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how much are we suppose to know for amino acids, lipids, carbs? Did anyone have questions about them on your real exam?
Just general info. What is a card, lipid, which stores more energy (lipids). You should know amino acids are used in proteins, maybe that glycine has a H for an R group, and that's it.
Sure thing, here's the whole test. The test really isn't that bad, it's very straight-forward, and if you can talk extensively about each topic to yourself you're gonna be good to go.
Good luck!
Biology (40 questions)
I. Cell and Molecular Biology (13 questions)
A. Origin of Life
B. Cell metabolism (including
photosynthesis)/ Enzymology
C. Cellular Processes
D. Thermodynamics
E. Organelle structure and function
F. Mitosis / Meiosis
G. Cell structure
H. Experimental cell biology
II. Diversity of Life: Biological
Organization and Relationship of
Major Taxa (Five-Kingdom
System) (3 questions)
A. Monera
B. Plantae
C. Animalia
D. Protista
E. Fungi
F. Etc.
III. Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology:
Structure and Function of Systems (9 questions)
A. Integumentary
B. Skeletal
C. Muscular
D. Circulatory
E. Immunological
F. Digestive
G. Respiratory
H. Urinary
I. Nervous/senses
J. Endocrine
K. Reproductive
IV. Developmental Biology (4 questions)
A. Fertilization
B. Descriptive embryology
C. Developmental mechanisms
D. Experimental embryology
V. Genetics (7 questions)
A. Molecular genetics
B. Human genetics
C. Classical genetics
D. Chromosomal genetics
E. Genetic technology
VI. Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (4 questions)
A. Natural Selection
B. Population genetics/Speciation
C. Cladistics
D. Population and community
ecology
E. Ecosystems
F. Animal behavior (including social)
General Chemistry (30 questions)
I. Stoichiometry and General Concepts (3 questions)
A. Percent composition
B. Empirical formulae
C. Balancing equations
D. Moles and molecular formulas
E. Molar mass
F. Density
G. Calculations from balanced equations
II. Gases (2 questions)
A. Kinetic molecular theory of gases
B. Dalton‟s gas law
C. Boyle‟s gas law
D. Charles‟s gas law
E. Ideal gas law
III. Liquids and Solids (3 questions)
A. Intermolecular forces
B. Phase changes
C. Vapor pressure
D. Structures
E. Polarity
F. Properties
IV. Solutions (3 questions)
A. Polarity
B. Properties
1. Colligative
2. Non-colligative
C. Forces
D. Concentration calculations
V. Acids and Bases (3 questions)
A. pH
B. Strong acids and bases
C. Brønsted-Lowry reactions
VI. Chemical Equilibria (2 questions)
A. Molecular
B. Acid/base
C. Precipitation
D. Le Chatelier's principle
VII. Thermodynamics and
Thermochemistry (2 questions)
A. Laws of thermodynamics
B. Hess's law
C. Spontaneity
D. Enthalpies and entropies
E. Heat transfer
VIII. Chemical Kinetics (2 questions)
A. Rate Laws
B. Activation Energy
C. Half-life
IX. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (2 questions)
A. Balancing equations
B. Determination of oxidation numbers
C. Electrochemical calculations
D. Electrochemical concepts and
terminology
X. Atomic and Molecular Structure (3 questions)
A. Electron configuration
B. Orbital types
C. Lewis-Dot diagrams
D. Atomic theory
E. Quantum theory
F. Molecular geometry
G. Bond types
H. Sub-atomic particles
XI. Periodic Properties (2 questions)
A. Representative elements
B. Transition elements
C. Periodic trends
D. Descriptive chemistry
XII. Nuclear Reactions (1 questions)
A. Balancing equations
B. Binding energy
C. Decay processes
D. Particles
E. Terminology
XIII. Laboratory (2 questions)
A. Basic Techniques
B. Equipment
C. Error analysis
D. Safety
E. Data analysis
Seriously, Ari, could you be any more awesome?Sure thing, here's the whole test. The test really isn't that bad, it's very straight-forward, and if you can talk extensively about each topic to yourself you're gonna be good to go.
Good luck!
Biology (40 questions)
I. Cell and Molecular Biology (13 questions)
A. Origin of Life
B. Cell metabolism (including
photosynthesis)/ Enzymology
C. Cellular Processes
D. Thermodynamics
E. Organelle structure and function
F. Mitosis / Meiosis
G. Cell structure
H. Experimental cell biology
II. Diversity of Life: Biological
Organization and Relationship of
Major Taxa (Five-Kingdom
System) (3 questions)
A. Monera
B. Plantae
C. Animalia
D. Protista
E. Fungi
F. Etc.
III. Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology:
Structure and Function of Systems (9 questions)
A. Integumentary
B. Skeletal
C. Muscular
D. Circulatory
E. Immunological
F. Digestive
G. Respiratory
H. Urinary
I. Nervous/senses
J. Endocrine
K. Reproductive
IV. Developmental Biology (4 questions)
A. Fertilization
B. Descriptive embryology
C. Developmental mechanisms
D. Experimental embryology
V. Genetics (7 questions)
A. Molecular genetics
B. Human genetics
C. Classical genetics
D. Chromosomal genetics
E. Genetic technology
VI. Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (4 questions)
A. Natural Selection
B. Population genetics/Speciation
C. Cladistics
D. Population and community
ecology
E. Ecosystems
F. Animal behavior (including social)
General Chemistry (30 questions)
I. Stoichiometry and General Concepts (3 questions)
A. Percent composition
B. Empirical formulae
C. Balancing equations
D. Moles and molecular formulas
E. Molar mass
F. Density
G. Calculations from balanced equations
II. Gases (2 questions)
A. Kinetic molecular theory of gases
B. Dalton‟s gas law
C. Boyle‟s gas law
D. Charles‟s gas law
E. Ideal gas law
III. Liquids and Solids (3 questions)
A. Intermolecular forces
B. Phase changes
C. Vapor pressure
D. Structures
E. Polarity
F. Properties
IV. Solutions (3 questions)
A. Polarity
B. Properties
1. Colligative
2. Non-colligative
C. Forces
D. Concentration calculations
V. Acids and Bases (3 questions)
A. pH
B. Strong acids and bases
C. Brønsted-Lowry reactions
VI. Chemical Equilibria (2 questions)
A. Molecular
B. Acid/base
C. Precipitation
D. Le Chatelier's principle
VII. Thermodynamics and
Thermochemistry (2 questions)
A. Laws of thermodynamics
B. Hess's law
C. Spontaneity
D. Enthalpies and entropies
E. Heat transfer
VIII. Chemical Kinetics (2 questions)
A. Rate Laws
B. Activation Energy
C. Half-life
IX. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (2 questions)
A. Balancing equations
B. Determination of oxidation numbers
C. Electrochemical calculations
D. Electrochemical concepts and
terminology
X. Atomic and Molecular Structure (3 questions)
A. Electron configuration
B. Orbital types
C. Lewis-Dot diagrams
D. Atomic theory
E. Quantum theory
F. Molecular geometry
G. Bond types
H. Sub-atomic particles
XI. Periodic Properties (2 questions)
A. Representative elements
B. Transition elements
C. Periodic trends
D. Descriptive chemistry
XII. Nuclear Reactions (1 questions)
A. Balancing equations
B. Binding energy
C. Decay processes
D. Particles
E. Terminology
XIII. Laboratory (2 questions)
A. Basic Techniques
B. Equipment
C. Error analysis
D. Safety
E. Data analysis
Hey Ari, I know you are basically the go-to guy when it comes to the DAT (hence why I bought Bootcamp ) So would you say the same thing about the new DAT? I think it changed in 2015 right? Thanks for any advice. The videos I watched from Chads new site, chemistry prep, didn't have any chapters on carbohydrates, yet theres a chapter in the OChem Odyssey Destroyer book. Wondering if I should know this stuff for the DATYou can take whichever advice you like of course. It isn't worth delving into knowing the intricate knowledge for the DAT. Those videos chad made are for the MCAT which tests this stuff more in depth. The key to bio is breadth, not depth
It's good to know and maybe worth reading through, but it isn't listed in the scope of the exam. If you get a question with carbohydrates, they probably want you to apply some other sort of knowledge to the question. You can see the latest scope of the exam in the DAT Guide on page 7: http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Education and Careers/Files/dat_examinee_guide.pdf?la=enHey Ari, I know you are basically the go-to guy when it comes to the DAT (hence why I bought Bootcamp ) So would you say the same thing about the new DAT? I think it changed in 2015 right? Thanks for any advice. The videos I watched from Chads new site, chemistry prep, didn't have any chapters on carbohydrates, yet theres a chapter in the OChem Odyssey Destroyer book. Wondering if I should know this stuff for the DAT
Awesome, thank you so much!It's good to know and maybe worth reading through, but it isn't listed in the scope of the exam. If you get a question with carbohydrates, they probably want you to apply some other sort of knowledge to the question. You can see the latest scope of the exam in the DAT Guide on page 7: http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Education and Careers/Files/dat_examinee_guide.pdf?la=en