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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mature ovary
fruit
endocrine gland
oogenesis
frame shift mutation
2. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response
notochord
ingestion
food vacuole
conditioning
3. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
vitamin
frame shift mutation
meiosis
hermaphrodite
4. Cytoplasmic organelles that serve as sites of respiration; a rod-shaped body in the cytoplasm known to be the center of cellular respiration
gonads
mitochondria
auxin
lens
5. 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)
progesterone
permeability
nucleotide
buffer
6. An organ centrally involved in the human digestive system
ungulate
isotonic
Mendelian laws
alimentary canal
7. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
nictitating membrane
lymphocyte
RNA
neural tube
8. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
F2
polymer
epithelium
levels of structure
9. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
cross-pollination
antibiotic
aerobe
Eustachian tube
10. Multicellular organism
thymine
ungulate
eukaryote
exocrine
11. The first filial generation (first offspring)
nuclear membrane
synapsis
F1
plankton
12. The recycling of nitrogen from decaying organism for use in future generations
cyton
carapace
alimentary canal
nitrogen cycle
13. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
cortisone
circadian rhythms
urethra
polysaccharide
14. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
cotyledon
ecology
pistil
monocotyledon
15. A ring-shaped muscle that is capable of closing a tubular opening by constriction
stomach
sphincter
turgor pressure
polar body
16. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
cone
thoracic duct
anaerobe
corpus luteum
17. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
parathyroid
transcription
bud
anaerobic
18. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
testes
aorta
dendrite
Graffian follicle
19. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
chemosynthesis
androgen
geotropism
nondisjunction
20. A bone of the upper arm
humerus
codominant
Chordata
gonads
21. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
cochlea
sex chromosome
epicotyl
estrogen
22. An association of homologous chromosomes during the first meiotic division
electron transport chain
pairing
geotropism
chromatin
23. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
antigen
anaphase
organelle
fibrinogen
24. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
villus
polyploidy
fermentation
gibberellin
25. A reproductive cell
parasitism
rhodopsin
germ cell
chitin
26. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
exocrine
eye
phenotype
feedback mechanism
27. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances
substrate
humerus
metabolism
meninges
28. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)
pollination
enzyme
prokaryote
passive immunity
29. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
legume
translocation
macula
anther
30. The orientation of cells or organisms in relation to chemical stimuli; the growth or movement response of organisms to chemical stimuli
Bowman's capsule
purine
host
chemotropism
31. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
urethra
cerebellum
absorption
seminiferous tubules
32. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
meninges
white matter
selective breeding
planaria
33. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
purine
adaptation
F1
host
34. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family
tissue
genus
commensal
capillary
35. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
endocytosis
oogenesis
aortic arch
ovary
36. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length
thyroid
olfactory
micron (micrometer)
ptyalin
37. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
aqueous humor
chorion
point mutation
taiga
38. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
artery
peptide
systole
pharynx
39. 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)
pharynx
diastole
retina
food vacuole
40. Daily cycles of behavior
Bowman's capsule
lipase
serum
circadian rhythms
41. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter
embolus
cornea
flagellate
cerebral cortex
42. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system
chromosome
gamete
ingestion
ectoderm
43. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis
ecological succession
trilobite
regeneration
disjunction
44. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
hypothalamus
glomerulus
geographical barrier
epididymis
45. The microspore of a seed plant
endoderm
pollen
endosperm
phagocyte
46. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
hermaphrodite
glottis
villus
ectoderm
47. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
thymine
malleus
FSH
chyme
48. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
sporophyte
cephalic
yolk sac
gonads
49. The cell membrane
population
plasma membrane
platelet
Arachnida
50. A type of virus that can destroy bacteria by infecting - parasitizing and eventually killing them
cerebral hemisphere
coelom
dimorphism
bacteriophage