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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
pupil
parasitism
anaerobe
recombinant DNA technology
2. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
trachea
abiotic
centriole
irritability
3. The process of forming the sperm cells from primary spermatocytes
alveolus
commensal
spermatogenesis
lactid acid fermentation
4. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
legume
digestion
Golgi apparatus
respiration
5. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
autosome
heterozygous
transpiration
disaccharide
6. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
spermatogenesis
assortative mating
purine
retina
7. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
osmoregulation
electron transport chain
root hair
hybrid
8. A thyroid deficiency that results in stunted growth and feeblemindedness
cretinism
aqueous humor
pseudopod
purine
9. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
uterus
epinephrine
luteinizing hormone (LH)
testes
10. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
endoderm
Krebs cycle
biome
adrenaline (epinephrin)
11. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
endoderm
vitamin
NADP
hypocoytl
12. Changes in genes that are inherited
exoskeleton
purine
parasitism
mutation
13. An organ centrally involved in the human digestive system
pollination
synaptic terminal
alimentary canal
stigma
14. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis
adrenal cortex
stroma
purine
glottis
15. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family
gymnosperm
erythrocyte
osmosis
genus
16. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
axon
Rh factor
uterus
malpighian tubules
17. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity
differentation
synergistic
lymph capillary
Loop of Henle
18. A hoofed animal
cytosine
ungulate
humerus
blastula
19. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
sympathetic
white matter
adaptation
spiracle
20. Pertaining to the head
goiter
codominant
pollination
cephalic
21. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
style
gametophyte
pistil
larva
22. The thin-walled anterior chamber of the heart (also called the auricle)
parasitism
capillary
atrium
conditioning
23. 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
lymphocyte
RNA
anaerobe
duodenum
24. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances
metabolism
photolysis
host
DNA
25. The sac in the ovary in which the egg develops
gene frequency
follicle
wood
centriole
26. Degree of penetrability - as in membranes that allow given substances to pass through; the ability to penetrate
translation
aortic arch
physiology
permeability
27. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
Protista
heterozygous
respiratory center
cone
28. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
genotype
spore
conditioning
medulla
29. The phylum of sponges
Porifera
style
binomial nomenclature
ovary
30. 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
uracil
urine
erythrocyte
31. The functional role and position of an organism in an ecosystem; embodies every aspect of the organism's existence
central nervous system
rod
osmosis
niche
32. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
differentation
emulsion
mutualism
cone
33. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
mutagenic agent
phylogeny
gonads
binary fission
34. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
bile
polyp
endoderm
thymus
35. 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
aortic arch
egg
sporophyte
prophase
36. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
pinocytosis
epidermis
genetic drift
cerebral hemisphere
37. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
plexus
trilobite
duodenum
serum
38. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
osmosis
integument
aerobe
plasmodium
39. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
nucleolus
fruit
mucosa
macula
40. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
purine
bacteriophage
anaerobic
stigma
41. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
cytosine
cotyledon
chromosome
nondisjunction
42. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
amnion
esophagus
adaptive radiation
gametophyte
43. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
chromatid
feedback mechanism
cross-pollination
cyton
44. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
alveolus
pinocytosis
artery
nephron
45. The study of form and structure
permeability
dorsal root
morphology
cytoskeleton
46. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of vertebrates
myelin sheath
parasympathetic
flagellum
antibiotic
47. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle
trypsin
androgen
aorta
saprophyte
48. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
selective breeding
uterus
cornea
diastole
49. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
pleural cavity
imprinting
circadian rhythms
meiosis
50. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
osmosis
guanine
granum
legume