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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis
endosperm
disjunction
clotting
capillary
2. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
pistil
dihybrid
independent assortment
ptyalin
3. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
macula
purine
Arthropoda
linkage
4. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
vein
ecology
cross-pollination
secondary tissue
5. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
polysaccharide
atrium
duodenum
neural tube
6. Cycle in photosynthesis that reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates through the addition of electrons ("dark cycle")
secondary tissue
Calvin cycle
codominant
aorta
7. The ways in which organisms regulate their internal heat
zygote
thermoregulation
heterotroph
NAD
8. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
antibody
adenosine phosphate
inversion
trilobite
9. A lateral region of the forebrain
thalamus
phylogeny
protein
ventricle
10. Multicellular organism
vestigial organ
ureter
epithelium
eukaryote
11. The thin - bent part of the renal tubule that is the site of the counter-current flow and the sodium gradient
hermaphrodite
Loop of Henle
Arachnida
biotic
12. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
deoxyribose
thoracic duct
osmosis
prothrombin
13. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
hepatic portal system
microbodies
pharynx
meiosis
14. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
symbiosis
assimilation
mitosis
Mendelian laws
15. A mucus-secreting membrane
lymphocyte
aortic arch
mucosa
calorie
16. A digestive enzyme of the saliva that turns starch into maltose (salivary amylase)
aqueous humor
ptyalin
crossing over
self-pollination
17. The most anterior portion of the small intestine of vertebrates - adjacent to the stomach; the continuation of the stomach into which the bile duct and pancreatic duct empty
coenzyme
duodenum
dimorphism
pelagic zone
18. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
fibrinogen
antibody
symbiosis
sucrase
19. The chamber in the alimentary canal of certain vertebrates located below the large intestine - into which the ureter and reproductive organs empty (as in frogs)
cloaca
humerus
dominance
adaptation
20. Any physical feature that prevents the ecological niches of different organisms from overlapping
independent assortment
cornea
geographical barrier
ADH (vassopressin)
21. An organ that stores bile
spiracle
gall bladder
nerve cord
estrogen
22. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
lens
hypothalamus
stigma
pepsin
23. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
population
centrosome
digestion
fertilization
24. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
progesterone
respiration
nictitating membrane
ingestion
25. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells
atrium
nerve net
colon
myelin sheath
26. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
nucleotide
ecology
plastid
malpighian tubules
27. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
differentation
synaptic terminal
nuclear membrane
absorption
28. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
myelin sheath
granum
sensory neuron
lichen
29. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
cortex
spiracle
homeotherm
smooth muscle
30. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
active immunity
endocytosis
tundra
chromosome
31. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
follicle
urethra
dendrite
epididymis
32. The sensory organ of the inner ear of mammals; it is coiled and contains the organ of corti
chemosynthesis
cochlea
myelin sheath
reticulum
33. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
absorption
olfactory
cation
epididymis
34. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
coenzyme
protein
trypsin
feedback mechanism
35. Undifferentiated tissue in the stem of a plant that aids growth in width
polyp
Graffian follicle
cambium
species
36. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
calorie
parthenogenesis
adaptation
phagocyte
37. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
gastrula
geographical barrier
feedback mechanism
Golgi apparatus
38. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
endocrine gland
symbiosis
alveolus
lymphocyte
39. The study of form and structure
maltose
morphology
planaria
self-pollination
40. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
haploid
deletion
root hair
cytoplasm
41. A hydrogen carrier containing iron that functions in many cellular processes - including respiration
hepatic portal system
goiter
cytochrome
antigen
42. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
diffusion
anaerobic
glottis
saprophyte
43. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
legume
thrombin
morphology
lysosome
44. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen
NADP
thorax
clotting
Golgi apparatus
45. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
sensory neuron
cytochrome
prokaryote
epicotyl
46. A mature ovary
cytoplasm
mesoderm
fruit
pith
47. One of many tubules that absorb tissue fluid and return it to the bloodstream via the lymphatic system
lymph capillary
biome
physiology
F2
48. The ability to respond to a stimulus
recessive
thymus
hybrid
irritability
49. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
hybrid
prophase
littoral zone
excretion
50. An organic catalyst and protein
cerebral hemisphere
climax community
enzyme
sex chromosome