Deck 5: Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE)

Question 1

Which of the following is the complementary base strand to the sequence AGCGTATTGCG?

A)TGCGATAAGCG
B)ACGCTATTCGC
C)GATACGCCATA
D)TCGCATAACGC
E)CGCAATACGCT

Answer 1

TCGCATAACGC

Question 2

Which of the following families contains characteristically nonreactive elements?

A)Alkali metals
B)Alkaline earth metals
C)Halides
D)Halogens
E)Noble gases

Answer 2

Noble gases

Question 3

Dimenhydrinate is used as an________?

A)Antihistamine
B)Antiarrhythmic
C)Antiulcer agent
D)Anticholinergic

Answer 3

Anticholinergic

Question 4

Giraffes with longer necks can reach more food and are more likely to survive and produce offspring. This is an example of:

A)Natural selection
B)Divergent evolution
C)Coevolution
D)Speciation
E)Convergent evolution

Question 5

Which of the following is an opioid-like agonist?

A)Phenobarbital
B)Propoxyphene
C)Diltiazem
D)Pemoline

Question 6

Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of viruses?

A)Viruses can only reproduce using a cell's machinery.
B)Viruses are not composed of cells.
C)Viruses can infect all types of living organisms.
D)Viruses have genes made up of DNA or RNA
E)All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a "high-alert" drug meaning, they can cause significant harm when used in error?

A)Amiodorone, intravenous
B)Tricalcium phosphate, PO
C)Fentenyl, transdermal
D)Gabapentin, PO

Question 8

Which of the following is an anxiolytic?

A)Buspirone
B)Budenoside
C)Busulfan
D)Bumetanide

Question 9

What is the function of the myelin sheath that surrounds neurons?

A)Increase speed of impulses
B)Maintain polarization
C)Decrease friction
D)Control growth of neurons
E)Oxygen exchange

Question 10

Rifapentine is a(n) _____ used to treat ______ and which rarely has the adverse effect of inducing _______.

A)Anti-tubercular, mycobacterium infections, hematologic abnormalities, pancreatitis and hyperkalemia
B)Atypical anti-psychotic, mania and multiple personality disorder, arrhythmias.
C)Antibiotic fluroquinone, ophthalmic infections, hypomagnesemia.
D)Dopamine antagonist, Parkinson's disease and seizure disorders, suicidal ideation.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about photosynthesis is false?

A)Photosynthesis produces oxygen as a waste product.
B)The dark reaction does not require sunlight.
C)Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplast.
D)Sunlight needed for photosynthesis is stored in pigments such as chlorophyll.
E)Photosynthesis results in the production of carbon dioxide.

Question 12

A student adds drops of lemon juice to a red cabbage pigment. What color is the solution most likely to be? Here is the pigment table for red cabbage:
PH 1-2 Pink/Acid
PH 3-4 Dark Red/Acid
PH 5-6 Violet/Acid
PH 7-8 Blue/Neutral-Base
PH 9-10 Blue-Green/Base
PH 11-12 Green-Yellow/Base

A)Pink
B)Blue
C)Blue-green
D)Greenish yellow
E)Violet

Question 13

Ipratropium is a _____ used to treat _____ and which rarely has the adverse effect of inducing ______.

A)Bisphosphonate, osteopenia, tachycardia
B)Bronchodilator/anti-cholinergic, COPD and asthma, arrythmias
C)Bronchodilator/cholinergic agonist, COPD and asthma, arrythmias
D)Serotonin antagonist, seizure disorders, tachycardia

Question 14

A 56-year-old female patient has a diagnosis of GERD, mild hypertension, hyperthyroidism, hypercholesterolemia, and Type II diabetes of 5 years duration. Medications include metformin, glyburide, propylthiouracil, lansoprazole, atorvastatin, and hydrochlorothiazide. Recent labs report an A₁c of 9.8%, TSH of 2.7, Hgb of 12.2 and total cholesterol of 130mg/dL. A physical exam reveals a blood pressure of 128/76 and a resting heart rate of 98. The patient is complaining of muscle cramps, fatigue, and thirst. Which of the following medications may need adjustment?

A)Metformin and glyburide
B)Propylthiouracil
C)Atorvastatin
D)Metformin, glyburide, and atorvastatin

Question 15

What metabolic pathway converts glucose into pyruvate?

A)Hydrolysis
B)Glucogenesis
C)Glycolysis
D)Glycogenesis
E)Glycogenolysis

Question 16

As the dominant plant of the area changes, the total biomass of the community __________.

A)Increases
B)Decreases
C)Remains the same
D)Decreases then increases
E)Increases then decreases

Question 17

Which of the following species is classified as an electrolyte?

A)CH?
B)C?H₁₂O₆
C)N₂
D)Na⁺
E)O₃

Question 18

Humans store glucose in long chains called ______________.

A)Disaccharides
B)Monosaccharides
C)Starch
D)Glycogen
E)Cholesterol

Question 19

Which of the following compounds contains a double bond?

A)C?H?
B)C?H?
C)C₃H₈
D)CH?
E)C₄H₁₀

Question 20

Compared to succession, evolution is generally ___________.

A)Slower
B)Faster
C)More organized
D)Permanent
E)Similar in rate

Question 21

What is the oxidation state of chlorine in potassium perchlorate, KClO₄?

A)-7
B)-3
C)0
D)3
E)7

Question 22

Which of the following straight-chain hydrocarbons is classified as saturated?

A)C?H?
B)C₄H₈
C)C₄H?
D)C₅H₁₀
E)C?H?

Question 23

Which of the following metals reacts explosively when placed in water?

A)Manganese
B)Silver
C)Zinc
D)Sodium
E)Chromium

Question 24

Which of the following acids is classified as weak?

A)CH?COOH
B)HCl
C)HBr
D)HClO₄
E)H?SO₄

Question 25

A mutation in DNA that changes the DNA sequence but does not alter the amino acid of a protein is known as ____________.

A)Silent mutation
B)Frameshift mutation
C)Insertion mutation
D)Deletion mutation
E)Point mutation

Question 26

The half-life of 32 grams of a radioactive substance is 6.5 hours. How many grams of the substance remain after 19.5 hours?

A)16 grams
B)8 grams
C)4 grams
D)2 grams
E)32 grams

Question 27

Which of the following is the correct molecular formula for hydrobromic acid?

A)HBrO
B)HBr
C)H?Br
D)H?OBr
E)H?O?Br

Question 28

Which of the following can function as an inorganic coenzyme?
I. Iron
II. Magnesium
III. Zinc

A)I only
B)II only
C)III only
D)I and II only
E)I, II, and III only

Question 29

Which of the following is not a property of water?

A)High surface tension
B)Hydrophilic
C)Good solvent
D)Density as a solid is higher than its density as a liquid
E)Naturally occurs in all three states of matter

Question 30

The cell membrane is comprised of which of the following molecules?

A)Phospholipids
B)Carbohydrates
C)Proteins
D)Nucleic acids
E)Triglycerides

Question 31

A 40.0 gram sample of a radioactive element decays to 5.0 grams in 15 hours. What is the half-life of this element?

A)3 hours
B)2 hours
C)6 hours
D)7)5 hours
E)5 hours

Question 32

Which of the following are possible signs/symptoms/complications of lansoprazole?
I. GI hemorrhage
II. Cerebrovascular accident
III. Asthma
IV. Myocardial infarction

A)All of the above
B)None of the above
C)I only
D)I and III only

Question 33

Which of the following elements displays bonding characterized by a delocalized "sea of electrons"?

A)Fluorine
B)Nitrogen
C)Copper
D)Sulfur
E)Argon

Question 34

80.0 grams of NaOH is dissolved in 3.0 moles of H20. What is the mole fraction of NaOH in this solution?

A).20
B).37
C).40
D).64
E).79

Question 35

A saturated solution of NaCl is heated until more solute can be dissolved. How is this solution best described?

A)Dilute
B)Immiscible
C)Supersaturated
D)Unsaturated
E)Hydrophobic

Question 36

Which of the following compounds is classified as a metallic oxide?

A)H?O
B)Na?O
C)CO?
D)NO?
E)SO?

Question 37

In translation, the first codon always codes for what amino acid?

A)Alanine
B)Valine
C)Proline
D)Tryptophan
E)Methionine