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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
plexus
mitochondria
malleus
lymph capillary
2. The science of classification of living things
morphology
immunity
mutation
taxonomy
3. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
eukaryote
pith
estrogen
osmoregulation
4. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification
translocation
bile salts
diencephalon
maltose
5. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
nictitating membrane
capillary
parathyroid
nucleus
6. A plastid containing chlorophyll
rickettsia
uracil
chloroplast
atrium
7. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
placenta
emulsion
conditioning
cation
8. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
synergistic
chlorophyll
autolysis
ingestion
9. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
platelet
gibberellin
hyperthyroidism
endoderm
10. Semen
dendrite
cotyledon
seminal fluid
commensal
11. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
artery
Eustachian tube
plastid
cross-pollination
12. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
inversion
systole
cleavage
chyme
13. An endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroxin
macula
contractile vacuole
thyroid
steroid
14. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
test cross
isotonic
endoderm
conditioning
15. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
dorsal root
parasympathetic
diffusion
prokaryote
16. In plants - an area of undifferentiated tissue covered by embryonic leaves
pH
estrogen
monosaccharide
bud
17. The ability to respond to a stimulus
irritability
lactid acid fermentation
axon
progesterone
18. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
hydrostatic skeleton
monocotyledon
respiratory center
malleus
19. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
platelet
polymorphism
pollen
isolation
20. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
conditioning
producer
uracil
genetic drift
21. The process of breaking down large organic molecules into smaller ones
adrenal cortex
digestion
ganglion
somatic cell
22. Any movement or growth of a living organism in response to the force of gravity
metaphase
buffer
geotropism
phototropism
23. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
lichen
synergistic
secondary tissue
adrenal medulla
24. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
trilobite
adrenal cortex
artery
urethra
25. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
polar body
lactid acid fermentation
endemic
saprophyte
26. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it
meninges
consumer
chorion
hydrostatic skeleton
27. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
polyp
Annelida
fruit
respiratory center
28. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
recombinant DNA technology
dominance
cerebellum
transpiration
29. A mitotic or meiotic stage in which the chromosomes become visible and during which the spindle fibers form; synapsis takes place during the first meiotic prophase
cell wall
parathyroid
gill slit
prophase
30. A symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit
protein
purine
phloem
mutualism
31. The separation of some members of a population from the rest of their species; prevents interbreeding and may lead to the development of a new species
aortic arch
isolation
gibberellin
dendrite
32. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
parasympathetic
genotype
deoxyribose
colon
33. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
reticulum
epididymis
levels of structure
osmosis
34. The thigh bone of vertebrates
alimentary canal
NADP
femur
artery
35. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
uterus
meiosis
fruit
gamete
36. A hydrogen carrier containing iron that functions in many cellular processes - including respiration
hermaphrodite
stoma
plankton
cytochrome
37. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine
adrenal cortex
carbon cycle
lymph capillary
uracil
38. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
species
retina
gametophyte
semicircular canals
39. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse
irritability
tetrad
Golgi apparatus
acetylcholine
40. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces
aqueous humor
Coelentrata
epithelium
polyploidy
41. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
respiratory center
phylogeny
adaptive radiation
haploid
42. The loss of all or part of a chromosome
consumer
metamorphosis
villus
deletion
43. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
thoracic duct
cephalic
biotic
Golgi apparatus
44. The external opening of the trachea in insects
spiracle
endocytosis
root hair
phototropism
45. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
gibberellin
antibiotic
rickettsia
fibrinogen
46. 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)
peripheral nervous system
trilobite
xylem
47. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
haploid
Eustachian tube
cross-pollination
femur
48. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
parthenogenesis
antibiotic
pseudopod
mutation
49. A chemical messenger that is secreted by one part of the body and carried by the blood to affect another part of the body - usually a muscle or gland
gene
cation
hydrostatic skeleton
hormone
50. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
bacillus
polymorphism
translation
centrosome