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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
inner ear
maltose
seminal fluid
deamination
2. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
rod
cation
thrombokinase
chlorophyll
3. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
self-pollination
prothrombin
insulin
esophagus
4. 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
cell wall
ptyalin
hormone
osmosis
5. Pertaining to the head
cephalic
ventricle
white matter
differentation
6. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
lymphocyte
style
cerebral hemisphere
food vacuole
7. The swelling at the end of an axon
genus
insulin
synaptic terminal
lacteal
8. Genetic blending; each allele exerts some influence on the phenotype
stomach
metamorphosis
incomplete dominance
mutualism
9. A pouched mammal - such as the kangaroo or opossum
pedigree
fibrin
rhodopsin
marsupial
10. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
aortic arch
homologous
pharynx
coelom
11. A plant growth hormone
notochord
auxin
transpiration
root hair
12. A lateral region of the forebrain
carbohydrate
thalamus
nephron
cornea
13. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
pelagic zone
Graffian follicle
ethanol fermentation
yolk sac
14. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
gibberellin
thryoxin
RNA
semicircular canals
15. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
sensory neuron
blastula
contractile vacuole
16. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
synergistic
carapace
cytokinesis
adenosine phosphate
17. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
digestion
hepatic portal system
aortic arch
nondisjunction
18. Describes an individual that possesses two contrasting alleles for a given trait
lens
heterozygous
chloroplast
chorion
19. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell
species
contractile vacuole
luteinizing hormone (LH)
antigen
20. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
germ cell
test cross
glomerulus
spindle
21. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
angiosperm
recombinant DNA technology
analogous
biotic
22. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis
chlorophyll
hormone
synergistic
chyme
23. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood
prothrombin
pepsin
platelet
lymph
24. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
endoderm
gonads
phylogeny
ventral root
25. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
Golgi apparatus
homologous
nucleolus
lysosome
26. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
pulmonary
gray matter
cation
chemosynthesis
27. A specialized structure that carries out particular functions for eukaryotic cells
estrogen
adenosine phosphate
fallopian tube
organelle
28. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
permeability
test cross
genetic drift
peptide
29. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
nuclear membrane
Porifera
phagocyte
recombinant DNA technology
30. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
pith
saprophyte
acetylcholine
ectoderm
31. An animal with a constant body temperature
homeotherm
lens
vacuole
parathyroid
32. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
asexual reproduction
serum
pons
osmosis
33. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
angiosperm
flagellate
platelet
insulin
34. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior
cloaca
carbohydrate
fibrin
imprinting
35. The inner layer of an organ surrounded by the cortex
medulla
ecology
lipase
flagellum
36. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
stigma
cretinism
somatic cell
Coelentrata
37. A purine (nitrogenous base) component of nucleotides and nucleic acids; links with cytosine in DNA
monocotyledon
guanine
littoral zone
meristem
38. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
pheromone
exocrine
erythrocyte
morphology
39. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
granum
placenta
point mutation
cytosine
40. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
anaphase
producer
homologous
small intestine
41. The type of mating that occurs when an organism selects a mating partner that resembles itself
vitamin
RNA
medulla oblongata
assortative mating
42. Process of aerobic respiration that fully harvests the energy of glucose; also known as the citric acid cycle
antigen
alimentary canal
pharynx
Krebs cycle
43. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
plasma
nephron
ovary
deamination
44. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
gene
pheromone
metaphase
epithelium
45. An organism that is heterozygous for two different traits
Arthropoda
thalamus
thymus
dihybrid
46. The thin - bent part of the renal tubule that is the site of the counter-current flow and the sodium gradient
adaptation
Loop of Henle
rhizome
pulmonary
47. A mature ovary
somatic cell
serum
fruit
endocrine gland
48. The outer - transparent layer of the eye
cornea
coelom
assimilation
epididymis
49. A compact linear organization of nerve tissues with ganglia in the CNS
homeotherm
nerve cord
genetic drift
incomplete dominance
50. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
vacuole
anaerobic
glycogen
Mendelian laws