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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis
pulmonary
ribosome
villus
glycogen
2. An air duct from the middle ear to the throat that equalizes external and internal air pressure
alveolus
embolus
fibrin
Eustachian tube
3. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
cerebral hemisphere
esophagus
independent assortment
genetic drift
4. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
F1
carbon cycle
artery
progesterone
5. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
nuclear membrane
excretion
pistil
phloem
6. Movement of amoeba
cornea
nucleus
biome
pseudopod
7. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
central nervous system
epiphyte
isolation
villus
8. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
cross-pollination
autolysis
stamen
hemoglobin
9. A category of taxonomic classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms
adrenal medulla
colon
genotype
phylum
10. A nerve cell
central nervous system
neuron
mucosa
primary oocyte
11. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
translation
linkage
independent assortment
vein
12. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
vacuole
Arachnida
maltase
cuticle
13. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
independent assortment
oviduct
centrosome
cross-pollination
14. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
macula
osmoregulation
smooth muscle
epiglottis
15. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
lipase
oviduct
cytokinesis
cleavage
16. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
hormone
anaerobic
axon
platelet
17. Multicellular organism
wood
chromatid
eukaryote
plasma
18. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
fibrinogen
climax community
electron transport chain
absorption
19. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
translocation
bacillus
transpiration
nondisjunction
20. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
homeotherm
cytoplasm
serum
trypsin
21. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
hypertonic
cephalic
gametophyte
disjunction
22. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
eye
diffusion
amnion
disjunction
23. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
Bowman's capsule
glycogen
active immunity
test cross
24. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
Annelida
insulin
spermatogenesis
retina
25. The part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary muscles - such as the walls of the alimentary canal; includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
gill slit
acetylcholine
myelin sheath
autonomic nervous system
26. 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
commensal
rickettsia
vein
27. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
endocrine gland
nucleolus
thrombin
adrenal medulla
28. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
estrogen
egg
cell wall plate
meninges
29. 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
linkage
somatic cell
circadian rhythms
angiosperm
30. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
trilobite
point mutation
blastula
gray matter
31. An "emergency" hormone stimulated by anger or fear; increase blood pressure and heart rate in order to supply the emergency needs of the muscles
adrenaline (epinephrin)
producer
chyme
pedigree
32. The outermost surface of an organism
coelom
autotroph
epidermis
transcription
33. The large intestine
adrenal cortex
colon
bud
ilium
34. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
epidermis
vagus nerve
erythrocyte
trypsin
35. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
synapsis
immunity
retina
Rh factor
36. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
cerebral hemisphere
climax community
synapse
ventricle
37. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells
yolk sac
flagellum
fibrinogen
thryoxin
38. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
pH
organelle
nerve net
ureter
39. The womb in which the fetus develops
artery
uterus
clotting
medusa
40. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
photolysis
parenchyma
symbiosis
cytoskeleton
41. 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
substrate
angiosperm
sporophyte
permeability
42. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
carnivore
interphase
exocrine
parthenogenesis
43. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
fertilization
legume
gametophyte
functional groups
44. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
malpighian tubules
spindle
epiphyte
biome
45. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
pathogen
sporophyte
synaptic terminal
testes
46. Passively floating or drifting flora and fauna of a body of water; consists mainly of microscopic organisms
pyloric valve
hybrid
plankton
interphase
47. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord
plexus
central nervous system
homologous
olfactory
48. A mucus-secreting membrane
nerve net
isolation
gall bladder
mucosa
49. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another
ecology
adenosine phosphate
thymine
parasitism
50. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
epicotyl
xylem
pepsin
turgor pressure