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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells






2. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight






3. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion






4. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end






5. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes






6. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland






7. A structure that arises during mitosis and helps separate the chromosomes; composed of tubulin






8. In plants - an area of undifferentiated tissue covered by embryonic leaves






9. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter






10. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system






11. 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






12. A chemical messenger that is secreted by one part of the body and carried by the blood to affect another part of the body - usually a muscle or gland






13. The veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver






14. A flowering plant; a plant of the class Angiospermae that produces seeds enclosed in an ovary and is characterized by the possession of fruits and flowers






15. Partially digested food in the stomach






16. A lateral region of the forebrain






17. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root






18. A pair of chromosome pairs present during the first metaphase of meiosis






19. The cell membrane






20. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis






21. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway






22. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods






23. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces






24. A dominant allele suppresses the expression of the other member of an allele pair when both members are present






25. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones






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






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






28. A simple sugar






29. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides






30. A space in the body






31. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall






32. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus






33. Living - as in living organisms in the environment






34. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity






35. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup






36. The ways in which organisms regulate their internal heat






37. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






38. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal






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






40. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species






41. The science of classification of living things






42. 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






43. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga






44. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells






45. Occurs when different traits are inherited together more often than they would have been by chance along; it is assumed that these traits are linked on the same chromosome






46. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)






47. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus






48. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla






49. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males






50. A ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream







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