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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. Process of aerobic respiration that fully harvests the energy of glucose; also known as the citric acid cycle
plankton
cloaca
maltase
Krebs cycle
2. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
medulla oblongata
symbiosis
fibrin
stoma
3. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
Protista
thrombin
exocrine
medulla
4. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
commensal
larva
exocytosis
fermentation
5. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
F2
telophase
parthenogenesis
antibody
6. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
binary fission
vitamin
rod
peripheral nervous system
7. The liquid part of blood
plasma
NADP
cotyledon
host
8. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
semicircular canals
vagus nerve
endoplasm
pedigree
9. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
oviduct
pollen
maltose
homologous
10. Changes in genes that are inherited
vacuole
spiracle
ilium
mutation
11. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
synaptic terminal
myelin sheath
capillary
cytokinesis
12. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
tetrad
polymer
cerebral hemisphere
monocotyledon
13. A dominant allele suppresses the expression of the other member of an allele pair when both members are present
plasma membrane
interphase
dominance
aorta
14. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
peristalsis
Arthropoda
fallopian tube
villus
15. A hoofed animal
budding
carbon cycle
ungulate
phagocyte
16. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
lysosome
diastole
bile
population
17. Relating to the lung
corpus callosum
erythrocyte
heterotroph
pulmonary
18. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
egg
mutagenic agent
cation
thyroid
19. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen
ptyalin
active immunity
thryoxin
heterozygous
20. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
endoplasm
ethanol fermentation
pith
polar body
21. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis
transpiration
reduction
alimentary canal
sinus
22. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
tissue
vacuole
Chordata
thrombin
23. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
mutation
turgor pressure
genotype
morula
24. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
tetrad
genetic drift
anther
translocation
25. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade
sensory neuron
stigma
carnivore
calorie
26. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
endocytosis
plexus
seminal fluid
phototropism
27. The inner part of the adrenal gland that secretes adrenalin
cell wall
adrenal medulla
translation
gene frequency
28. A mature ovary
prophase
NADP
fruit
diploid
29. A resistance to disease developed through the immune system
immunity
fallopian tube
assimilation
prokaryote
30. Passively floating or drifting flora and fauna of a body of water; consists mainly of microscopic organisms
hermaphrodite
plankton
ecological succession
isomer
31. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
producer
neural tube
tetrad
phagocyte
32. A space in the cytoplasm of a cell that contains fluid
glycogen
vacuole
assortative mating
urine
33. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord
central nervous system
DNA
fruit
hypothalamus
34. Bacteria that are rod shaped
RNA
thymine
bacillus
urea
35. The phylum to which segmented worms belong
functional groups
Annelida
bud
species
36. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
urethra
phloem
glottis
oviduct
37. 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
duodenum
stroma
yolk sac
coelom
38. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
photoperiodism
spiracle
clotting
medusa
39. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
autolysis
medulla oblongata
thryoxin
osmosis
40. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established
eukaryote
gene frequency
ecological succession
feedback mechanism
41. The triploid tissue in some seeds that contains stored food and is formed by the union of one sperm nucleus with two nuclei of the female's gametophyte
fallopian tube
thrombin
neuron
endosperm
42. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
appendage
ganglion
feedback mechanism
esophagus
43. The class of free-living flatworms
axon
planaria
cloaca
neural tube
44. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
photoperiodism
chorion
pistil
RNA
45. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
tissue
hypocoytl
primary spermatocyte
aldosterone
46. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
diploid
colon
fibrinogen
uracil
47. 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
angiosperm
primary oocyte
esophagus
retina
48. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
epiphyte
reduction
neural tube
synapse
49. A fat or oil
vestigial organ
angiosperm
anaphase
lipid
50. A kingdom of unicellular living organisms that are neither animals nor plants; includes some groups of algae - slime molds and protozoa
self-pollination
stigma
Protista
Crustacea
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