANSWERS protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the
blood

size of eukaryotic and prokaryotic ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWERS 80 (60 and 40) and 70 (30,
50) respectively

smaller ksp - CORRECT ANSWERS lower solubility

big ksp - CORRECT ANSWERS more soluble

when does precipitate form? - CORRECT ANSWERS Q>Ksp

titration pH values - CORRECT ANSWERS weak base, strong acid <7
weak base, weak acid = 7
strong base, weak acid > 7

lewis acid - CORRECT ANSWERS accepts pair of electrons

lewis base - CORRECT ANSWERS donates pair of electrons

bronsted acid - CORRECT ANSWERS donates H

bronsted base - CORRECT ANSWERS accepts H

, arrhenius acid - CORRECT ANSWERS Produces H+ ions when dissolved in water

arrhenius base - CORRECT ANSWERS produces OH-

optics: diverging lens - CORRECT ANSWERS DDUV = diverging, diminishing, upright, virtual

optics: converging and diverging lenses and mirrors - CORRECT ANSWERS converging
(inverted real): convex lens, concave mirror
diverging: concave lens, convex mirror

myopia - CORRECT ANSWERS nearsightedness
need concave lens, diverge, f-

hyperobia - CORRECT ANSWERS farsighted
convex lens, converge, f+

basic amino acids - CORRECT ANSWERS lysine
histidine
arginine

isomerase - CORRECT ANSWERS rearrangement of atoms, moving carbons

thin layer chromatography - CORRECT ANSWERS separates molecules based on polarity

james lange theory of emotion - CORRECT ANSWERS

shacter singer theory of emotion - CORRECT ANSWERS

canon bard theory of emotion - CORRECT ANSWERS physiological reaction and the emotion
are assumed to occur at the same time

merkel cells - CORRECT ANSWERS touch receptors in the skin

pacinian cells - CORRECT ANSWERS vibration

ruffini endings - CORRECT ANSWERS respond to stretch

transformation - CORRECT ANSWERS swallowing genetic information

transduction - CORRECT ANSWERS injection, requiring a virus

conjugation - CORRECT ANSWERS sex pilli, F factor

translocation - CORRECT ANSWERS movement of genes

autosomes - CORRECT ANSWERS every other chromosomes

define a species - CORRECT ANSWERS ability to produce offspring