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






2. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting






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






4. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis






5. The sac in the ovary in which the egg develops






6. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs






7. Refers to protective covering






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






9. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing






10. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis






11. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder






12. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone






13. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation






14. 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






15. Any movement or growth of a living organism in response to the force of gravity






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






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






18. One of a pair of kidney-shaped cells that surround a stomate and regulate the size of the stomate in a leaf






19. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates






20. 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






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






22. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane






23. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells






24. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells






25. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region






26. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla






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






28. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome






29. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically






30. A group of populations that can interbreed






31. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord






32. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds






33. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species






34. A five carbon sugar that has one oxygen atom less than ribose; a component of DNA






35. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)






36. Occurs when certain traits are determined by genes on sex chromosomes






37. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium






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






39. A mitotic or meiotic stage in which the chromosomes become visible and during which the spindle fibers form; synapsis takes place during the first meiotic prophase






40. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes






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






42. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal






43. The separation of some members of a population from the rest of their species; prevents interbreeding and may lead to the development of a new species






44. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas






45. A jellyfish






46. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus






47. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it






48. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)






49. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes






50. The basal branch of each spinal nerve; carries motor neurons







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