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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
meiosis
exocrine
vein
axon
2. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
epinephrine
heterozygous
polymer
stoma
3. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
budding
ovary
ectoderm
seminal fluid
4. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
fibrin
capillary
stroma
granum
5. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
binomial nomenclature
stomach
germ cell
lipid
6. The phylum to which segmented worms belong
Annelida
sporophyte
cytokinesis
tetrad
7. The process of breaking down large organic molecules into smaller ones
chyme
digestion
lymphocyte
plasma
8. Changes in genes that are inherited
epiphyte
homologous
phloem
mutation
9. Genetic blending; each allele exerts some influence on the phenotype
medusa
incomplete dominance
rhodopsin
sphincter
10. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed
epithelium
translocation
inversion
Krebs cycle
11. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle
aorta
gene
biotic
carbon cycle
12. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
tissue
hyperthyroidism
xylem
Coelentrata
13. The phylum of sponges
fruit
phagocyte
Golgi apparatus
Porifera
14. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
micron (micrometer)
urethra
herbivore
imprinting
15. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
flagellate
deamination
genotype
ventricle
16. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
semicircular canals
yolk sac
lens
hemoglobin
17. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
thyroid
phylogeny
binary fission
ADH (vassopressin)
18. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
substrate
peptide
anaerobe
pairing
19. An organic molecule consisting of joined phosphate - 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) - and a purine or a pyrimidine (adenine - guanine - uracil - thymine or cytosine)
buffer
sinus
osmoregulation
nucleotide
20. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
androgen
pharynx
budding
biome
21. An invertebrate animal phylum in which animals possess a single alimentary opening and tentacles with stinging cells
thyroid
Coelentrata
lactase
endosperm
22. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
thrombin
erythrocyte
host
white matter
23. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell
plankton
vestigial organ
flagellum
contractile vacuole
24. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
plexus
hybrid
independent assortment
isotonic
25. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
bud
cell wall plate
heterotroph
adrenal medulla
26. A kind of microorganism that is between a virus and a bacterium; parasitic within the cells of insects and ticks
nuclear membrane
malpighian tubules
NADP
rickettsia
27. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
fallopian tube
thryoxin
steroid
diencephalon
28. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
nucleolus
fermentation
villus
synapse
29. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
metaphase
lysosome
phagocyte
electron transport chain
30. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species
anaphase
villus
spermatogenesis
pheromone
31. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
duodenum
glycogen
thyroid
fibrinogen
32. An underground stem
larva
cambium
rhizome
aerobic
33. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
hypertonic
functional groups
cerebral cortex
isotonic
34. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
aqueous humor
aldosterone
homologous
fibrin
35. A structure found between the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates; secretes melatonin
Bowman's capsule
pineal body
endosperm
umbilicus
36. A multidirectional sensory system of lower animals such as the hydra - consisting of nerve fibers spread throughout the ectoderm
xylem
dendrite
RNA
nerve net
37. Fluid skeleton of annelids
primary spermatocyte
mucosa
aerobe
hydrostatic skeleton
38. A stomach enzyme that partially digests proteins
RNA
maltose
polyp
pepsin
39. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
passive immunity
endosperm
clotting
cyton
40. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
glomerulus
polymer
pleural cavity
monohybrid
41. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
symbiosis
parthenogenesis
carbohydrate
cleavage
42. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
thalamus
disjunction
endocytosis
gonads
43. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
polymer
cuticle
stroma
ectoderm
44. The cell membrane
plasma membrane
colon
sinus
climax community
45. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
saprophyte
polyploidy
functional groups
rhodopsin
46. 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
estrogen
inversion
Golgi apparatus
RNA
47. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
synergistic
olfactory
vein
cerebral hemisphere
48. Occurs when certain traits are determined by genes on sex chromosomes
epinephrine
ADH (vassopressin)
sex linkage
protein
49. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
thrombokinase
binomial nomenclature
aldosterone
substrate
50. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
metabolism
biotic
cytoplasm
budding
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