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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A bundle of nerve axons
Annelida
nerve
synergistic
oxidation
2. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
DNA
malpighian tubules
assimilation
selective breeding
3. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
endemic
seminal fluid
prokaryote
pairing
4. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
Rh factor
gibberellin
flagellum
parthenogenesis
5. A fat-digesting hormone
mutation
pyrimidine
lipase
photoperiodism
6. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)
monohybrid
food vacuole
consumer
rod
7. A reproductive cell
gall bladder
germ cell
endoderm
Chordata
8. The swelling at the end of an axon
synaptic terminal
isotonic
homozygous
cross-pollination
9. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
Annelida
carapace
physiology
endoderm
10. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
malpighian tubules
mutagenic agent
flagellate
autosome
11. Pertains to a gene or characteristic that is masked when a dominant allele is present
urethra
stamen
nerve cord
recessive
12. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body
platelet
vagus nerve
sinus
ventricle
13. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
polymorphism
Calvin cycle
pleural cavity
erythrocyte
14. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
prokaryote
heterotroph
pyrimidine
biome
15. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
urinary bladder
hypotonic
thrombokinase
endosperm
16. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
bile
heterotroph
trypsin
taxonomy
17. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
cretinism
fermentation
spore
parthenogenesis
18. A category of taxonomic classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms
primary spermatocyte
guanine
endocytosis
phylum
19. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species
heterozygous
buffer
adaptive radiation
peristalsis
20. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
pepsin
cuticle
morula
lactid acid fermentation
21. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
glottis
dicotyledon
turgor pressure
ethylene
22. Bacteria that are rod shaped
pelagic zone
feedback mechanism
bacillus
nerve
23. A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (shell of a crab)
food vacuole
carapace
synapsis
cyton
24. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
lichen
assimilation
endoderm
autotroph
25. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
goiter
stamen
adenosine phosphate
bile
26. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
hypothalamus
egg
lacteal
aqueous humor
27. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
bacteriophage
malpighian tubules
gonads
Eustachian tube
28. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly
Golgi apparatus
host
exoskeleton
autolysis
29. A plant that belongs to the class of seed plants in which the seeds are not enclosed in an ovary; includes the conifers
epicotyl
Mendelian laws
plasma membrane
gymnosperm
30. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
conditioning
dorsal root
pyrimidine
centromere
31. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
crossing over
selective breeding
chemotropism
nondisjunction
32. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
conditioning
carnivore
tetrad
osmosis
33. A nerve cell
gastrula
white matter
genotype
neuron
34. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed
Bowman's capsule
inversion
cretinism
notochord
35. The science of classification of living things
taxonomy
cone
translation
thalamus
36. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
budding
synergistic
chitin
Mendelian laws
37. Outgrowths of a root's epidermal cells that allow for greater surface area for absorption of nutrients and water
root hair
ventral root
peristalsis
monosaccharide
38. The extraembyonic membrane of birds - reptiles and mammals that serves as an area of gaseous exchange and as a site for the storage of noxious excretion products
adaptive radiation
gray matter
peptide
allantois
39. A process of formation of ova
ADH (vassopressin)
isolation
oogenesis
blastula
40. A group of populations that can interbreed
antibody
parasitism
species
active immunity
41. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
autonomic nervous system
ecology
cotyledon
abiotic
42. The phylum to which jointed-legged invertebrates belong - including insects - arachnids and crustaceans
exocytosis
villus
Arthropoda
monohybrid
43. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
placenta
appendage
maltose
cross-pollination
44. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
pharynx
isotonic
metaphase
thymine
45. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
medulla
disjunction
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Golgi apparatus
46. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
ilium
trypsin
pulmonary
integument
47. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
sympathetic
translation
nerve net
diffusion
48. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
chloroplast
host
assimilation
photolysis
49. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
Bowman's capsule
bile
oxidation
ethanol fermentation
50. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length
independent assortment
lymph capillary
micron (micrometer)
buffer