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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
polyp
absorption
diploid
medulla oblongata
2. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
saprophyte
anaphase
metaphase
parathyroid
3. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
Porifera
inner ear
chitin
cerebellum
4. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
nerve net
hypocoytl
tundra
egg
5. Fluid skeleton of annelids
hydrostatic skeleton
fermentation
imprinting
Bowman's capsule
6. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
cerebral hemisphere
polyp
crossing over
retina
7. 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
serum
epiglottis
gamete
ecology
8. Partially digested food in the stomach
cross-pollination
anaerobic
chyme
aerobe
9. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
thrombin
Eustachian tube
primary spermatocyte
polyp
10. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
telophase
thryoxin
humerus
lipase
11. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones
urea
ethanol fermentation
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
hormone
12. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
cerebral hemisphere
anaerobic
sympathetic
cuticle
13. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
vacuole
thorax
gastrula
parenchyma
14. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell
budding
erythrocyte
polar body
ganglion
15. 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)
monosaccharide
Loop of Henle
cloaca
peripheral nervous system
16. A five carbon sugar that has one oxygen atom less than ribose; a component of DNA
corpus luteum
deoxyribose
polyp
Graffian follicle
17. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
centriole
telophase
meninges
corpus callosum
18. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
pineal body
uracil
peptide
antibiotic
19. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
chitin
granum
Golgi apparatus
plastid
20. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
interstitial cells
pairing
androgen
centriole
21. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
amnion
dicotyledon
linkage
Calvin cycle
22. An offspring that is heterozygous for one or more gene pairs
clotting
hybrid
urethra
pith
23. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
chlorophyll
glottis
translation
corpus callosum
24. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
metabolism
fibrin
sensory neuron
follicle
25. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species
cell wall
egg
adaptive radiation
Annelida
26. A mitotic or meiotic stage in which the chromosomes become visible and during which the spindle fibers form; synapsis takes place during the first meiotic prophase
disaccharide
atrium
cation
prophase
27. The living together of two organisms in an intimate relationship
pollination
symbiosis
peristalsis
adenosine phosphate
28. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter
cerebral cortex
coenzyme
secondary tissue
central nervous system
29. One of many tubules that absorb tissue fluid and return it to the bloodstream via the lymphatic system
meiosis
interphase
lymph capillary
myelin sheath
30. Degree of penetrability - as in membranes that allow given substances to pass through; the ability to penetrate
polymer
epithelium
purine
permeability
31. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
malpighian tubules
neural tube
bacillus
Rh factor
32. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length
androgen
micron (micrometer)
Rh factor
lymph
33. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
fruit
vagus nerve
allantois
pollination
34. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
littoral zone
trypsin
duodenum
seminiferous tubules
35. A bundle of nerve axons
pollination
interstitial cells
nerve
analogous
36. The phylum of sponges
Porifera
smooth muscle
medusa
regeneration
37. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds
conditioning
chloroplast
ventral root
levels of structure
38. A bone of the upper arm
pinocytosis
humerus
biome
cytoskeleton
39. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
adaptation
irritability
differentation
interstitial cells
40. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
alveolus
semicircular canals
respiratory center
DNA
41. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
Calvin cycle
coelom
physiology
antigen
42. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
parathyroid
pedigree
germ layer
bile
43. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
bud
gene
geographical barrier
trypsin
44. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly
budding
sex linkage
asexual reproduction
autolysis
45. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced
interphase
wood
peripheral nervous system
plankton
46. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood
prothrombin
corpus luteum
vacuole
parathyroid
47. A lateral region of the forebrain
epididymis
pepsin
thalamus
Annelida
48. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)
corpus luteum
hepatic portal system
eye
meninges
49. An endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroxin
plankton
phloem
thyroid
lactase
50. The cavity between the lungs and the wall of the chest
pleural cavity
cornea
dihybrid
gylcolysis