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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
dominance
zygote
disjunction
anther
2. A simple sugar
hypothalamus
pith
monosaccharide
independent assortment
3. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
aerobe
trachea
exocytosis
disaccharide
4. A structure formed by the wall of the uterus and the chorion of the embryo; serves as the area in which the embryo obtains nutrition from the parent
placenta
sucrase
sensory neuron
epididymis
5. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine
myelin sheath
uracil
nerve cord
chlorophyll
6. A nerve fiber
rickettsia
lichen
ectoderm
axon
7. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
sucrase
morula
regeneration
pituitary
8. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials
abiotic
autotroph
rickettsia
enzyme
9. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight
nerve net
gamete
reticulum
stigma
10. A mature ovary
fruit
ethanol fermentation
oviduct
thorax
11. A kingdom of unicellular living organisms that are neither animals nor plants; includes some groups of algae - slime molds and protozoa
hormone
glottis
Protista
carnivore
12. The conversion of digested foods and other materials into forms usable by the body (i.e. - the conversion of amino acids into proteins)
assimilation
glycogen
guanine
uterus
13. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
parenchyma
primary spermatocyte
Arachnida
zygote
14. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
phylum
medulla
translocation
hemoglobin
15. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
polyp
chlorophyll
chromatid
Annelida
16. The most anterior portion of the small intestine of vertebrates - adjacent to the stomach; the continuation of the stomach into which the bile duct and pancreatic duct empty
synergistic
ADH (vassopressin)
semicircular canals
duodenum
17. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
platelet
thalamus
cerebral cortex
cation
18. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
taxonomy
spermatogenesis
pyloric valve
digestion
19. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
glycogen
blastula
Coelentrata
taxonomy
20. A pyrimidine component of nucleic acids and nucleotides; pairs with adenine in DNA
thymine
producer
pepsin
mitosis
21. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
urethra
pith
macula
FSH
22. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
littoral zone
peristalsis
plasma
heterotroph
23. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
luteinizing hormone (LH)
pistil
respiration
plasma
24. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
Loop of Henle
small intestine
bud
insulin
25. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
thyroid
cross-pollination
polymer
pyloric valve
26. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
lymphocyte
cloaca
ovary
thalamus
27. The inner part of the adrenal gland that secretes adrenalin
lichen
fertilization
consumer
adrenal medulla
28. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
purine
plastid
differentation
genetic drift
29. A structure that extends from the trunk of an organism and is capable of active movements
lymph capillary
feedback mechanism
granum
appendage
30. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
diploid
seminiferous tubules
iris
aqueous humor
31. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
cortisone
chitin
feedback mechanism
central nervous system
32. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
gamete
style
pairing
cortisone
33. A plant-eating animal
serum
FSH
herbivore
microbodies
34. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
lacteal
plexus
auxin
nuclear membrane
35. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
cerebral hemisphere
cytochrome
dimorphism
sporophyte
36. The external opening of the trachea in insects
antibiotic
crossing over
gene
spiracle
37. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
centrosome
gibberellin
embolus
sucrase
38. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
endoplasm
somatic cell
centromere
nerve cord
39. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells
flagellum
cretinism
pulmonary
ureter
40. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
homozygous
disjunction
translocation
gene frequency
41. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
microbodies
ribosome
pseudopod
malpighian tubules
42. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
ovary
bile salts
fallopian tube
olfactory
43. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
osmosis
Chordata
taiga
amnion
44. A four-letter code made up of the DNA nitrogen bases A - T - G and C; each chromosome is made up of thousands of these bases
genetic code
consumer
sensory neuron
epiphyte
45. The science of classification of living things
epididymis
taxonomy
rhodopsin
insulin
46. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
lactase
pupil
uterus
lactid acid fermentation
47. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
colon
gene
lactase
turgor pressure
48. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
ecology
independent assortment
guanine
hermaphrodite
49. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
colon
capillary
thymus
inner ear
50. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube
peristalsis
urinary bladder
oogenesis
xylem