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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. 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
Chordata
secondary tissue
niche
thrombin
2. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
carbohydrate
ganglion
selective breeding
pharynx
3. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
host
translation
reticulum
assimilation
4. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
mitosis
gymnosperm
ingestion
parasitism
5. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
oogenesis
nucleolus
chemosynthesis
parathyroid
6. Semen
tissue
seminal fluid
gibberellin
ureter
7. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
endocrine gland
pinocytosis
stomach
enzyme
8. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
plasmodium
dorsal root
angiosperm
tissue
9. A jellyfish
thorax
thymine
zygote
medusa
10. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
clotting
erythrocyte
meristem
oviduct
11. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
endoplasmic reticulum
crossing over
zygote
thorax
12. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
ilium
cerebrum
cortisone
autosome
13. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds
Annelida
levels of structure
thermoregulation
pulmonary
14. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
synapsis
inner ear
centriole
cell wall plate
15. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
aldosterone
fibrinogen
urinary bladder
legume
16. The thin - bent part of the renal tubule that is the site of the counter-current flow and the sodium gradient
NAD
ethanol fermentation
pollination
Loop of Henle
17. A bundle of nerve axons
mitochondria
chorion
F2
nerve
18. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
endoplasmic reticulum
peptide
prophase
eukaryote
19. xylem that is no longer being used
vein
integument
wood
cornea
20. The first filial generation (first offspring)
endocrine gland
disjunction
endoderm
F1
21. A resistance to disease produced through the injection of antibodies
passive immunity
cell wall plate
cyton
glycogen
22. An organic molecule consisting of joined phosphate - 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) - and a purine or a pyrimidine (adenine - guanine - uracil - thymine or cytosine)
nucleotide
hypertonic
homologous
esophagus
23. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
hybrid
endoderm
serum
pairing
24. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
pepsin
ectoderm
purine
polar body
25. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
recombinant DNA technology
synapse
ectoderm
mesoderm
26. Refers to protective covering
integument
aorta
genetic drift
Graffian follicle
27. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
lipase
maltose
alternation of generations
phloem
28. 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
sphincter
Calvin cycle
permeability
gastrula
29. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
somatic cell
artery
chloroplast
insulin
30. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
biome
carbon cycle
absorption
Graffian follicle
31. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
corpus luteum
nephron
iris
flagellum
32. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
thymus
inner ear
recombinant DNA technology
adrenal cortex
33. The womb in which the fetus develops
pollen
uterus
transpiration
herbivore
34. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell
style
polar body
gonads
bud
35. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
plasma membrane
fertilization
maltose
pyloric valve
36. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
pH
trilobite
monosaccharide
xylem
37. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
gray matter
endemic
producer
exocrine
38. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen
mutation
active immunity
oxidation
parathyroid
39. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen
thorax
root hair
homozygous
pith
40. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
cytoskeleton
cotyledon
maltase
codominant
41. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
cyton
metamorphosis
gene frequency
exocytosis
42. There are two kinds of sex chromosomes - X and Y; XX signifies a female and XY signifies a male
urea
thyroid
cyton
sex chromosome
43. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
nerve net
telophase
trachea
bile
44. A cell that divides to form the polar body and the secondary oocyte
pinocytosis
vein
polymer
primary oocyte
45. A reproductive cell
permeability
purine
germ cell
fibrin
46. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
egg
cation
ectoderm
bile salts
47. The science of classification of living things
aerobe
pith
taxonomy
cloaca
48. A hoofed animal
taxonomy
ungulate
thrombin
vitamin
49. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter
cerebral cortex
abiotic
gibberellin
geographical barrier
50. A flexible - supportive rod running longitudinally through the dorsum ventral to the nerve cord; found in lower chordates and in the embryos of vertebrates
cyton
spindle
analogous
notochord
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