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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
organelle
chemosynthesis
egg
xylem
2. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity
integument
epidermis
substrate
synergistic
3. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
chromatid
urinary bladder
parasympathetic
isomer
4. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells
flagellum
chemosynthesis
reticulum
endemic
5. One of a class of organic compounds that is composed of many amino acids; contains C - H - O and N
pistil
thyroid
protein
lactid acid fermentation
6. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
legume
progesterone
peristalsis
pith
7. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)
ungulate
meninges
bacteriophage
mitosis
8. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
aorta
cotyledon
dihybrid
pelagic zone
9. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
nerve cord
ureter
nephron
alternation of generations
10. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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11. Occurs when certain traits are determined by genes on sex chromosomes
stamen
hemoglobin
homeotherm
sex linkage
12. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
polymorphism
seminiferous tubules
peristalsis
niche
13. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
eye
gastrula
ribosome
dominance
14. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
adaptive radiation
guanine
polyploidy
abiotic
15. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
niche
polymorphism
bile salts
insulin
16. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
differentation
coelom
hemoglobin
bile salts
17. An abbreviation of ribonucleic acid - a nucleic acid in which the sugar is ribose; a product of DNA transcription that serves to control certain cell activities
purine
RNA
abiotic
pinocytosis
18. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
epidermis
hepatic portal system
fibrinogen
oogenesis
19. Vascular tissue of the plant that aids in support and carries water
plankton
xylem
granum
ecological succession
20. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
F2
gray matter
hypocoytl
glomerulus
21. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
atrium
phylum
isotonic
hypertonic
22. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
plastid
chitin
tissue
uterus
23. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
blastula
plasma
gene frequency
protein
24. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter
polysaccharide
amnion
pseudopod
cerebral cortex
25. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
duodenum
symbiosis
lactid acid fermentation
translocation
26. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
Crustacea
tissue
organelle
medulla
27. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
spiracle
selective breeding
neuron
small intestine
28. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
eye
telophase
spermatogenesis
phototropism
29. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
genetic code
goiter
photoperiodism
pinocytosis
30. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
organelle
spiracle
pollination
parenchyma
31. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
NADP
ectoderm
dicotyledon
dorsal root
32. A simple sugar
goiter
monosaccharide
pairing
aerobic
33. Any physical feature that prevents the ecological niches of different organisms from overlapping
geographical barrier
eukaryote
cell wall
endocrine gland
34. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
autosome
consumer
chromatid
transcription
35. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
yolk sac
appendage
Chordata
analogous
36. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen
polymer
axon
deletion
active immunity
37. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
anaerobe
monocotyledon
dendrite
medulla
38. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established
style
metaphase
ecological succession
pyloric valve
39. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
cell wall plate
nondisjunction
host
spore
40. Involuntary muscle
conditioning
smooth muscle
plankton
yolk sac
41. An organ that stores bile
androgen
gall bladder
wood
respiratory center
42. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
cuticle
stoma
hypothalamus
nerve
43. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
Graffian follicle
nerve
assimilation
thymus
44. An organic cofactor required for enzyme activity
stomach
coenzyme
bile
active immunity
45. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
interphase
food vacuole
phagocyte
pleural cavity
46. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification
bile salts
disjunction
fibrin
Mendelian laws
47. A stomach enzyme that partially digests proteins
chemotropism
placenta
mutation
pepsin
48. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
notochord
F2
spore
fallopian tube
49. A nerve cell
niche
hyperthyroidism
alveolus
neuron
50. A ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream
endocrine gland
cerebral hemisphere
test cross
autotroph
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