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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
spindle
parathyroid
cell wall
Bowman's capsule
2. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
synapse
independent assortment
endoplasm
epiglottis
3. An organic catalyst and protein
trypsin
pistil
linkage
enzyme
4. The triploid tissue in some seeds that contains stored food and is formed by the union of one sperm nucleus with two nuclei of the female's gametophyte
fermentation
pinocytosis
endosperm
codominant
5. The outermost surface of an organism
pepsin
androgen
epidermis
analogous
6. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
urea
testes
disaccharide
ovary
7. A plant-eating animal
Golgi apparatus
gibberellin
endemic
herbivore
8. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
hyperthyroidism
diploid
digestion
gene
9. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
epididymis
uterus
geotropism
thyroid
10. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
fallopian tube
glomerulus
cross-pollination
plexus
11. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
endosperm
population
selective breeding
recombinant DNA technology
12. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
disaccharide
absorption
parasympathetic
point mutation
13. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
phagocyte
pollination
myelin sheath
interstitial cells
14. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
germ cell
nerve net
pistil
fibrinogen
15. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
differentation
larva
microbodies
frame shift mutation
16. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
alveolus
cleavage
taxonomy
antibody
17. A specialized structure that carries out particular functions for eukaryotic cells
ganglion
organelle
mucosa
thrombin
18. A nerve fiber
mutualism
Arachnida
polymer
axon
19. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
biome
seminal fluid
pituitary
ovary
20. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight
white matter
stigma
organelle
goiter
21. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
taiga
vitamin
phylogeny
autosome
22. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
cuticle
pepsin
thymine
transpiration
23. A disease-causing organism
pathogen
central nervous system
epiphyte
hemoglobin
24. The large intestine
inner ear
colon
peristalsis
thermoregulation
25. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
FSH
esophagus
meninges
hypocoytl
26. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
stigma
physiology
fermentation
heterotroph
27. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
gene
littoral zone
morphology
gastrula
28. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
pleural cavity
Rh factor
androgen
diencephalon
29. 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
epiglottis
secondary tissue
deamination
protein
30. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
sensory neuron
germ layer
acetylcholine
imprinting
31. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
synapse
self-pollination
thrombokinase
axon
32. 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
pulmonary
RNA
goiter
germ layer
33. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
digestion
malpighian tubules
retina
epididymis
34. An "emergency" hormone stimulated by anger or fear; increase blood pressure and heart rate in order to supply the emergency needs of the muscles
budding
pedigree
nitrogen cycle
adrenaline (epinephrin)
35. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
bile
egg
pepsin
chloroplast
36. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
translocation
allantois
pollen
species
37. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
humerus
Golgi apparatus
cerebrum
medusa
38. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
coelom
chromatin
epicotyl
trypsin
39. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
cleavage
symbiosis
iris
cation
40. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response
plastid
dorsal root
conditioning
linkage
41. One or two or more types of genes - each representing a particular trait; many alleles exist for a specific gene locus
reduction
Eustachian tube
allele
thyroid
42. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
mitosis
aortic arch
cambium
Loop of Henle
43. The stable - biotic part of the ecosystem in which populations exist in balance with each other and with the environment
cotyledon
translation
cochlea
climax community
44. The sac in the ovary in which the egg develops
follicle
alternation of generations
cretinism
symbiosis
45. 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
excretion
imprinting
food vacuole
eukaryote
46. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
Mendelian laws
eye
spindle
medusa
47. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
Mendelian laws
urine
mucosa
pH
48. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)
littoral zone
genetic code
food vacuole
nephron
49. A plastid containing chlorophyll
meninges
chromosome
chloroplast
vestigial organ
50. A cell that divides to form the polar body and the secondary oocyte
epididymis
thyroid
primary oocyte
germ layer