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Questions 82-90 refer to the passage on page 390.
82. Which of the following titles best summarizes the contents of the passage? (A) Neurotransmitters: Their Crucial Function in Cellular Communication (B) Diet and Survival: An Old Relationship Reexamined (C) The Blood Supply and the Brain: A Reciprocal Dependence (D) Amino Acids and Neurotransmitters: The Connection between Serotonin Levels and Tyrosine (E) The Effects of Food Intake on the Production and Release of Serotonin: Some Recent Findings Finding a title that best summarizes a passage requires examining the passage as a whole. This task is made easier by the fact that the second sentence of the first paragraph provides a topic sentence stating the main idea: In recent studies, however, we have discovered that the production and release in brain neurons of the neurotransmitter serotonin ... depend directly on the food that the body processes. In the second paragraph, the authors cite the results of several studies relating neurotransmitter levels to eating meals and to injections of insulin. In the final paragraph, the authors discuss a study of the effect of a protein- rich meal on serotonin level. Thus, the correct title must show the relationship between food eaten and serotonin produced. A The function of neurotransmitters is only briefly mentioned. B The passage does not discuss the relation between diet and survival. C There is no discussion of blood supply and the brain. D While tyrosine is briefly mentioned, this was not a main focus of the studies. E Correct. This title offers a summary of the article's contents. The correct answer is E.
83. According to the passage, the speed with which tryptophan is provided to the brain cells of a rat varies with the (A) amount of protein present in a meal (B) concentration of serotonin in the brain before a meal (C) concentration of leucine in the blood rather than with the concentration of tyrosine in the blood after a meal (D) concentration of tryptophan in the brain before a meal (E) number of serotonin-containing neurons Supporting ideas The phrase according to the passage suggests that the answer is likely stated in the passage. Look at the third paragraph, which discusses variations in the speed with which tryptophan is provided to the brain. Lines 41-44 state the more protein is in a meal... the more slowly is tryptophan provided to the brain. A Correct. The greater the amount of protein, the more slowly tryptophan is provided. B The relationship is not discussed in the passage, although the concentration of serotonin after a meal is measured. C While leucine and tyrosine are mentioned, their concentrations in the blood are not compared. D This relationship is not discussed in the passage, although the concentration of tryptophan after a meal is measured. E The researchers do not consider the number of neurons. The correct answer is A.
84.According to the passage, when the authors began their first studies, they were aware that (A) they would eventually need to design experiments that involved feeding rats high concentrations of protein (B) tryptophan levels in the blood were difficult to monitor with accuracy (0 serotonin levels increased after rats were fed meals rich in tryptophan (D) there were many neurotransmitters whose production was dependent on metabolic processes elsewhere in'the body (E) serotonin levels increased after rats were injected with a large amount of tryptophan Supporting ideas The phrase according to the passage suggests that the answer is likely stated in the passage. Look at the first sentence of the second paragraph where the focus of the authors first studies is explained. The investigators wanted to see if an increase in serotonin levels would be observed after rats ate meals that changed tryptophan levels in the blood. Earlier research had already established that injecting tryptophan increased serotonin levels. A The authors' decision to add protein came later in their studies, after they had seen the effects of eating in general. B The passage does not identify any problems with monitoring tryptophan levels in the blood. C This was the hypothesis of the first experiment, so the authors could not have known it beforehand. D This point is irrelevant to the authors' work; only one neurotransmitter, serotonin, is discussed. E Correct. Lines 9-12 show that this increase had already been observed. The correct answer is E.
85. According to the passage, one reason that the authors gave rats carbohydrates was to (A) depress the rats' tryptophan levels (B) prevent the rats from contracting diseases (C) cause the rats to produce insulin (D) demonstrate that insulin is the most important substance secreted by the body (E) compare the effect of carbohydrates with the effect of proteins Supporting ideas The phrase according to the passage suggests that the answer is likely stated in the passage. Look at lines 22-26, which say We then decided to see whether the secretion of the animal's own insulin similarly affected serotonin production. We gave the rats a carbohydrate-containing meal that we knew would elicit insulin secretion. These sentences together show that the authors gave carbohydrates to the rats to cause the rats to secrete insulin. A Lines 26-29 show that the carbohydrate increased the blood tryptophan level. B Preventing disease was not part of the study. C Correct. The authors had already tried injecting insulin; they then gave the rats carbohydrates to stimulate insulin production. D The authors make no such claim about insulin. E The study involving protein came later, so this could not have been the reason for giving the rats carbohydrates. The correct answer is C.
86. According to the passage, the more protein a rat consumes, the lower will be the (A) ratio of the rat's blood-tryptophan concentration to the amount of serotonin produced and released in the rat's brain (B) ratio of the rat's blood-tryptophan concentration to the concentration in its blood of the other amino acids contained in the protein . (C) ? ratio of the rat's blood-tyrosine concentration to its blood-leucine concentration (D) number of neurotransmitters of any kind that the rat will produce and release (E) number of amino acids the rat's blood will contain Supporting ideas The phrase according to the passage suggests that the answer is likely stated in the passage. In lines 41-43, the authors state: The more protein is in a meal, the lower is the ratio of the resulting blood- tryptophan concentration to the concentration of competing amino acids A While lower levels of blood-tryptophan lead to lower serotonin levels, the relationship is not discussed in terms of a ratio. B Correct. Lines 41-43 show this to be the correct answer choice. C This relationship is not demonstrated in the passage. D This point is not made in the passage. E Lines 38-40 explain that consumption of protein increases blood concentration of the other amino acids much more.... Since proteins are made up of amino acids, eating protein would logically increase the number of amino acids. The correct answer is B.
87. The authors' discussion of the "mechanism that provides blood tryptophan to the brain cells" (lines 34-35) is meant to (A) stimulate further research studies (B) summarize an area of scientific investigation (C) help explain why a particular research finding was obtained (D) provide supporting evidence for a controversial scientific theory (E) refute the conclusions of a previously mentioned research study Logical structure To find the purpose of this discussion, look at the context in which this reference occurs. At the beginning of the third paragraph, the authors note that, surprisingly, adding protein led to lower brain tryptophan and serotonin levels. The question is why were the levels lowered? The answer lies in the mechanism cited in lines 34-35. Therefore, the discussion of the mechanism is meant to explain a surprising research finding. A No further studies are mentioned. B There are summaries of several studies, but there is no summary of an entire area of scientific investigation. C Correct. The mechanism helps explain the surprising finding about lower brain tryptophan and serotonin levels. D No theory is advanced, nor is any evidence about it provided. E There is no attempt to refute any other study. The correct answer is C.
88. According to the passage, an injection of insulin was most similar in its effect on rats to an injection of (A) tyrosine (B) leucine (C) blood (D) tryptophan (E) protein Supporting ideas Since the question refers to information given in the passage, the answer can be found by careful reading. In order to find an injection with a similar effect, look first at the effect of injecting insulin. In lines 20-22, the authors state that injecting insulin ... caused parallel elevations in blood and brain tryptophan levels and in serotonin levels. The only other reference to injection occurs earlier in lines 10-13 where rats injected with tryptophan had increased serotonin levels; injecting tryptophan would obviously cause tryptophan levels to increase. Thus, the effects of injecting insulin were similar to the effects on injecting tryptophan. A No evidence suggests that tyrosine injection would have similar effects. B The studies did not involve injecting leucine. C The studies did not involve injecting blood. D Correct. According to the passage, injecting tryptophan raises serotonin and tryptophan levels just as injecting insulin does. E The studies involved eating protein, not injecting it; eating protein did not raise serotonin levels. The correct answer is D.
89. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following would be LEAST likely to be a potential source of aid to a patient who was not adequately producing and releasing serotonin? (A) Meals consisting almost exclusively of protein (B) Meals consisting almost exclusively of carbohydrates (C) Meals that would elicit insulin secretion (D) Meals that had very low concentrations of tyrosine (E) Meals that had very low concentrations of leucine Inference Since this question asks for an inference, the answer is not directly stated in the passage; it must instead be derived from the information given. What kind of meals would NOT help a patient with low serotonin levels? Meals that increased serotonin would help the patient; meals that lowered serotonin would not. According to the last sentence in the passage, the more protein in a meal, the less serotonin subsequently produced and released. Therefore, high-protein meals would be LEAST likely to help the patient. A Correct. Meals with very high levels of protein would tend to lower serotonin and thus to be less beneficial for the patient with inadequate serotonin levels. B When rats ate a carbohydrate-containing meal, serotonin increased (lines 25-29). Therefore, these meals would tend to raise serotonin levels and so help the patient. C In the study, meals that elicited insulin secretion raised serotonin levels. D Since tyrosine is an amino acid found in protein, meals low in tyrosine would be low in protein and so would tend to raise serotonin levels and help the patient. E Since leucine is an amino acid found in protein, meals low in leucine would be low in protein and so would tend to raise serotonin levels and help the patient. The correct answer is A.
90. It can be inferred from the passage that the authors initially held which of the following hypotheses about what would happen when they fed large amounts of protein to rats? (A) The rats' brain serotonin levels would not decrease. (B) The rats' brain tryptophan levels would decrease. (0 The rats' tyrosine levels would increase less quickly than would their leucine levels. (D) The rats would produce more insulin. (E) The rats would produce neurotransmitters other than serotonin. Inference When the authors discuss the results of adding protein to meals, they begin with the word surprisingly (line 30). The use of this word indicates that the results differed from the authors' initial hypotheses. The results showed lowered serotonin. It is reasonable to conclude that the researchers initially hypothesized that serotonin levels would not decrease. A Correct. The use of the word surprisingly in line 30 suggests that researchers thought serotonin levels would not decrease. B The researchers had expected that tryptophan levels would not decrease, since protein contains tryptophan (lines 32-34). C Since there is no discussion of the comparative levels of tyrosine and leucine, there was probably no hypothesis about these levels. D In the passage insulin is explicitly discussed in relation to carbohydrates, and plays no role at all in the discussion of protein; this very strongly suggests that insulin production played no role in the authors' decision to feed the rats large amounts of protein. E Serotonin is the only neurotransmitter discussed in the research, so it is unlikely that the researchers had an initial hypothesis involving other neurotransmitters. The correct answer is A. |
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