The MCAT Biology Book (with Verbal Reasoning) (Paperback)

by Nancy Morvillo (Author), Matthew Schmidt (Author), Nancy Movillo (Author) "The MCAT Biology Book is designed to help you understand major concepts in biology and to use this knowledge to solve problems..." (more)
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The MCAT Biology Book provides a comprehensive overview of MCAT biology appropriate for all pre-med students preparing for the MCAT exam. With this and its two companion volumes, The MCAT Physics Book and The MCAT Chemistry Book, Nova Press provides the most comprehensive series of test-prep books for the MCAT. In twenty-one chapters, the basics of biology are described in easy-to-understand text. Illustrations help emphasize relevant topics and clarify difficult concepts. Each chapter concludes with a set of problems modeled after the MCAT exam, with complete explanation of the answers. Also, includes a thorough analysis of the MCAT verbal section. Authors Nancy Morvillo and Matthew Schmidt both obtained their Ph.D. in genetics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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The MCAT Biology Book provides a comprehensive overview of MCAT biology appropriate for al l pre-med students preparing for the MCAT exam.

With this and its two companion volumes, The MCAT Physics Book and The MCAT Chemistry Book, Nov a Press provides the most comprehensive series of test-prep books for the MCAT.

In twenty-one chapters, the basics of biology are described in easy-to-understand text. Illust rations help emphasize relevant topics and clarify difficult concepts. Each chapter concludes wit h a set of problems modeled after the MCAT exam, with complete explanation of the answers. Also, i ncludes a thorough analysis of the MCAT verbal section.

Authors Nancy Morvillo and Matthew Schmidt both obtained their Ph.D. in genetics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Nova Press; 1 edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889057088
• ISBN-13: 978-1889057088
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #666,537 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise review of Biology and Verbal portions of the MCAT, March 11, 1999

By A Customer

This book covers all the basics of biology. For someone like me, who had a lacking undergrad bio course, this book helps. The diagrams throughout the book are very helpful because they give you another way of remembering the concepts. This book is limited with testing questions, and is better used as a study aid. All in all, this is great for reviewing bio, but it should not be your only source of studying for the MCAT bio section. I have not yet looked at the verbal section, but it looks promising.

22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for reviewing biology, August 26, 1998

By A Customer

This book gives you a good, but brief overview of the MCAT Biology and Verbal portions. It doesn't cover organic chemistry except to the extent that it overlaps with Biology.

The expanations are brief and concise and contain only the most important principles for MCAT testing purposes. It does not give test taking strategy, and it does not give many examples (one per major biology area), but the questions it does give are of high MCAT intensity.

I would recommend this book to two classes of people:

1) Those who took biology some time ago and wanted to review for the MCAT with the important biology priciples.

2) Those who have not taken biology and needed to take the MCAT in spite of this deficeincy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just enough, June 14, 2006

By	J. Flood "save our planet & animals" (all over the world) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't even tell you how many books I have purchased that claim they offer only info. relavant to the MCAT and nothing more...in which they wind up giving you all the superfluous stuff that *may* be on the MCAT.
Well, this book is different. It cuts out all the extra mumbo jumbo and tells you like it is. Want to know about Glycolysis, fermentation, Kreb's cycle and the ETC all in 2 hours memorized? Buy this book...it has a unique way of explaining things that other books, and professors, didn't know how to do. I found myself relating difficult concepts together much easier in this book than any other.
HOWEVER, it is not by any means a COMPREHENSIVE review -- please note! This would be more of a supplement to your materials. But with that said, it is really good to breeze through difficult stuff.
I think it's great and it has boosted my confidence in the material for the MCAT.