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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 part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus






2. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration






3. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients






4. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation






5. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds






6. Adrenaline






7. Vascular tissue of the plant that aids in support and carries water






8. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale






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






10. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine






11. A ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream






12. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+






13. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added






14. A plant-eating animal






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






16. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center






17. A hoofed animal






18. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell






19. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals






20. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response






21. A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (shell of a crab)






22. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome






23. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis






24. The liquid part of blood






25. 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






26. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation






27. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development






28. The thin-walled anterior chamber of the heart (also called the auricle)






29. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body






30. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis






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






32. The instance of polymorphism in which there is a difference of form between two members of a species - as between males and females






33. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite






34. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism






35. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system






36. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine






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






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






39. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells






40. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens






41. A condition in which an organism may have a multiple of the normal number of chromosomes (4n - 6n - etc)






42. A plant growth hormone






43. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants






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






45. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus






46. A body fluid that flows in its own circulatory fluid in lymphatic vessels separate from blood circulation






47. Cytoplasmic organelles that serve as sites of respiration; a rod-shaped body in the cytoplasm known to be the center of cellular respiration






48. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell






49. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose






50. Movement of amoeba







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