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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The swelling at the end of an axon






2. A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (shell of a crab)






3. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem






4. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response






5. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification






6. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney






7. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates






8. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas






9. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates






10. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)






11. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule






12. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation






13. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas






14. A kingdom of unicellular living organisms that are neither animals nor plants; includes some groups of algae - slime molds and protozoa






15. An organ that stores bile






16. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms






17. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones






18. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells






19. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations






20. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane






21. A nerve cell






22. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates






23. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding






24. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella






25. A type of virus that can destroy bacteria by infecting - parasitizing and eventually killing them






26. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage






27. A substance that is acted upon by an enzyme






28. Partially digested food in the stomach






29. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall






30. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse






31. Movement of amoeba






32. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells






33. 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






34. Occurs when different traits are inherited together more often than they would have been by chance along; it is assumed that these traits are linked on the same chromosome






35. An organic compound to which hydrogen and oxygen are attached; the hydrogen and oxygen are in a 2:1 ratio; examples include sugars - starches and cellulose






36. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf






37. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis






38. Describes an individual that possesses two contrasting alleles for a given trait






39. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis






40. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome






41. Undifferentiated tissue in the stem of a plant that aids growth in width






42. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions






43. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal






44. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP






45. The ability to respond to a stimulus






46. A category of taxonomic classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms






47. A blood clot that is formed within a blood vessel






48. A plastid containing chlorophyll






49. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts






50. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family