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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord






2. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus






3. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder






4. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions






5. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces






6. 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






7. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears






8. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella






9. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas






10. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters






11. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale






12. A nerve cell






13. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck






14. One of a group of compounds that is identical in a atomic composition - but different in structure and arrangement






15. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage






16. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm






17. A network of membrane-enclosed spaces connected with the nuclear membrane; transports materials through the cell; can be soft or rough






18. Related to the sense of smell






19. The large intestine






20. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity






21. The part of the flower that produces pollen






22. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates






23. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage






24. The breeding of an organism with a homozygous recessive in order to determine whether an organism is homozygous dominant or heterozygous dominant for a given trait






25. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species






26. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs






27. Cycle in photosynthesis that reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates through the addition of electrons ("dark cycle")






28. An over secretion of thyroid that leads to high metabolism and exopthalmia goiter






29. A sensory organ capable of detecting light






30. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water






31. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct






32. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+






33. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances






34. A marine biome typical of the open seas






35. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen






36. An organ that stores bile






37. The dorsal part of the hip girdle






38. An air-conducting tube






39. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)






40. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons






41. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell






42. Refers to protective covering






43. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine






44. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs






45. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments






46. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms






47. An air sac in the lung; the site of respiratory exchange - involving diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveolus and the blood in the capillaries






48. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to






49. An organic nutrient required by organisms in small amounts to aid in proper metabolic processes






50. Relating to the lung