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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Semen






2. A perforation leading from the pharynx to the outside environment that is a characteristic of chordates at one stage of their development






3. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)






4. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen






5. A mucus-secreting membrane






6. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem






7. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell






8. A nerve fiber






9. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons






10. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides






11. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall






12. An organ centrally involved in the human digestive system






13. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)






14. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response






15. A blood clot that is formed within a blood vessel






16. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries






17. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga






18. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates






19. The microspore of a seed plant






20. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera






21. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented






22. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere






23. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids






24. Vascular tissue of the plant that aids in support and carries water






25. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis






26. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution






27. xylem that is no longer being used






28. Living - as in living organisms in the environment






29. The first filial generation (first offspring)






30. The system of naming an organism by its genus and species name






31. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces






32. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney






33. The passive - rhythmical expansion or dilation of the cavities of the heart (atria or ventricles) that allows these organs to fill with blood; preceded and followed by systole (contraction)






34. A ring-shaped muscle that is capable of closing a tubular opening by constriction






35. A tube one cell thick that carries blood from artery to vein; the site of material exchange between the blood and tissues of the body






36. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella






37. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light






38. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine






39. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath






40. Related to the sense of smell






41. The class of free-living flatworms






42. Relating to the lung






43. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting






44. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed






45. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species






46. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development






47. Fluid skeleton of annelids






48. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity






49. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus






50. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells