Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part 6

  • Thread starter Thread starter deleted106503
  • Start date Start date
This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
D

deleted106503

Members do not see this ad.
Welcome to Part 6! Everyone did a bang up job by hitting 10k in less than 12 days--11 days 19 hours and 18 minutes to be exact. A new record! 😀

For those not familiar with what we do here, Molly has been kind enough to put together a nice description.

MollyMalone said:
Not sure what the Random thread is all about? Well, here's the answer to all your questions.

It's basically a restaurant. That serves breaststicks. And lots of cute fruit and veggies. And is patronized by a HO. And Tucker Carlson. Vin Diesel, too. Lots of race car drivers eat here, as well. We're very well respected by the Amish... one girl in particular is here almost all the time.

The food is great if you're low on iron. It's not on the menu, but you can ask about the special secret garlic cure home recipe. One of the hostesses often makes weather predictions, but she's not always around. I think she has another job with the government. Or a government. Something like that. One of the other hostesses says "Bitch, please," a lot, but she's joking... don't take it personally.

Forget anything you've heard about the girl who died here from arsenic poisoning. That was a long time ago, and she's still alive, anyway... just busy so she doesn't come in as much. Besides, a little arsenic adds a lot of flavor to just about any dish.

Pretty flowers by the entrance, hey? Lilis, they are. Beautiful. And the music is totally hopping... we have our very own DJ. Looks a little like Brad Pitt.

I guess that's pretty much all you need to know. I'm usually in the corner booth over there drinking a nice glass of wine. You're welcome to join me, anytime. We're open 24/7.
Click to expand...

And the final tally from Part 5:

WilliamsF1 2,128
RAD11 1,484
Nikki2002 587
jlw9698 458
Anastasis 410
mshheaddoc 384
Dr Durden 367
Arsenic 366
MollyMalone 362
supernova33418 355
beary 353
megboo 259
ironmanf14 252
oxeye 242
BrettBatchelor 240
da_donut 193
Crazy Canuck 184
QofQuimica 184
Dr. Pepper 180
scentimint 162
EvoDevo 147
lilithny 128
UMP 117
TypeA 108
AWhitehair 104
Teerawit 87
Tanner82 79
abadri421 45
DRKUBA 44
gujuDoc 31
Cozmosis 23
leesh 7
dr.kicia 1
X_Marker 1
ylitia 1
bananaface 1
MicroBugs 1
Noeljan 1
Jacks Mannequin 1

We've been through highs and lows in Part 5. From the final matches of Andre Agassi's career to the loss of the World's friend, Mr. Steve Irwin. May he rest in piece.

With all that said, let the green flag wave! Boogity Boogity Boogity!!!

greenflagwaveqk5.gif
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
jlw9698 said:
We had a practice exam, so I'm checking answers online. Apparently I'm good at determining formal charge ( 👍 ), pretty competent at naming alkanes ( 👍 ) and not-so-hot on converting linear configurations to Newman structures ( 👎 ). Working on that.
Click to expand...

ha, blasts from the past. god, unlike Q, my chem degree was just used as a boarding pass into med school. if you gave me an organic exam right now i wouldnt do well on it at all i think. :laugh:

just do lots of practice problems jlw, that and going go see your prof or TA whenever your lost is the secret to doing well in orgo.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Arsenic said:
just do lots of practice problems jlw, that and going go see your prof or TA whenever your lost is the secret to doing well in orgo.
Click to expand...

actually, I think I just figured out the key to what I was doing wrong. I had all the right stuff in there, just arranged the wrong way. I think I've got it now... maybe. 😉

if his test is like the practice test, this is totally doable! a bunch of us have agreed that those 3 organic chem lectures that we got from our gen chem II prof set us up VERY nicely for this class. 🙂
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
jlw9698 said:
We had a practice exam, so I'm checking answers online. Apparently I'm good at determining formal charge ( 👍 ), pretty competent at naming alkanes ( 👍 ) and not-so-hot on converting linear configurations to Newman structures ( 👎 ). Working on that.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I did a lot of all that this past week. Doing OK so far and will practice some more tomorrow. Newman structures - use the 2 innermost Carbons.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
anyone want to refresh my memory ?

You fertilize egg cells from a healthy C. elegans (a worm that is a model organism for development) with sperm from a male that has been treated with DNA-damaging agents. You find that some of the offspring have defective mitochondria, and that this characteristic can be passed on to future generations. This surprises you at first because you happen to know that the sperm cell contributes no mitochondria to the fertilized egg cell and thus to the offspring. What can you deduce from these results?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
UMP said:
anyone want to refresh my memory ?

You fertilize egg cells from a healthy C. elegans (a worm that is a model organism for development) with sperm from a male that has been treated with DNA-damaging agents. You find that some of the offspring have defective mitochondria, and that this characteristic can be passed on to future generations. This surprises you at first because you happen to know that the sperm cell contributes no mitochondria to the fertilized egg cell and thus to the offspring. What can you deduce from these results?
Click to expand...
that no matter how much I think people don't like me, I'm still not eating any worms?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
UMP said:
anyone want to refresh my memory ?

You fertilize egg cells from a healthy C. elegans (a worm that is a model organism for development) with sperm from a male that has been treated with DNA-damaging agents. You find that some of the offspring have defective mitochondria, and that this characteristic can be passed on to future generations. This surprises you at first because you happen to know that the sperm cell contributes no mitochondria to the fertilized egg cell and thus to the offspring. What can you deduce from these results?
Click to expand...

The egg had defective mitochondria?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
UMP said:
anyone want to refresh my memory ?

You fertilize egg cells from a healthy C. elegans (a worm that is a model organism for development) with sperm from a male that has been treated with DNA-damaging agents. You find that some of the offspring have defective mitochondria, and that this characteristic can be passed on to future generations. This surprises you at first because you happen to know that the sperm cell contributes no mitochondria to the fertilized egg cell and thus to the offspring. What can you deduce from these results?
Click to expand...
The DNA Damaging agents were still contained within the sperm when it fertilized the egg thereby damaging the mitocondrial DNA?

Just a guess.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll is up. Miami is unranked 😱 How the f did Michigan jump so high for beating an overranked, overhyped, overrated, overtelevised, overowned Notre Dame?

BB, you need to beat WVU for us. We'll beat Auburn. Deal?

Congrats to the SEC. 3 of the top 7 are from the SEC. 4 of the top 11, too. 😀 LSU fell too far if you ask me...

1. Ohio State (60) 3-0 1,572
2. USC (2) 2-0 1,493
3. Auburn (1) 3-0 1,432
4. West Virginia 3-0 1,359
5. Florida 3-0 1,282
6. Michigan 3-0 1,181
7. Georgia 3-0 1,178
8. Texas 2-1 1,144
9. Louisville 3-0 1,106
10. Virginia Tech 3-0 964
11. LSU 2-1 911
12. Oregon 3-0 829
13. Notre Dame 2-1 814
14. Iowa 3-0 781
15. TCU 3-0 621
16. Oklahoma 2-1 508
17. Florida State 2-1 459
18. Arizona State 3-0 397
19. Tennessee 2-1 376
20. California 2-1 366
21. Boston College 3-0 348
22. Alabama 3-0 314
23. Clemson 2-1 283
24. Nebraska 2-1 167
25. Boise State 3-0 139
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
WilliamsF1 said:
USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll is up. Miami is unranked 😱 How the f did Michigan jump so high for beating an overranked, overhyped, overrated, overtelevised, overowned Notre Dame?

BB, you need to beat WVU for us. We'll beat Auburn. Deal?

Congrats to the SEC. 3 of the top 7 are from the SEC. 4 of the top 11, too. 😀 LSU fell too far if you ask me...

1. Ohio State (60) 3-0 1,572
2. USC (2) 2-0 1,493
3. Auburn (1) 3-0 1,432
4. West Virginia 3-0 1,359
5. Florida 3-0 1,282
6. Michigan 3-0 1,181
7. Georgia 3-0 1,178
8. Texas 2-1 1,144
9. Louisville 3-0 1,106
10. Virginia Tech 3-0 964
11. LSU 2-1 911
12. Oregon 3-0 829
13. Notre Dame 2-1 814
14. Iowa 3-0 781
15. TCU 3-0 621
16. Oklahoma 2-1 508
17. Florida State 2-1 459
18. Arizona State 3-0 397
19. Tennessee 2-1 376
20. California 2-1 366
21. Boston College 3-0 348
22. Alabama 3-0 314
23. Clemson 2-1 283
24. Nebraska 2-1 167
25. Boise State 3-0 139
Click to expand...

HA HA!!!!!!!! boo-yah
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
WilliamsF1 said:
:laugh: I'm interested in how we'll fair with UK. Last year we beat them 49-28 after our second string gave them points (we had to put our starters back in 🙄 ). This year Louisville beat them 59-28, very similar stats...
Click to expand...

The UKitties do have claws, though I wouldn't sweat it.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

mjo9943
MCAT Advice
Replies
2
Views
2K
Janilla
J
S
Should I retake the MCAT?
Replies
4
Views
3K
babySimba
B
LMAGZ
MCAT Advice
Replies
2
Views
1K
Rachapkis
Rachapkis
N
Seeking Honest Review with Kaplan Online Self-Paced MCAT package. Open to other suggestions as well.
Replies
2
Views
543
nobadwaves
N
Lifeanddreams
  • Question Question
MCAT Study Guide
Replies
1
Views
2K
SenatorTractor
SenatorTractor
Top