NMAT Study Guide  Genetics

o Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

Part I. Mental Ability o Types of RNA
o Mendelian Mode of Inheritance
VERBAL ABILITY o Non-Mendelian Mode of Inheritance
o Pedigree Analysis
 Opposites Analogies (e.g., fire and ice, tired and energetic, crying o Chromosomes
and laughing, etc.).
 Plant Physiology
 Object and Classification Analogies (e.g., red and color, knife
o Photosynthesis
and kitchenware, truck and vehicle, etc.).
o Parts of the Plant
 Object and Related Object Analogies (e.g., dog and puppy,
o Kind of Plants
kangaroo and joey, plant and seed, etc.).
o Plant Hormones
 Object and Group Analogies (e.g., wolf and pack, trees and
forest, fish and school, seagull and flock, etc.). o Reaction to Stimulus
 Degree of Characteristics Analogies (e.g., cold and freezing, o Plant Bacteria Symbiosis
warm and hot, tired and exhausted, etc.). o Photoperiodism
 Cause and Effect Analogies (e.g., read and learn, work and earn,  Taxonomy
spin and dizzy, fire and burn, etc.). o The Five Kingdom Scheme
 Effort and Result Analogies (e.g., write and letter, sculpt and o Three Domains of Life
monument, build and house, paint and painting, etc.).  Ontogeny
 Problem and Solution Analogies (e.g., tired and sleep, o Growth and Development
unemployment and job application, itch and scratch, etc.).
 Verb Tenses Analogies (e.g., sent and send, run and ran, eat and CHEMISTRY
ate, walk and walked, etc.).
 Performer and Action Analogies (doctor and heal, scientist and Inorganic Chemistry
research, soldier and fight, etc.).
 Object and Part of the Whole Analogies (e.g., page and book,  Matter
glass and window, brick and wall, etc.). o Properties
 Object and Function Analogies (e.g., paintbrush and paint, o Intensive and Extensive Properties
keyboard and type, telephone and call, etc.). o Types of Matter
 Object and Location Analogies (e.g., plane and airport, dog and  Properties of Elements
doghouse, tree and forest, etc.).  Properties of Compounds
 Things That Go Together Analogies (e.g., salt and pepper,  Properties of Mixtures
peanut butter and jelly, bread and butter, ham and cheese, spoon  Atoms
and fork, etc.). o Atomic Theory of Matter
 Synonym Analogies (e.g., obese and fat, slender and thin, sad and o Atomic Models
depressed, etc.). o Components of an Atom
 Antonym Analogies (e.g., poverty and wealth, timid and outgoing, o Properties of an Atom
frail and strong, inflation and deflation, etc.). o Electronic Configuration
 Rhyme Analogies (e.g., whey and away, glasses and mosses, deer  Hund, Aufbau, and Pauli
and steer, etc.). o Quantum Mechanics
 Geography Analogies (e.g., Boston and Massachusetts, Tucson  Elements
and Arizona, Chicago and Illinois, Denver and Colorado, etc.). o Periodic Table of Elements
 Measurement Analogies (e.g., feet and meter, pound and  Classification
kilogram, quart and liter, etc.).  Groups and Families
 Time Analogies (e.g., September and fall, December and winter,  Periodic Trends
March and spring, etc.).  Compounds
o Oxidation State
INDUCTIVE REASONING o Types of Chemical Bonds
o Representation of Compounds
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE  Percent composition
o Molecular Geometry
 Fundamental Operation o Intermolecular Forces
 Problem Solving
o Relationships of organic compounds to:
 Data Interpretation
 Boiling point
 Melting point
PERCEPTUAL ACUITY
 Solubility
 Acidity
 Hidden Figure o The Mole
 Mirror Image
 Gases
 Identical Information o Ideal Gas Law Concept
o Gas Laws
Part II. Academic Proficiency
 Chemical Reactions
BIOLOGY o Types of Reactions
o Fundamental Law of Chemical Reactions
 Anatomy and Physiology o Redox Reactions
o Anatomy o Stoichiometry
 Circulatory System  Limiting and Excess Reagents
 Respiratory System o Energies, Spontaneity, Equilibrium
 Nervous System  Chemical Kinetics
 Digestive System  Chemical Equilibrium
 Endocrine System o Properties of Exothermic Reaction
 Urinary System o Properties of Endothermic Reactions
 Reproductive System o Le Chatelier's Principles
o Physiology  Dissociation of Compounds
 Enzymes  Acids and Bases
 Cellular Transport o Definitions
 Blood Clot Formation o Properties
 Blood Pigments o Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
 Bone Growth and Development
 Computations
 Accessory Organs of Digestion
 Dissociation of Acids and Bases
 Cellular Tonicity
 Thermochemistry
 Immune Response
o Thermal Properties of Matter
 Cellular Biology
o The Cell Cycle o Heat and its Effects
 Mitosis  Radioactive Decay
 Meiosis  Concentrations of Solutions
o The Cell o Molality
 Parts of the Cell o Molarity
o Cellular Respiration o Normality
 Ecology  Colligative Properties of Solutions
o Hierarchy of life
o Food Chain Organic Chemistry
o Terrestrial Biomes
 Common Properties
o Aquatic Biomes
 Resonance and Hybridization
o Ecological Succession
 Isomers
o General Freshwater Biomes
 Saturated hydrocarbons
  Unsaturated hydrocarbons  Nuclear Physics
 Aliphatic compounds o Radioactivity
 Aromatic compounds  Fluid
 Heterocyclic compounds o Pressure
 Other organic compounds
 Functional Groups SOCIAL SCIENCE
o Nomenclature
o Common Reactions Sociology
Biochemistry
 Social Sciences and Research
 Proteins o Definition of social sciences
 Carbohydrates o Major branches
 Lipids o The Scientific Method
 Nucleic Acids o Types of Scientific Research
 Biochemical Tests o Research Method
 Sociology and Anthropology
PHYSICS o Definition of culture
o Elements of culture
 Measurement o Concepts
 Motion o Macro and Micro Theories about Society
o Mechanics  The Role and Scope of Sociology
o Linear Motion/UARM o Nature of Sociology
o Free Fall Motion o The Task of Sociology as Science
o Motion Graphs o Sociology and Social Science
o Projectile  Elements of Sociological Analysis
o Uniform Circular Motion o Culture
o Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation o Society and Social Structure
o Laws of Motion o Socialization
 Normal force o Groups and Socialization
 Friction o Social Disorganization, Deviance and Social
 Tension o Control
o Kepler’s Law of Planetary Orbits o Social Inequalities
 Dynamics  Social Institutions
o Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation o Family
o Laws of Motion o Religion
 Normal force  Types
 Friction  Forms
 Tension o Education
o Kepler’s Law of Planetary Orbits
 Geography, Economy, and Work
 Work o Statistics and Demography
 Power o Ecology
 Energy o Economics
o Potential o Factors that respond to economic systems
o Kinetic o Economy system
 Momentum o Politics and Government
 Impulse  Forms
 Fluids  Social Change and Current Trends
o Density o Forms of Collective Behavior
o Specific Gravity  Types of Crowd
o Pressure  Theories of Crowding
o Pascal’s Law o Types of Social Movements
o Buoyant Force o Stages Leading to Eventual Acceptance by Society
o Bernoulli’s Principle  Social Chance and Future Trends
o Torricelli’s Theorem o Factors of Social Change
o Venturi Effect o Theories of Social Change
 Thermodynamics  Important Figures in the Development of Sociology
o Laws of Thermodynamics  Sociological Terms
o Change in Temperature  Philippine History and Political Science
o Change in Phase o Notable figures and thinkers
o Thermal Processes o Forms of government and political systems
o Thermal Expansion
 Heat Capacity Psychology
o Heat Engine
o Refrigerator  Schools of Thought of Psychology
 Thermal Processes  Contemporary Psychological Perspectives
o Conduction o Biological
o Convection o Behavioral
o Radiation o Cognitive
 Electromagnetism o Psychoanalytic
o Fundamental Law of Electrostatics o Phenomenological
o Electrostatic Force  General Characteristics
o Ohm’s Law  Factual Experiences
o Coulomb’s Law  Nervous System
o Resistors o Parts and Functions of the Brain
o Capacitors o Central Nervous System
 Electricity o Peripheral Nervous System
o Coulomb’s Law  Sensation and Perception
o Ohm’s Law  Consciousness
o Resistors o Sleep disorders
o Capacitors o Dreams
 Light and Sound Waves  Psychoactive Drugs
 Magnets  Memories
o Magnetic Field o Long and Short- Term
o Magnetic Force o Explicit and Implicit
 Waves and Optics  Motivation
o Electromagnetic Spectrum  Emotions
o Properties of Waves  Principles of Growth and Development
o Mirrors o Piaget’s Model of Cognitive Development
 Concave o Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
 Convex  Learning
o Lenses o Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning
 Concave o Skinner’s Operant Conditioning
 Convex  Schedules of Reinforcement
o Light waves o Instrumental Conditioning
 Refraction o Theories of Personality
 Diffraction
  Sheldon’s Body Types Theory
 Jung’s Behavioral Types Theory
 Body Chemistry Theory
 Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
 Freud’s Psychosexual Theory
 Erikson Psychosocial Stages
 Theory
 Jung’s Analytic Theory
o Approaches
 Pavlov and Skinner’s Behavioral Approach
 Bandura’s Social Learning Theory
 Piaget’s Cognitive Approach
 Maslow’s Humanistic Approach
 Phenomenological Approach
o Psychopathologies and Therapy
 Anxiety Disorders
 Mood Disorders
 Personality Disorders
 Psychotherapy
 Frustrations, Conflict, and Stress
 Responses to Frustrations
 Abnormal Reaction to Frustration and Stress
 Neuroses
 Psychoses
 Psychotherapy
 Social Psychology
 Social Behavior