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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A fat or oil
antibiotic
flagellate
lipid
capillary
2. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
hyperthyroidism
guanine
sensory neuron
capillary
3. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
ovary
mutualism
humerus
pedigree
4. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
Calvin cycle
esophagus
primary spermatocyte
spermatogenesis
5. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of vertebrates
parasympathetic
thymine
adenosine phosphate
absorption
6. A structure formed by the wall of the uterus and the chorion of the embryo; serves as the area in which the embryo obtains nutrition from the parent
duodenum
isomer
phylum
placenta
7. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
conditioning
phenotype
gametophyte
vagus nerve
8. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
parthenogenesis
metamorphosis
conditioning
ethanol fermentation
9. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
thymine
corpus luteum
autonomic nervous system
disaccharide
10. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
cytochrome
lacteal
spermatogenesis
endemic
11. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
adrenaline (epinephrin)
FSH
binary fission
nerve net
12. Semen
nucleotide
seminal fluid
phagocyte
smooth muscle
13. A disease-causing organism
DNA
autosome
diffusion
pathogen
14. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
glomerulus
cortisone
hypertonic
chemotropism
15. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
interphase
genotype
reduction
polysaccharide
16. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
feedback mechanism
point mutation
phylum
aortic arch
17. The phylum of sponges
metamorphosis
spermatogenesis
point mutation
Porifera
18. An offspring that is heterozygous for one or more gene pairs
hybrid
mutagenic agent
atrium
plankton
19. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced
thorax
interphase
lactase
epithelium
20. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
phylogeny
flagellum
trypsin
gonads
21. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
nondisjunction
metaphase
genotype
linkage
22. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
abiotic
test cross
endoplasm
macula
23. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
inner ear
rhizome
stamen
metamorphosis
24. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
ectoderm
lipid
plastid
F2
25. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
Crustacea
analogous
nephron
dicotyledon
26. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
trypsin
anaerobic
cleavage
tissue
27. The first filial generation (first offspring)
placenta
F1
polymorphism
chorion
28. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
parasitism
Graffian follicle
planaria
bile salts
29. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
Bowman's capsule
pedigree
bacteriophage
aortic arch
30. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
translation
embolus
diastole
phototropism
31. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
Arachnida
allantois
cuticle
crossing over
32. Multicellular organism
conditioning
lacteal
eukaryote
chromosome
33. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
osmoregulation
antibiotic
plasma
oogenesis
34. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
respiration
cytoplasm
adaptive radiation
nictitating membrane
35. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
iris
producer
ecology
deletion
36. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light
rod
carbohydrate
endemic
Rh factor
37. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale
population
coenzyme
systole
epiglottis
38. A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (shell of a crab)
ovary
lysosome
carapace
host
39. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
sex chromosome
dominance
capillary
ADH (vassopressin)
40. A stage of embryonic development characterized by the differentiation of the cells into the ectoderm and endoderm germ layers and by the formation of the archenteron
independent assortment
endoderm
gastrula
smooth muscle
41. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
deamination
cell wall
cell wall plate
fallopian tube
42. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
carnivore
tissue
antibody
mucosa
43. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
corpus luteum
Protista
host
retina
44. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
carnivore
thrombin
geotropism
synaptic terminal
45. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
chemotropism
polymorphism
capillary
functional groups
46. The extraembyonic membrane of birds - reptiles and mammals that serves as an area of gaseous exchange and as a site for the storage of noxious excretion products
epinephrine
chromatin
allantois
substrate
47. An undifferentiated - growing region of a plant that is constantly undergoing cell division and differentiation
mitochondria
meristem
isomer
synapse
48. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells
autonomic nervous system
buffer
myelin sheath
chloroplast
49. In mammals - a flap of tissue above the glottis; it folds back over the glottis in swallowing to close the air passages of the lungs; contains elastic cartilage
reticulum
allele
epiglottis
guard cell
50. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
insulin
chlorophyll
cleavage
lymph capillary