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SAT Subject Test: Biology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The microspore of a seed plant






2. Adrenaline






3. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells






4. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult






5. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside






6. An endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroxin






7. A structure that extends from the trunk of an organism and is capable of active movements






8. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism






9. Cycle in photosynthesis that reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates through the addition of electrons ("dark cycle")






10. The study of form and structure






11. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods






12. The class of free-living flatworms






13. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates






14. A plant-eating animal






15. An "emergency" hormone stimulated by anger or fear; increase blood pressure and heart rate in order to supply the emergency needs of the muscles






16. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels






17. A flowering plant; a plant of the class Angiospermae that produces seeds enclosed in an ovary and is characterized by the possession of fruits and flowers






18. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome






19. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis






20. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs






21. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions






22. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates






23. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft






24. An opening in the eye whose size is regulated by the iris






25. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted






26. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism






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






28. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis






29. The enzyme that acts upon lactose






30. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland






31. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell






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






33. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing






34. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting






35. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments






36. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation






37. The thigh bone of vertebrates






38. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant






39. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves






40. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system






41. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube






42. The outer - transparent layer of the eye






43. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to






44. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically






45. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells






46. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen






47. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants






48. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules






49. The stage in mitosis that is characterized by the migration of chromatids to opposite ends of the cell; the stage in meiosis during which homologus pairs migrate (Anaphase I) - and the stage in meiosis during which chromatids migrate to different end






50. A mature ovary







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