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PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) Biological Processes Practice Test
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The Biological Processes section of the PCAT has a total of 48 questions that must be completed in 45 minutes.    

PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) Biological Processes Practice Test
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25 Questions

1. Which is the simplest nerve pathway that bypasses the brain?
2. Which choice is a consequence of tetrad formation in meiosis?
3. What food preservation technique uses microorganisms to convert starch and sugar to alcohol?
4. Which statement is true?
5. What is the term used for the set of metabolic reactions that convert chemical bonds to energy in the form of ATP?
6. Where does sperm maturation take place in the male reproductive system?
7. What is the cell structure responsible for protein synthesis called?
8. Diffusion and osmosis are examples of what type of transport mechanism?
9. Which does NOT describe how an antimicrobial agent works?
10. Which muscle system is unlike the others?
11. Which of the following is the cellular organelle used for digestion to recycle materials?
12. Which of these is NOT found in the cell nucleus?
13. What are concentric circles of bone tissue are called?
14. Which layer of skin contains sensory receptors and blood vessels?
15. What is the order of filtration in the nephron?
16. What type of archaeal species uses inorganic compounds as an energy source?
17. What is an alteration in the normal gene sequence called?
18. Blood type is a trait determined by multiple alleles, and two of them are co-dominant: IA codes for A blood and IB codes for B blood i codes for O blood and is recessive to both. If an A heterozygote individual and an O individual have a child, what is the probability that the child will have type A blood?
19. The combination of alleles of an organism, when expressed, manifests as the organism’s what?
20. What is the process of cell division in somatic (most body) cells called?
21. What are the energy-generating structures of the cell called?
22. Which hormone in the female reproductive system is responsible for progesterone production?
23. How do microorganisms reproduce?
24. What’s the greatest concern when an individual contracts a GI infection?
25. What are the functions of the hypothalamus?<
I. Regulate body temperature
II. Send stimulatory and inhibitory instructions to the pituitary gland
III. Receive sensory information from the brain

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