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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An organism that produces spores; a phase in the diploid-haploid life cycle that alternates with a gametophyte phase
sporophyte
levels of structure
Rh factor
ilium
2. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
exocrine
embolus
niche
passive immunity
3. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
pepsin
chyme
peripheral nervous system
cross-pollination
4. The inner part of the adrenal gland that secretes adrenalin
buffer
emulsion
adrenal medulla
lactid acid fermentation
5. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
trypsin
conditioning
binary fission
alveolus
6. An animal phylum in which all members have a notochord - dorsal nerve cord and pharyngeal gill slits at some embryonic stage; includes the Cephalochordata and the Vertebrates
femur
Chordata
imprinting
recessive
7. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
cortisone
ganglion
prokaryote
active immunity
8. A nerve cell
ganglion
polysaccharide
villus
neuron
9. 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
thymine
RNA
parathyroid
notochord
10. The study of form and structure
Bowman's capsule
Graffian follicle
disjunction
morphology
11. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
chromatin
calorie
larva
recombinant DNA technology
12. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
allantois
eukaryote
Coelentrata
white matter
13. An organic catalyst and protein
centrosome
enzyme
chromatin
assortative mating
14. Related to the sense of smell
phylum
olfactory
consumer
pepsin
15. The navel
umbilicus
phototropism
frame shift mutation
pinocytosis
16. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
DNA
stomach
spindle
epithelium
17. 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
spermatogenesis
thalamus
cortex
buffer
18. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
glomerulus
follicle
oviduct
gray matter
19. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
egg
integument
diencephalon
organelle
20. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
anther
differentation
genetic drift
polyploidy
21. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
urea
integument
anaerobe
epicotyl
22. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
hydrostatic skeleton
blastula
platelet
gray matter
23. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
nucleolus
blastula
cephalic
pith
24. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
cephalic
electron transport chain
circadian rhythms
biotic
25. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
meristem
lymph capillary
granum
bacteriophage
26. One or two or more types of genes - each representing a particular trait; many alleles exist for a specific gene locus
urinary bladder
telophase
allele
cytokinesis
27. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
trachea
point mutation
polymorphism
uterus
28. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
alimentary canal
carnivore
estrogen
parasitism
29. The posterior part of the brain that controls the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions
heterozygous
nictitating membrane
medulla oblongata
pathogen
30. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
retina
thyroid
erythrocyte
thermoregulation
31. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
cytokinesis
meristem
bile
mitosis
32. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
phloem
thrombokinase
Rh factor
secondary tissue
33. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
sinus
antibiotic
marsupial
smooth muscle
34. A substance that is acted upon by an enzyme
pedigree
substrate
independent assortment
thermoregulation
35. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
diploid
Calvin cycle
mitochondria
myelin sheath
36. A symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit
fallopian tube
mutualism
chemosynthesis
lens
37. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade
progesterone
fibrin
asexual reproduction
calorie
38. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
haploid
retina
esophagus
tissue
39. An air duct from the middle ear to the throat that equalizes external and internal air pressure
glycogen
pH
Eustachian tube
ungulate
40. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
rod
chromatid
plastid
electron transport chain
41. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
small intestine
thrombokinase
plasma
carnivore
42. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
cytoplasm
point mutation
macula
frame shift mutation
43. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
nucleus
pyrimidine
abiotic
trilobite
44. A bone of the upper arm
humerus
central nervous system
inner ear
marsupial
45. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
lysosome
telophase
endocrine gland
medulla oblongata
46. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
polymorphism
centriole
parathyroid
adaptive radiation
47. Cycle in photosynthesis that reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates through the addition of electrons ("dark cycle")
cortisone
aqueous humor
follicle
Calvin cycle
48. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
fallopian tube
humerus
autosome
parasympathetic
49. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
duodenum
isolation
amnion
ethylene
50. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
homozygous
lens
alimentary canal
bacteriophage