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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
notochord
alveolus
ventricle
tissue
2. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
lacteal
FSH
sinus
pathogen
3. The class of free-living flatworms
deletion
planaria
assimilation
malleus
4. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
retina
cytokinesis
cotyledon
ecology
5. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
testes
osmoregulation
physiology
Golgi apparatus
6. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
respiration
cortisone
physiology
corpus luteum
7. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
retina
iris
polymorphism
polymer
8. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
hermaphrodite
polymorphism
hyperthyroidism
somatic cell
9. The type of mating that occurs when an organism selects a mating partner that resembles itself
assortative mating
cochlea
phylum
emulsion
10. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
dicotyledon
nerve cord
thymine
egg
11. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
carnivore
species
trachea
cell wall plate
12. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
chitin
pulmonary
cloaca
respiration
13. Any movement or growth of a living organism in response to the force of gravity
antibody
geotropism
meninges
insulin
14. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates
pedigree
substrate
codominant
homozygous
15. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
lysosome
maltose
legume
RNA
16. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
pepsin
hypotonic
cytochrome
respiration
17. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
glomerulus
androgen
peptide
circadian rhythms
18. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
transcription
prophase
plasma
self-pollination
19. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
independent assortment
chloroplast
differentation
disaccharide
20. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
sympathetic
centriole
nucleotide
linkage
21. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
cell wall
primary spermatocyte
small intestine
epididymis
22. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials
inner ear
autotroph
trypsin
imprinting
23. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
gylcolysis
prokaryote
functional groups
Graffian follicle
24. The outer - transparent layer of the eye
pseudopod
cornea
differentation
urine
25. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
mitosis
bile salts
gonads
hypothalamus
26. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
genus
hypotonic
metaphase
yolk sac
27. Describes an individual that possesses two contrasting alleles for a given trait
binomial nomenclature
pseudopod
anaerobe
heterozygous
28. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
phylum
plexus
seminiferous tubules
chorion
29. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
legume
dorsal root
lysosome
ADH (vassopressin)
30. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
glomerulus
point mutation
ecology
diploid
31. One of a pair of kidney-shaped cells that surround a stomate and regulate the size of the stomate in a leaf
flagellate
exocrine
sympathetic
guard cell
32. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
small intestine
diffusion
thrombin
Calvin cycle
33. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
glycogen
ilium
epicotyl
endocrine gland
34. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
corpus luteum
thymine
white matter
dominance
35. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
lacteal
ingestion
allele
centromere
36. A simple sugar
monosaccharide
recombinant DNA technology
axon
lipase
37. A fat-digesting hormone
differentation
dorsal root
lipase
guard cell
38. A reproductive cell
germ cell
differentation
centrosome
bacteriophage
39. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
bacteriophage
yolk sac
plexus
endoplasm
40. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
thryoxin
epicotyl
self-pollination
nerve net
41. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
hypertonic
regeneration
chemosynthesis
semicircular canals
42. Pertains to a gene or characteristic that is masked when a dominant allele is present
germ layer
central nervous system
recessive
colon
43. A ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream
pollen
progesterone
endocrine gland
genetic code
44. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
metabolism
saprophyte
cytoplasm
Golgi apparatus
45. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
anaerobe
systole
stroma
atrium
46. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
gibberellin
pupil
inner ear
point mutation
47. A wall composed of cellulose that is external to the cell membrane in plants; it is primarily involved in support and in the maintenance of proper internal pressure
polyp
ventral root
platelet
cell wall
48. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
lacteal
cytosine
artery
recessive
49. A space in the body
lymph capillary
legume
sinus
cone
50. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
Golgi apparatus
hypocoytl
polymorphism
tissue