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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone
RNA
adrenal cortex
parthenogenesis
pH
2. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
pedigree
germ cell
Chordata
adrenal cortex
3. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
food vacuole
commensal
corpus callosum
respiratory center
4. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
plasma membrane
hypocoytl
placenta
parasympathetic
5. A fat or oil
lipid
substrate
metamorphosis
polysaccharide
6. A type of virus that can destroy bacteria by infecting - parasitizing and eventually killing them
estrogen
symbiosis
myelin sheath
bacteriophage
7. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
incomplete dominance
nondisjunction
plastid
cytokinesis
8. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
alimentary canal
retina
nerve net
parathyroid
9. The part of the flower that produces pollen
nucleolus
pyloric valve
stamen
abiotic
10. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
integument
buffer
adrenal medulla
chyme
11. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis
rod
lymphocyte
alternation of generations
reduction
12. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
steroid
Bowman's capsule
granum
population
13. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
lymph capillary
estrogen
cotyledon
urine
14. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells
cytoskeleton
urinary bladder
blastula
myelin sheath
15. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
eye
imprinting
lactase
sex chromosome
16. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
gall bladder
Mendelian laws
polysaccharide
immunity
17. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
mitochondria
polyp
bacteriophage
clotting
18. A reproductive cell
germ cell
Graffian follicle
pepsin
substrate
19. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
pleural cavity
reticulum
gene frequency
chromosome
20. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
dendrite
producer
nuclear membrane
ventral root
21. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
centriole
ganglion
disaccharide
endocrine gland
22. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
monohybrid
autonomic nervous system
taiga
nerve net
23. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube
angiosperm
retina
peristalsis
exocytosis
24. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
ethylene
spindle
mitosis
dominance
25. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
neural tube
stigma
Mendelian laws
corpus callosum
26. Pertaining to the head
gametophyte
emulsion
cephalic
fibrinogen
27. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
pairing
fallopian tube
asexual reproduction
semicircular canals
28. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
platelet
legume
cytoplasm
aerobic
29. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
humerus
cerebral hemisphere
selective breeding
adaptive radiation
30. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
morula
genetic code
peptide
population
31. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
NAD
endoplasm
angiosperm
nerve net
32. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
peristalsis
homologous
retina
calorie
33. The class of free-living flatworms
morphology
NAD
gonads
planaria
34. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
epithelium
interstitial cells
estrogen
hypothalamus
35. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
peptide
fibrin
linkage
homeotherm
36. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
pupil
vagus nerve
phloem
epiphyte
37. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis
ribosome
transpiration
synergistic
carbon cycle
38. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
recombinant DNA technology
rod
pathogen
epidermis
39. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
diploid
absorption
diencephalon
granum
40. A resistance to disease developed through the immune system
thorax
immunity
cytosine
budding
41. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
fibrinogen
macula
immunity
aerobic
42. A body fluid that flows in its own circulatory fluid in lymphatic vessels separate from blood circulation
chorion
lymph capillary
lymph
zygote
43. 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
coelom
biome
ungulate
44. The separation of some members of a population from the rest of their species; prevents interbreeding and may lead to the development of a new species
herbivore
chromatin
wood
isolation
45. The stage in mitosis that is characterized by the migration of chromatids to opposite ends of the cell; the stage in meiosis during which homologus pairs migrate (Anaphase I) - and the stage in meiosis during which chromatids migrate to different end
symbiosis
transpiration
anaphase
hypotonic
46. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
small intestine
urethra
ungulate
Arthropoda
47. The extraembyonic membrane of birds - reptiles and mammals that serves as an area of gaseous exchange and as a site for the storage of noxious excretion products
allantois
interphase
insulin
sex chromosome
48. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
sucrase
sensory neuron
endoplasmic reticulum
active immunity
49. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
umbilicus
exocrine
translation
adaptive radiation
50. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
gamete
lymph
olfactory
acetylcholine
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