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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
Annelida
producer
recombinant DNA technology
commensal
2. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
thermoregulation
duodenum
hypertonic
spindle
3. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
littoral zone
tissue
trilobite
aerobic
4. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
Chordata
gray matter
pinocytosis
amnion
5. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
hypothalamus
cuticle
vagus nerve
anaphase
6. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
consumer
thrombin
flagellate
thymus
7. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
stamen
aortic arch
recombinant DNA technology
irritability
8. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
lactid acid fermentation
zygote
nictitating membrane
lysosome
9. An abbreviation of ribonucleic acid - a nucleic acid in which the sugar is ribose; a product of DNA transcription that serves to control certain cell activities
RNA
point mutation
centromere
Mendelian laws
10. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
cloaca
heterotroph
ADH (vassopressin)
Arachnida
11. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
cytosine
maltose
exoskeleton
lacteal
12. The liquid part of blood
thermoregulation
genus
gonads
plasma
13. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
spindle
incomplete dominance
cross-pollination
myelin sheath
14. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
rhodopsin
stoma
analogous
stigma
15. A simple sugar
adrenal medulla
monosaccharide
Krebs cycle
Porifera
16. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
pyrimidine
adrenaline (epinephrin)
legume
protein
17. Related to the sense of smell
olfactory
codominant
pathogen
epicotyl
18. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
bacillus
malpighian tubules
transpiration
malleus
19. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
F2
epinephrine
germ cell
chlorophyll
20. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
centriole
epididymis
endocrine gland
Rh factor
21. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
fitness
hermaphrodite
cerebral hemisphere
cloaca
22. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
gray matter
taiga
parasympathetic
gamete
23. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
cytochrome
assimilation
F1
peptide
24. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
autotroph
polymorphism
bile
endoplasm
25. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
selective breeding
translation
DNA
bacillus
26. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
ganglion
adaptive radiation
binary fission
sporophyte
27. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
synergistic
esophagus
monohybrid
cone
28. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system
F2
buffer
fertilization
ectoderm
29. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
hypothalamus
recombinant DNA technology
xylem
hybrid
30. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine
epididymis
cytochrome
goiter
adenosine phosphate
31. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
taxonomy
ovary
population
primary spermatocyte
32. Semen
phloem
cyton
seminal fluid
somatic cell
33. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
thrombin
consumer
notochord
sensory neuron
34. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
fibrinogen
coelom
geotropism
turgor pressure
35. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait
smooth muscle
isolation
acetylcholine
monohybrid
36. A symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit
dicotyledon
host
aqueous humor
mutualism
37. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
saprophyte
Loop of Henle
heterozygous
phenotype
38. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
dicotyledon
oogenesis
dihybrid
uracil
39. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
spindle
gall bladder
retina
nephron
40. A plastid containing chlorophyll
mitochondria
epithelium
chloroplast
geotropism
41. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity
insulin
ecological succession
fertilization
lens
42. The basal branch of each spinal nerve; carries motor neurons
thymine
protein
ventral root
phylogeny
43. 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
polymorphism
myelin sheath
aerobe
duodenum
44. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
sympathetic
anaphase
protein
epiphyte
45. A fat or oil
egg
lipid
antibody
cross-pollination
46. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
thorax
taxonomy
lymph capillary
cytoplasm
47. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
blastula
prophase
circadian rhythms
gall bladder
48. The loss of all or part of a chromosome
deletion
autosome
rickettsia
centriole
49. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
chorion
cross-pollination
tetrad
polymer
50. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
pharynx
chlorophyll
selective breeding
chitin