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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The part of the flower that bears the female gametophyte






2. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem






3. The liquid part of blood






4. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species






5. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes






6. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath






7. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine






8. 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






9. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade






10. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to






11. An excretory product of protein metabolism






12. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced






13. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants






14. An animal with a constant body temperature






15. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system






16. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates






17. 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






18. An organ centrally involved in the human digestive system






19. A kind of microorganism that is between a virus and a bacterium; parasitic within the cells of insects and ticks






20. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane






21. A process of photosynthesis in which water is split into H+ and OH-; the hydrogen ion is then joined to NADP






22. 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






23. The phylum of sponges






24. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients






25. A stage of embryonic development characterized by the differentiation of the cells into the ectoderm and endoderm germ layers and by the formation of the archenteron






26. Requiring free oxygen from the atmosphere for normal activity and respiration






27. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants






28. Movement of amoeba






29. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage






30. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body






31. The phylum to which segmented worms belong






32. The process of breaking down large organic molecules into smaller ones






33. The thigh bone of vertebrates






34. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen






35. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain






36. The large intestine






37. The outer - transparent layer of the eye






38. A bone of the upper arm






39. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere






40. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis






41. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)






42. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex






43. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals






44. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption






45. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones






46. A lateral region of the forebrain






47. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells






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






49. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels






50. A structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop







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