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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
physiology
centromere
FSH
ethanol fermentation
2. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
cuticle
anaerobic
aldosterone
epiphyte
3. A form of anaerobic respiration found in yeast and bacteria
morphology
angiosperm
plankton
ethanol fermentation
4. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
spindle
respiration
umbilicus
endoplasm
5. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
vein
NADP
hyperthyroidism
blastula
6. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
morula
hermaphrodite
follicle
trypsin
7. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
host
synaptic terminal
cortisone
photolysis
8. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
chorion
style
buffer
autonomic nervous system
9. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
pyloric valve
epithelium
plexus
carapace
10. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)
pollination
bud
oxidation
prophase
11. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
sinus
autosome
pharynx
biome
12. A mature ovary
peristalsis
exocytosis
fruit
polar body
13. A dominant allele suppresses the expression of the other member of an allele pair when both members are present
ureter
biotic
adrenaline (epinephrin)
dominance
14. The navel
umbilicus
osmosis
prophase
rickettsia
15. The primary germ layer - developed from the lip of the blastopore - that gives rise to the skeleton - the circulatory system and many organs and tissues between the epidermis and the epithelium
mesoderm
gonads
hepatic portal system
pharynx
16. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
gibberellin
fibrinogen
femur
saprophyte
17. The system of naming an organism by its genus and species name
hydrostatic skeleton
population
stoma
binomial nomenclature
18. A bone of the upper arm
humerus
smooth muscle
cytoplasm
rhodopsin
19. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
chorion
point mutation
chemotropism
granum
20. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones
prophase
nictitating membrane
linkage
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
21. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
heterotroph
thalamus
Krebs cycle
geographical barrier
22. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
steroid
ingestion
metamorphosis
genetic code
23. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
epicotyl
neural tube
lymph capillary
spore
24. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
photoperiodism
tetrad
nerve net
maltose
25. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
larva
ecology
stomach
gene
26. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
fermentation
olfactory
selective breeding
morphology
27. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates
Chordata
fibrin
gylcolysis
urea
28. Undifferentiated tissue in the stem of a plant that aids growth in width
chromosome
cambium
hypocoytl
cerebral cortex
29. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight
Calvin cycle
stigma
nictitating membrane
pyrimidine
30. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
Arthropoda
antibiotic
dendrite
polyp
31. A specialized structure that carries out particular functions for eukaryotic cells
Arachnida
host
transpiration
organelle
32. A group of populations that can interbreed
stroma
polyploidy
species
Graffian follicle
33. Pertaining to the head
cephalic
aldosterone
endoderm
gene
34. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
cotyledon
gray matter
femur
FSH
35. 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
gastrula
self-pollination
fertilization
ectoderm
36. One of a pair of kidney-shaped cells that surround a stomate and regulate the size of the stomate in a leaf
exocrine
Arachnida
tundra
guard cell
37. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem
respiration
ADH (vassopressin)
pons
host
38. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
embolus
uterus
lichen
NADP
39. A kind of microorganism that is between a virus and a bacterium; parasitic within the cells of insects and ticks
geotropism
auxin
rickettsia
femur
40. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
nictitating membrane
prothrombin
thymus
transcription
41. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
gene frequency
translocation
parenchyma
selective breeding
42. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
thorax
protein
semicircular canals
pollination
43. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
epicotyl
osmoregulation
embolus
artery
44. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
centriole
differentation
irritability
integument
45. 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
commensal
prothrombin
cell wall plate
epinephrine
46. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity
small intestine
cochlea
gametophyte
lens
47. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
anaphase
synapsis
hemoglobin
vein
48. A fat or oil
differentation
lipid
tetrad
vacuole
49. A nerve cell
chromosome
neuron
heterozygous
tundra
50. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
enzyme
estrogen
isolation
fitness