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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
frame shift mutation
dimorphism
gene
aldosterone
2. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
central nervous system
heterotroph
isomer
ovary
3. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)
food vacuole
phylogeny
herbivore
enzyme
4. The sac in the ovary in which the egg develops
ribosome
follicle
secondary tissue
thrombokinase
5. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
ethylene
disaccharide
Protista
synapse
6. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
ADH (vassopressin)
flagellate
codominant
producer
7. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
selective breeding
bud
prokaryote
absorption
8. A process of photosynthesis in which water is split into H+ and OH-; the hydrogen ion is then joined to NADP
pinocytosis
F2
photolysis
mutation
9. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
digestion
cell wall
pyloric valve
binomial nomenclature
10. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
capillary
analogous
translation
seminiferous tubules
11. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis
chlorophyll
phenotype
endemic
capillary
12. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
biome
hormone
vagus nerve
ribosome
13. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
tissue
trypsin
nucleus
pinocytosis
14. A structure found between the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates; secretes melatonin
pineal body
Porifera
cytosine
bud
15. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
plexus
phloem
centromere
isomer
16. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
antigen
granum
cell wall plate
point mutation
17. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
white matter
phagocyte
dicotyledon
integument
18. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
anaerobe
oogenesis
assimilation
style
19. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc
microbodies
urine
morula
photoperiodism
20. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
mutagenic agent
diencephalon
regeneration
nuclear membrane
21. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
telophase
gene frequency
Arachnida
dendrite
22. The part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary muscles - such as the walls of the alimentary canal; includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
endemic
metabolism
autonomic nervous system
nondisjunction
23. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
haploid
climax community
gymnosperm
myelin sheath
24. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
binary fission
corpus callosum
parasympathetic
thyroid
25. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
sympathetic
endemic
epiglottis
cytokinesis
26. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
nucleolus
gastrula
epithelium
rod
27. The part of the flower that bears the female gametophyte
cerebrum
pistil
amnion
pons
28. 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)
pinocytosis
regeneration
cloaca
fibrinogen
29. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
aerobe
antibody
host
neuron
30. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
cytokinesis
calorie
aerobic
meiosis
31. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
lichen
heterozygous
electron transport chain
transpiration
32. A hoofed animal
turgor pressure
taxonomy
thymine
ungulate
33. Bacteria that are rod shaped
bacillus
lactase
hepatic portal system
self-pollination
34. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
alimentary canal
fermentation
genetic drift
thryoxin
35. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
ecology
cell wall plate
diencephalon
cuticle
36. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution
vestigial organ
ganglion
chitin
mutagenic agent
37. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it
consumer
assimilation
abiotic
enzyme
38. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
autolysis
cephalic
herbivore
buffer
39. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation
cerebrum
regeneration
adrenal cortex
heterotroph
40. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
isotonic
mitochondria
notochord
fermentation
41. The pigment in rod cells that causes light sensitivity
urine
rhodopsin
thryoxin
oogenesis
42. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
somatic cell
parenchyma
chemosynthesis
cytosine
43. Relating to the lung
integument
stoma
pulmonary
disjunction
44. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
phenotype
estrogen
uterus
lymphocyte
45. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
gametophyte
F1
follicle
hybrid
46. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
trilobite
nerve cord
population
maltose
47. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
rod
granum
egg
hypertonic
48. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
nictitating membrane
cuticle
appendage
sympathetic
49. A bone of the upper arm
taiga
phototropism
Porifera
humerus
50. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
exoskeleton
pseudopod
peptide
niche