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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
aerobic
cytosine
cochlea
mutualism
2. The liquid part of blood
smooth muscle
meristem
primary oocyte
plasma
3. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
differentation
gonads
respiration
aerobe
4. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
cortisone
pseudopod
glycogen
pollen
5. An organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live only in the presence of oxygen
central nervous system
deoxyribose
synaptic terminal
aerobe
6. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
purine
secondary tissue
thrombokinase
hepatic portal system
7. An anucleate red blood cell that contains hemoglobin
erythrocyte
F2
centromere
metamorphosis
8. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
fallopian tube
trypsin
binomial nomenclature
xylem
9. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
estrogen
mutation
vagus nerve
carapace
10. Describes an individual that possesses two contrasting alleles for a given trait
artery
larva
heterozygous
autonomic nervous system
11. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
fibrinogen
monosaccharide
allele
binary fission
12. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
amnion
endoplasm
cornea
pinocytosis
13. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
taiga
pepsin
pistil
buffer
14. The pigment in rod cells that causes light sensitivity
stoma
sinus
Mendelian laws
rhodopsin
15. An organism that produces spores; a phase in the diploid-haploid life cycle that alternates with a gametophyte phase
sporophyte
synapsis
plasma
estrogen
16. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
pathogen
immunity
mutation
corpus callosum
17. The womb in which the fetus develops
meristem
pepsin
adrenal cortex
uterus
18. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
gill slit
fallopian tube
notochord
clotting
19. An air-conducting tube
polysaccharide
trachea
amnion
cloaca
20. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight
fallopian tube
sucrase
stigma
chlorophyll
21. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
sympathetic
pollination
anther
physiology
22. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
zygote
malleus
Golgi apparatus
translocation
23. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
capillary
translation
biome
homozygous
24. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
phenotype
bile
chlorophyll
autotroph
25. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
maltase
duodenum
alveolus
26. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
RNA
cleavage
mitochondria
functional groups
27. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
niche
plexus
cerebellum
hepatic portal system
28. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
gymnosperm
cone
self-pollination
rhodopsin
29. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
Eustachian tube
ectoderm
deamination
malpighian tubules
30. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
parasitism
nerve cord
central nervous system
glomerulus
31. An offspring that is heterozygous for one or more gene pairs
hybrid
budding
homozygous
imprinting
32. Process of aerobic respiration that fully harvests the energy of glucose; also known as the citric acid cycle
malpighian tubules
aorta
Krebs cycle
vagus nerve
33. One of a pair of kidney-shaped cells that surround a stomate and regulate the size of the stomate in a leaf
pharynx
Mendelian laws
guard cell
ecological succession
34. The phylum to which segmented worms belong
olfactory
Annelida
semicircular canals
endemic
35. The phylum of sponges
nucleolus
hypocoytl
parasitism
Porifera
36. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
parathyroid
eukaryote
gonads
aortic arch
37. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces
epiphyte
mitosis
seminal fluid
epithelium
38. A marine biome typical of the open seas
NAD
pelagic zone
glomerulus
Arachnida
39. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
aerobic
esophagus
retina
respiratory center
40. A space in the body
sinus
epithelium
lactid acid fermentation
pheromone
41. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
cotyledon
gene
ethanol fermentation
thryoxin
42. The outer - transparent layer of the eye
cornea
plexus
monosaccharide
centriole
43. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association
plasmodium
androgen
commensal
nuclear membrane
44. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it
consumer
guard cell
fruit
meninges
45. The science of classification of living things
planaria
taxonomy
gene frequency
humerus
46. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
taxonomy
calorie
ecological succession
anaerobe
47. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait
coelom
genus
alternation of generations
monohybrid
48. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
sensory neuron
stamen
root hair
duodenum
49. Agent that induces mutations; typically carcinogenic
Protista
mutagenic agent
ethylene
linkage
50. An organism that is heterozygous for two different traits
gene
independent assortment
functional groups
dihybrid