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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association
commensal
consumer
stoma
mitochondria
2. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
metamorphosis
ilium
sinus
chitin
3. The recycling of nitrogen from decaying organism for use in future generations
nitrogen cycle
goiter
spermatogenesis
fallopian tube
4. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse
acetylcholine
turgor pressure
saprophyte
aortic arch
5. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
chlorophyll
humerus
tissue
cotyledon
6. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
geographical barrier
ethylene
zygote
vein
7. Any physical feature that prevents the ecological niches of different organisms from overlapping
polysaccharide
gibberellin
sphincter
geographical barrier
8. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
aerobe
cortisone
style
glomerulus
9. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
insulin
deoxyribose
cortex
monosaccharide
10. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
planaria
hypertonic
gastrula
epiphyte
11. The cell membrane
Golgi apparatus
aerobe
plasma membrane
assortative mating
12. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
epidermis
phototropism
guard cell
malleus
13. The navel
ungulate
umbilicus
oxidation
acetylcholine
14. A nerve fiber
ventricle
germ layer
axon
food vacuole
15. A kingdom of unicellular living organisms that are neither animals nor plants; includes some groups of algae - slime molds and protozoa
genotype
lymph capillary
lacteal
Protista
16. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
adenosine phosphate
endoplasm
parathyroid
villus
17. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
hypertonic
deamination
biome
primary spermatocyte
18. An air-conducting tube
epiglottis
FSH
sex chromosome
trachea
19. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
nuclear membrane
plasma membrane
lipase
Annelida
20. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
recombinant DNA technology
alveolus
carbohydrate
metamorphosis
21. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
Crustacea
polar body
metaphase
cleavage
22. An anucleate red blood cell that contains hemoglobin
hemoglobin
macula
erythrocyte
disjunction
23. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
frame shift mutation
deoxyribose
Krebs cycle
peripheral nervous system
24. The swelling at the end of an axon
maltose
epiglottis
adrenaline (epinephrin)
synaptic terminal
25. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
zygote
thorax
trilobite
biome
26. An organelle that regulates cell functions and contains the genetic material of the cell
binomial nomenclature
nucleus
goiter
circadian rhythms
27. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
estrogen
semicircular canals
frame shift mutation
pleural cavity
28. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
meristem
pith
isotonic
polymer
29. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
sensory neuron
pelagic zone
epicotyl
Porifera
30. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
lipase
oviduct
gylcolysis
goiter
31. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
passive immunity
nictitating membrane
cornea
ovary
32. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
population
pharynx
ADH (vassopressin)
homologous
33. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
nerve
photolysis
FSH
binomial nomenclature
34. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed
uterus
autonomic nervous system
inversion
exoskeleton
35. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
chyme
recombinant DNA technology
independent assortment
thrombin
36. Bacteria that are rod shaped
medulla oblongata
bacillus
ganglion
angiosperm
37. The type of mating that occurs when an organism selects a mating partner that resembles itself
assortative mating
macula
turgor pressure
lipid
38. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
levels of structure
thrombokinase
cuticle
cytokinesis
39. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
population
gamete
translation
cloaca
40. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
gamete
cation
ecology
duodenum
41. The outer - transparent layer of the eye
cornea
seminiferous tubules
chemotropism
trachea
42. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
clotting
pyloric valve
Mendelian laws
epicotyl
43. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
purine
Crustacea
dominance
asexual reproduction
44. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone
adrenal cortex
seminal fluid
mutagenic agent
regeneration
45. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
esophagus
pleural cavity
sensory neuron
exocytosis
46. One of a pair of kidney-shaped cells that surround a stomate and regulate the size of the stomate in a leaf
axon
Porifera
thymine
guard cell
47. An undifferentiated - growing region of a plant that is constantly undergoing cell division and differentiation
aorta
somatic cell
electron transport chain
meristem
48. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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49. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
microbodies
stoma
genetic code
eukaryote
50. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
assimilation
Rh factor
pyrimidine
carbohydrate