PCAT Prep Plus: 2 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies (2022)

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Editor-in-Chief,ThirdEdition:NimeshShahPriorEditionEditorialStaff:ElizabethFlagge,ChrisDurland,TimEichSpecialthankstothestaffofKaplanTestPrepwhoworkedonthisbook.PCATisaregisteredtrademarkofPearsonEducation,Inc.,whichneithersponsorsnorendorsesthisproduct.Thispublicationisdesignedtoprovideaccurateinformationinregardtothesubjectmattercoveredasofitspublicationdate,withtheunderstandingthatknowledgeandbestpracticeconstantlyevolve.Thepublisherisnotengagedinrenderingmedical,legal,accounting,orotherprofessionalservice.Ifmedicalorlegaladviceorotherexpertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalshouldbesought.Thispublicationisnotintendedforuseinclinicalpracticeorthedeliveryofmedicalcare.Tothefullestextentofthelaw,neitherthePublishernortheEditorsassumeanyliabilityforanyinjuryand/ordamagetopersonsorpropertyarisingoutoforrelatedtoanyuseofthematerialcontainedinthisbook.©2021byKaplan,Inc.PublishedbyKaplanPublishing,adivisionofKaplan,Inc.1515W.CypressCreekRoadFortLauderdale,FL33309AllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.Bypaymentoftherequiredfees,youhavebeengrantedthenon-exclusive,non-transferablerighttoaccessandreadthetextofthiseBookonscreen.Nopartofthistextmaybereproduced,transmitted,downloaded,decompiled,reverseengineered,orstoredinorintroducedintoanyinformationstorageandStudy

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TableofContentsPCAT®PrepPlus2020-2021CoverTitlePageCopyrightWhat’sIncludedinMyPCATStudyPlan?NotetoInternationalStudentsHowtoUseThisBookPARTI:PCATSTRATEGIESChapter1:IntroductiontothePCATChapter2:StudyingEffectivelyChapter3:TestStrategiesPARTII:WRITINGChapter4:ThePCATEssayChapter5:UsageandStyleChapter6:PracticePromptsPARTIII:BIOLOGICALPROCESSESChapter7:BiologicalProcessesStrategiesChapter8:CellularBiologyChapter9:MolecularBiologyChapter10:GeneticsChapter11:EvolutionChapter12:MicroorganismsChapter13:MedicalMicrobiologyChapter14:IntegumentandImmuneSystemsChapter15:NervousSystemChapter16:SkeletalandMuscularSystemsChapter17:CirculatoryandRespiratorySystemsChapter18:DigestiveSystemChapter19:ExcretorySystemChapter20:EndocrineSystemChapter21:ReproductiveSystemChapter22:BiologicalProcessesPracticePassagesPARTIV:GENERALCHEMISTRY

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Chapter23:ChemicalProcessesStrategiesChapter24:AtomicStructureChapter25:ThePeriodicTableChapter26:ChemicalBondingChapter27:StoichiometryChapter28:SolutionsChapter29:ReactionTypesChapter30:ChemicalKineticsChapter31:EquilibriumChapter32:PhaseChangesChapter33:GasLawsChapter34:AcidsandBasesChapter35:NuclearChemistryPARTV:ORGANICCHEMISTRYChapter36:StructuralFormulasChapter37:IsomersChapter38:BondingChapter39:AlkanesChapter40:AlkenesandAlkynesChapter41:AromaticCompoundsChapter42:AlcoholsandEthersChapter43:AldehydesandKetonesChapter44:CarboxylicAcidsChapter45:CarboxylicAcidDerivativesChapter46:AminesChapter47:SpectroscopyPARTVI:BIOCHEMISTRYChapter48:DNAandRNAChapter49:ProteinsChapter50:LipidsChapter51:ChemicalProcessesPracticePassagesPARTVII:CRITICALREADINGChapter52:ReadingCriticallyChapter53:QuestionTypesChapter54:CriticalReadingPracticePassagesPARTVIII:QUANTITATIVEREASONINGChapter55:QuantitativeStrategies

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Chapter56:BasicMathChapter57:AlgebraChapter58:ProbabilityandStatisticsChapter59:PrecalculusChapter60:CalculusINDEX

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WHAT'SINCLUDEDINMYPCATSTUDYPLAN?TheOnlinePortalYoucanaccessyouronlinecontentbyregisteringatkaptest.com/moreonline(&)andfollowingtheonscreeninstructions.You'llneedthisbooktocompletetheregistration.Pleasenotethataccesstotheonlineportalislimitedtotheoriginalownerofthisbook.Time-TestedStrategiesforEverySectionKaplanhasspentyearsresearchingthePCATandteachingthousandsofstudentstheeffectivemethodstheyneedtosucceed.ThisbookcontainsdetailedinstructionsonhowtoanalyzeandcorrectlyanswerquestionswithinthefivesectionsyouwillencounteronthePCAT:Writing,BiologicalProcesses,ChemicalProcesses,CriticalReading,andQuantitativeReasoning.TwoFull-LengthPCATExamsTwocomputer-basedpracticetestscanbefoundinyourOnlinePortal.Thesefull-length,timedpracticetestscomecompletewithdetailedanswerexplanations.Afteryoucompleteeachtest,we’llanalyzeyour

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strengthsandweaknessesinvariouscontentareasandgiveyouimmediatefeedbackonyourperformance,soyouknowwheretobetterfocusyourstudies.TESTUPDATESThematerialinthisbookisup-to-dateatthetimeofpublication.However,thetestmakersmayreleaseinformationontestchangesafterthisbookispublished.Besuretocarefullyreadthematerialsyoureceivewhenyouregisterforthetest.Ifthereareanyimportantlate-breakingdevelopments—oranychangesorcorrectionstotheKaplantestpreparationmaterialsinthisbook—wewillpostthatinformationonlineatkaptest.com/retail-book-corrections-and-updates(3.FEEDBACKANDCOMMENTSEmailus:book.support@kaplan.comWewouldappreciateyourcommentsandsuggestionsaboutthisbook.Pleaseprovideanyfeedbackyouhavefortheimprovementofthisbooktobook.support@kaplan.com(3.Yourfeedbackisextremelyhelpfulaswecontinuetodevelophigh-qualityresourcestomeetyourneeds.

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NOTETOINTERNATIONALSTUDENTSIfyouareaninternationalstudenthopingtoattendapharmacyschoolintheUnitedStates,Kaplancanhelpyouexploreyouroptions.Herearesomethingstothinkabout:eIfEnglishisnotyourfirstlanguage,manypharmacyschoolswillrequireyoutotaketheTOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)orprovidesomeotherevidencethatyouareproficientinEnglish.®PlantotakethePCAT.ThemajorityofU.S.pharmacyschoolsrequireit.®Begintheprocessofapplyingtopharmacyschoolsatleast12monthsbeforethefalloftheyearyouplantostartyourstudies.MostprogramsonlyhaveSeptemberstartdates.eYouwillneedtoobtainanI-20CertificateofEligibilityfromtheschoolyouplantoattendifyouintendtoapplyforanF-1StudentVisatostudyintheUnitedStates.eIfyou'vealreadycompletedapharmacydegreeoutsidetheUnitedStates,getinformationfromU.S.schools—somemayhavespecialprogramsforinternationalgraduatesofpharmacy.Formoreinformation,visitkaptestglobal.com(Z.

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HOWTOUSETHISBOOKInadditiontoprovidingyouwiththebestpracticequestionsandteststrategies,Kaplan'steamofLearningScientistsarededicatedtoresearchingandtestingthebestmethodsforgettingthemostoutofyourstudytime.Herearetheirtopfivetipsforimprovingretention:eStarteachstudysessionwitharoundofpracticequestions.Practicequestionsprovidefocusforeachstudysessionbyshowingyouwhatyoustillneedtolearnandbyhelpingyoudrawconnectionsbetweenwhatyoualreadyknowandwhatyouwillbestudying.StudentswhotestaheadoftimescorehigheronthePCATafterstudyingthanstudentswhodon’tpre-test.Taketimetoreadtheexplanationstoyourpracticequestionscarefully.Buildingfamiliaritywiththestructureofthequestionsandanswerswillhelpyoufeelmorecomfortablewiththetestitself.eReviewmultipletopicsinonestudysession.Thismayseemcounterintuitive—we’reusedtopracticingoneskillatatimeinordertoimproveeachskill.However,researchshowsthatweavingtopicstogetherleadstoincreasedlearning.Notonlythat,testmakersoftenincludemorethanonetopicinasinglequestion.StudyinginanintegratedmanneristhemosteffectivewaytoprepareforthePCAT.eCustomizethecontent.

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Drawingattentiontodifficultorcriticalcontentcanensureyoudon’toverlookitasyoureadandre-readsections.Thebestwaytodothisistomakeitmorevisual—highlight,maketabs,usestickies,whateverworks.Werecommendhighlightingonlythemostimportantordifficulttopics.Selectivehighlightingisgreatforemphasizingpartsofthetext,butover-highlightingcanhavetheoppositeeffect.eRepeattopicsovertime.Manypeopletrytomemorizeconceptsbyrepeatingthemoverandoveragaininsuccession.Ourresearchshowsthatretentionisimprovedbyspacingouttherepeatsovertimeandmixinguptheorderinwhichyoustudycontent.Forexample,tryreadingthechaptersinadifferentorderthesecond(orthird!)timearound.Revisitpracticequestionsthatyouansweredincorrectlyinanewsequence.Sometimesinformationyoureviewedmorerecentlycanhelpyoubetterunderstandthosequestionsandsolutions.eTakeamomenttoreflect.Whenyoufinishreadingachapterorsectionforthefirsttime,stopandthinkaboutwhatyouread.Jotdownafewthoughtsaboutwhythecontentisimportantorwhattopicscametomindwhenyoureadit.Associatinglearningwithamemoryisafantasticwaytoretaininformation!Thisalsoworkswhenansweringquestions.Afteransweringaquestion,takeamomenttothinkthrougheachstepyoutooktoarriveatasolution.Whatleadyoutotheansweryouchose?Understandingthestepsyoutookwillhelpyoumakegooddecisionswhenansweringfuturequestions.

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HOWTOUSETHEONLINERESOURCESeSignupforyourPCATOnlineCompanionatkaptest.com/moreonline(3),whichwillgiveyouaccesstoguidanceonbuildingastudyplan,aswellasyourPCATpracticetestsandtheiranswersandexplanations.eFamiliarizeyourselfwithKaplan’s“IntroductiontothePCAT”and“StudyingEffectively”recommendations.eCreateaplantostudytheWriting,Biology,GeneralChemistry,OrganicChemistry,Biochemistry,CriticalReading,andQuantitativeReasoningsections,usingtheend-of-chapterpracticequestionstoassessyourprogress.eWhenyouareready,takeyourfirst4-hour,onlinePCATPracticeTest(availableatkaptest.com(3afteryouregisterforyourPCATOnlineCompanion)tosimulatethecomputer-basedtest-takingexperience.Reviewyourperformancethoroughly.UsetherecommendationsfromKaplan'sSmartReports®tohelpprioritizewhatyouwillneedtodotoimproveyourscore.eTakethesecond4-hour,onlinePCATPracticeTest(alsoavailableatkaptest.com(IZ)afteryouregisterforyourPCATOnlineCompanion).Compareyourresultsonthistestwithyourperformanceontheprevioustest.ContinuetouseKaplan’sSmartReports®todeterminewhatyouneedtodotoimprove.ARETHEREADDITIONALRESOURCESAVAILABLETOME?

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IfyoufindthatyouwouldlikemorepersonalizedinstructiononthecontentandstrategiestestedonthePCAT,thereareavarietyofonline,in-person,andself-pacedcourseoptionsavailableathttps://www.kaptest.com(3.ONCEI’MREADY,HOWDO|REGISTERFORTHEEXAM?VisittheAACPwebsiteathttp://pcatweb.info/Register-and-Schedule.php(4)toinitiatetheregistrationprocess.

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