DAT bio question

[joonkimdds]

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I finished general bio 1 and 2 with good grades, A and B+.
I took 1 in CC and 2 from 4 year university.
I understand that my 4 year university, Geroge Mason University, isn't a good school but I really studied hard throughout the semester and I was top 10 out of 150 students and I am very proud of it.

When I read Kaplan blue book, I can understand them all even though I didn't memorize them all. But I know for sure that I learned them and I can refresh my memory whenever I want to.

And here is my question.
When I read the DAT bio problems, I can find many problems with words that i've never heard of. If the problem is about hemoglobin, I know it has something to do with picking up the oxygen and stuff. That's all my professor taught me in general bio 2. but then the problem is asking even deeper detailed information such as is it allosteric molecule, contains prosthetic group called xx, and blah blah blah.

isn't DAT supposed to ask us some big concept question instead of asking a very detailed question? and where am i supposed to learn this detailed info? from cell, animal, and plant bio? but isn't DAT supposed to test gen bio only?

 

[tinman831]

isn't DAT supposed to ask us some big concept question instead of asking a very detailed question? and where am i supposed to learn this detailed info? from cell, animal, and plant bio? but isn't DAT supposed to test gen bio only?

That information that you used in your example is not detailed at all. You should have learned all of this stuff in your introductory biology classes. They are not going to ask you simple questions such as what is a hormone. They will expect you to know the different kinds of hormones and their functions. If you don't remember a lot of it, then you'll have to study and review for it (which is what most of us do). The DAT isn't a walk in the park. There is a lot of hard work involved.


Here is a link that shows you what will be covered on the DAT:

http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/scope.asp

 

[joonkimdds]

That information that you used in your example is not detailed at all. You should have learned all of this stuff in your introductory biology classes. They are not going to ask you simple questions such as what is a hormone. They will expect you to know the different kinds of hormones and their functions. If you don't remember a lot of it, then you'll have to study and review for it (which is what most of us do). The DAT isn't a walk in the park. There is a lot of hard work involved.


Here is a link that shows you what will be covered on the DAT:

http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/scope.asp

well...i know most of the hormones and what secrets them and I think that's very easy and it's also covered in Kaplan blue book. But I don't think kaplan blue book covers what I wrote as an example.

 

[tinman831]

Hemoglobin is mentioned briefly in the Kaplan book. So is "allosteric" and "prosthetic" molecules.

 

[rockets32]

If you have access to it, it wouldnt hurt to review through a physiology book. I took a human physiology class in the spring and it paid off big time in learning a lot of those topics. Just my two cents

 

[JohnDoeDDS]

Hemoglobin is mentioned briefly in the Kaplan book. So is "allosteric" and "prosthetic" molecules.

Could you explain what these are please. I am almost done with the kaplan bio section and I cant remember coming across these things.

 

[joonkimdds]

Could you explain what these are please. I am almost done with the kaplan bio section and I cant remember coming across these things.

me neither

 

[tinman831]

I think they were mentioned in the enzymes section.

As you know hemoglobin transports oxygen in blood.

Allosteric molecules bind to the allosteric site on the enzyme to regulate its activity (increasing or decreasing).

A prosthetic group is a inorganic molecule that binds to the enzyme to alter its activity.

I'm pretty sure this stuff was in the kaplan blue book, if not it'll be definitely in your biology textbooks.

 

[joonkimdds]

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[KOM]

They are not going to ask you simple questions such as what is a hormone.

Hehe. What is a hormone again?

 

[Christine Kao]

My advice to you is to continue doing questions from practice DATs until you discover a trend. If you are getting most of them right, then don't worry about just one question. The DAT can't be tailored to every school's curriculum, so that's just where luck comes in.

However, if you notice that you're getting too many of them wrong, it says something about your background. In that case, I really would wait until you take another biology course, because the material is not something you want to try to learn by yourself, in case you miss details.

I practiced a bio section of the DAT and I flew through the human biology section because I studied third year physiology. If I tried it after first or second year, I would have failed.

Genetics? Taxonomy? I was TERRIBLE. Does this mean I have to wait until I take third-year courses in those areas? Well no, because I just had to review my first year material a bit. This concludes that my early schooling prepared me better for this stuff than human biology.

I think that's the same kind of assessment you have to make. 🙂

 

[joonkimdds]

My advice to you is to continue doing questions from practice DATs until you discover a trend. If you are getting most of them right, then don't worry about just one question. The DAT can't be tailored to every school's curriculum, so that's just where luck comes in.

However, if you notice that you're getting too many of them wrong, it says something about your background. In that case, I really would wait until you take another biology course, because the material is not something you want to try to learn by yourself, in case you miss details.

I practiced a bio section of the DAT and I flew through the human biology section because I studied third year physiology. If I tried it after first or second year, I would have failed.

Genetics? Taxonomy? I was TERRIBLE. Does this mean I have to wait until I take third-year courses in those areas? Well no, because I just had to review my first year material a bit. This concludes that my early schooling prepared me better for this stuff than human biology.

I think that's the same kind of assessment you have to make. 🙂

If i take bio DAT now...i would get ZERO. I even forgot what happens in mitosis and meisis 😱 😡 😕
I mean I know what it's about but cmon...it's been a year....i can't remember it now. but if i study i know i can memorize them quickly 😀

 

[joonkimdds]

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