AAMC MCAT Practice 1 - 6 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024

AAMC MCAT Practice 1 - 6 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024

In determining which reactant loses the -OH group, which of the following isotopic substitutions would be most useful?

A) Replace the acidic H of acetic acid with D
B) Replace the alcoholic H of ethanol with D.
C) Replace the carbonyl oxygen of acetic acid with O-18.
D) Replace the hydroxyl oxygen of ethanol with O-18. - D) Replace the hydroxyl oxygen of ethanol with O-18.

The answer to this question is D because this experiment involves labeling a group which does not exchange with other groups present prior to reaction and will therefore give information about the true identity of the groups, which are exchanged during the reaction.

A person whose eye has a lens-to-retina distance of 2.0 cm, can only clearly see objects that are closer than 1.0 m away. What is the strength S of the person's eye lens? (Note: Use the thin lens formula 1/O + 1/I = S)

A) -50 D
B) -10 D
C) 51 D
D) 55 D - C) 51 D

The answer to this question is C because the strength of the eye lens is equal to the inverse of the focal length of the eye lens. Its numerical value is given by (1 m)-1+(0.02 m)-1=1 D+50 D=51 D.

Which statement correctly describes how enzymes affect chemical reactions? Stabilization of:

A) the substrate changes the free energy of the reaction.
B) the transition state changes the free energy of the reaction.
C) the substrate changes the activation energy of the reaction.
D) the transition state changes the activation energy of the reaction. - D) the transition state changes the activation energy of the reaction.

The answer is D because the stabilization of the transition state, not the substrate, provides binding energy that is used to lower the activation energy.

Which of the following will decrease the percentage ionization of 1.0 M acetic acid, CH3CO2H(aq)?*

A) Chlorinating the CH3 group
B) Diluting the solution
C) Adding concentrated HCl (aq)
D) Adding a drop of basic indicator - C) Adding concentrated HCl (aq)

The answer to this question is C because HCl is a strong acid that will increase the amount of H+ in solution and thus decrease the percentage of CH3CO2H that ionizes.

When the current in the micro-robot's circuit increases and the resistance of the circuit remains constant, the voltage of the circuit:
A) decreases
B) increases
C) is constant
D) is zero - B) increases

V = IR

The answer to this question is B because according to Ohm's law, current is equal to voltage divided by resistance. If current increases and resistance is constant, then voltage increases as well.