PCAT Prep Plus: 2 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online

by Kaplan Test Prep

Overview

Kaplan's PCAT Prep Plus, Third Edition is up-to-date with the latest test changes and includes all the content and strategies you need to get the PCAT results you want. Kaplan Test Prep is the only Official Provider of PCAT Prep, as endorsed by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). 

We are so certain that PCAT Prep Plus offers all the knowledge you need to excel at the PCAT that we guarantee it: After studying with the online resources and book, you'll score higher on the PCAT—or you'll get your money back.

The Best Review

• 2 full-length, realistic practice tests online that provide you with scores and percentiles
• A guide to the current PCAT Blueprint to show you exactly what to expect on Test Day
• Additional practice questions for every subject, all with detailed answers and explanations
• Comprehensive review of all the content covered on the PCAT
• Kaplan's proven strategies for Test Day success

Expert Guidance

• Kaplan's experts ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test.
• We invented test prep—Kaplan (kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.
   

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506276762
Publisher:	Kaplan Test Prep
Publication date:	11/09/2021
Series:	Kaplan Test Prep
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	888
Sales rank:	658,309
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

For 80 years, Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students grow their knowledge, skills and confidence so they can be their best on Test Day. Our prep books and online resources provide the expert guidance that students need at every step of their educational journey – incorporating years of test-specific data and strategies tested by Kaplan students and our own expert psychometricians.

After helping millions of students, we know what works. Our guides deliver knowledge with clarity and simplicity while focusing on the specialized strategies that keep test-takers ahead of the clock and at the top of their game.

We offer preparation for more than 90 standardized tests – including entrance exams for secondary school, college, and graduate school, as well as professional licensing exams for attorneys, physicians, and nurses.

With a full array of self-paced and live online courses, as well as print books and mobile apps, you can use Kaplan to study on your own schedule and at your own speed. Kaplan's private tutors and admissions consultants supplement those offerings with one-on-one support.

Table of Contents

Note to International Students vii

How to Use This Book viii

Part I PCAT Strategies

Chapter 1 Introduction to the PCAT 3

Chapter 2 Studying Effectively 13

Chapter 3 Test Strategies 19

Part II Writing

Chapter 4 The PCAT Essay 29

Chapter 5 Usage and Style 35

Chapter 6 Practice Prompts 71

Part III Biological Processes

Chapter 7 Biological Processes Strategies 89

Chapter 8 Cellular Biology 93

Chapter 9 Molecular Biology 111

Chapter 10 Genetics 125

Chapter 11 Evolution 143

Chapter 12 Microorganisms 157

Chapter 13 Medical Microbiology 165

Chapter 14 Integument and Immune Systems 171

Chapter 15 Nervous System 181

Chapter 16 Skeletal and Muscular Systems 197

Chapter 17 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems 209

Chapter 18 Digestive System 223

Chapter 19 Excretory System 231

Chapter 20 Endocrine System 239

Chapter 21 Reproductive System 251

Chapter 22 Biological Processes Practice Passages 265

Part IV General Chemistry

Chapter 23 Chemical Processes Strategies 281

Chapter 24 Atomic Structure 283

Chapter 25 The Periodic Table 299

Chapter 26 Chemical Bonding 313

Chapter 27 Stoichiometry 335

Chapter 28 Solutions 349

Chapter 29 Reaction Types 359

Chapter 30 Chemical Kinetics 367

Chapter 31 Equilibrium 383

Chapter 32 Phase Changes 393

Chapter 33 Gas Laws 405

Chapter 34 Acids and Bases 421

Chapter 35 Nuclear Chemistry 441

Part V Organic Chemistry

Chapter 36 Structural Formulas 455

Chapter 37 Isomers 471

Chapter 38 Bonding 493

Chapter 39 Alkanes 503

Chapter 40 Alkenes and Alkynes 517

Chapter 41 Aromatic Compounds 535

Chapter 42 Alcohols and Ethers 547

Chapter 43 Aldehydes and Ketones 563

Chapter 44 Carboxylic Acids 583

Chapter 45 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 599

Chapter 46 Amines 625

Chapter 47 Spectroscopy 637

Part VI Biochemistry

Chapter 48 DNA and RNA 655

Chapter 49 Proteins 667

Chapter 50 Lipids 683

Chapter 51 Chemical Processes Practice Passages 691

Part VII Critical Reading

Chapter 52 Reading Critically 709

Chapter 53 Question Types 717

Chapter 54 Critical Reading Practice Passages 723

Part VIII Quantitative Reasoning

Chapter 55 Quantitative Strategies 745

Chapter 56 Basic Math 759

Chapter 57 Algebra 785

Chapter 58 Probability and Statistics 805

Chapter 59 Precalculus 825

Chapter 60 Calculus 835

Index 855

Study Sheets