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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
parthenogenesis
seminiferous tubules
cuticle
disaccharide
2. A perforation leading from the pharynx to the outside environment that is a characteristic of chordates at one stage of their development
gill slit
synapsis
hemoglobin
lymph capillary
3. A fat-digesting hormone
spindle
plasma membrane
lipase
cation
4. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
prokaryote
spore
endoplasm
rod
5. 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
germ layer
epiglottis
Chordata
conditioning
6. The womb in which the fetus develops
spermatogenesis
chitin
uterus
pepsin
7. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
isomer
translation
fertilization
pharynx
8. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior
gylcolysis
phloem
auxin
imprinting
9. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
hermaphrodite
nerve
binary fission
gibberellin
10. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Arthropoda
pulmonary
ureter
cerebral cortex
11. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
neural tube
anaphase
ovary
oxidation
12. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
littoral zone
host
Rh factor
synapse
13. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
digestion
ADH (vassopressin)
immunity
hypocoytl
14. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
antibody
appendage
cambium
amnion
15. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
chemotropism
contractile vacuole
gonads
estrogen
16. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
fibrinogen
dicotyledon
epinephrine
pulmonary
17. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle
adaptive radiation
plasma
aorta
carapace
18. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
hypertonic
codominant
plexus
respiration
19. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
Mendelian laws
vein
herbivore
lactid acid fermentation
20. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
NADP
carbon cycle
respiration
deamination
21. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
bacteriophage
chemosynthesis
monohybrid
parathyroid
22. An underground stem
linkage
Coelentrata
rhizome
Crustacea
23. An organic cofactor required for enzyme activity
aldosterone
style
coenzyme
exoskeleton
24. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
embolus
maltose
inner ear
crossing over
25. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
granum
lactase
cephalic
neural tube
26. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
malpighian tubules
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
corpus luteum
meninges
27. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
cuticle
Arachnida
incomplete dominance
permeability
28. A plant growth hormone
auxin
nitrogen cycle
lymphocyte
anaerobe
29. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere
chromatid
eye
phototropism
irritability
30. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
cerebellum
epididymis
sucrase
spiracle
31. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
chromatin
chloroplast
passive immunity
saprophyte
32. The microspore of a seed plant
endocrine gland
gill slit
inner ear
pollen
33. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis
iris
centrosome
electron transport chain
stroma
34. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
phototropism
vagus nerve
ganglion
35. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
thrombin
F2
prothrombin
purine
36. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
plasma
capillary
systole
lichen
37. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
physiology
hybrid
producer
osmoregulation
38. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
nerve cord
deamination
absorption
binary fission
39. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity
thrombin
olfactory
feedback mechanism
lens
40. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another
sporophyte
gene
bacteriophage
parasitism
41. A condition in which an organism may have a multiple of the normal number of chromosomes (4n - 6n - etc)
polyp
polyploidy
testes
nerve
42. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
dorsal root
maltase
haploid
dihybrid
43. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
regeneration
geographical barrier
cytokinesis
ribosome
44. A marine biome typical of the open seas
pelagic zone
planaria
centriole
homozygous
45. The basal branch of each spinal nerve; carries motor neurons
ventral root
mutagenic agent
Graffian follicle
vacuole
46. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
synaptic terminal
organelle
sporophyte
glycogen
47. A bone of the upper arm
hypocoytl
autotroph
anther
humerus
48. The process of breaking down large organic molecules into smaller ones
seminiferous tubules
host
digestion
Eustachian tube
49. Relating to the lung
thermoregulation
primary oocyte
polar body
pulmonary
50. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
steroid
maltase
genetic drift
dendrite