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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone






2. A stalklike or elongated body part - usually pointed at one end






3. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone






4. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality






5. An invertebrate animal phylum in which animals possess a single alimentary opening and tentacles with stinging cells






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






7. Relating to the lung






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






9. A process of formation of ova






10. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine






11. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides






12. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system






13. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era






14. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin






15. Involuntary muscle






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






17. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver






18. The phylum of sponges






19. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage






20. An organism that is heterozygous for two different traits






21. Describes an individual that possesses two contrasting alleles for a given trait






22. The breeding of an organism with a homozygous recessive in order to determine whether an organism is homozygous dominant or heterozygous dominant for a given trait






23. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo






24. An association of homologous chromosomes during the first meiotic division






25. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine






26. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption






27. Partially digested food in the stomach






28. The class of free-living flatworms






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






30. The thigh bone of vertebrates






31. An air sac in the lung; the site of respiratory exchange - involving diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveolus and the blood in the capillaries






32. An ion with a positive charge - or an ion that migrates towards the cathode (negative electrode) in an electric field






33. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle






34. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium






35. A stomach enzyme that partially digests proteins






36. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response






37. The womb in which the fetus develops






38. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells






39. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process






40. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell






41. 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






42. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell






43. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome






44. There are two kinds of sex chromosomes - X and Y; XX signifies a female and XY signifies a male






45. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system






46. 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)






47. The elimination of metabolic waster matter






48. The large intestine






49. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly






50. A bone of the upper arm