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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
yolk sac
transpiration
macula
Crustacea
2. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
root hair
nerve cord
vagus nerve
pedigree
3. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
chromatin
parasitism
taxonomy
sucrase
4. Changes in genes that are inherited
coelom
gastrula
functional groups
mutation
5. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates
serum
urethra
osmoregulation
aorta
6. A resistance to disease developed through the immune system
mitochondria
coelom
immunity
metaphase
7. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
insulin
isolation
integument
blastula
8. An anucleate red blood cell that contains hemoglobin
vestigial organ
ilium
erythrocyte
systole
9. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
biotic
Bowman's capsule
fallopian tube
Protista
10. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
central nervous system
synapsis
stomach
hypothalamus
11. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
recessive
purine
transpiration
prophase
12. A hoofed animal
exoskeleton
Calvin cycle
ribosome
ungulate
13. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
sensory neuron
tissue
cephalic
aorta
14. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
endoplasm
saprophyte
gibberellin
mitosis
15. Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland - this hormone stimulates the conversion of a follicle into the corpus luteum and the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum
capillary
marsupial
luteinizing hormone (LH)
adrenal medulla
16. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
prothrombin
nitrogen cycle
pulmonary
phototropism
17. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
Crustacea
ovary
epidermis
lichen
18. An undifferentiated - growing region of a plant that is constantly undergoing cell division and differentiation
symbiosis
coelom
nucleotide
meristem
19. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
parathyroid
polysaccharide
hepatic portal system
NADP
20. The part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary muscles - such as the walls of the alimentary canal; includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
morphology
chemotropism
linkage
autonomic nervous system
21. Partially digested food in the stomach
polyploidy
somatic cell
chyme
vagus nerve
22. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established
synapse
respiratory center
ecological succession
phagocyte
23. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
ventricle
somatic cell
parasitism
Rh factor
24. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
germ layer
frame shift mutation
fertilization
monocotyledon
25. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
levels of structure
epicotyl
endemic
fallopian tube
26. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
transcription
dihybrid
centromere
microbodies
27. The study of form and structure
morphology
heterotroph
thryoxin
carnivore
28. A nerve cell
self-pollination
xylem
endoplasmic reticulum
neuron
29. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
parathyroid
Graffian follicle
androgen
ganglion
30. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
cytoplasm
flagellum
linkage
exocytosis
31. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
mutagenic agent
isomer
fruit
trilobite
32. The type of mating that occurs when an organism selects a mating partner that resembles itself
assortative mating
thrombin
transpiration
epinephrine
33. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade
calorie
aerobic
neuron
fallopian tube
34. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
iris
passive immunity
host
retina
35. The process of breaking down large organic molecules into smaller ones
autolysis
meristem
maltase
digestion
36. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
urethra
regeneration
metamorphosis
synapse
37. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
gamete
guanine
endoplasmic reticulum
Chordata
38. The fist stage of protein synthesis - in which the information coded in the DNA base is transcribed onto a strand of mRNA
fitness
chlorophyll
lymphocyte
transcription
39. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
gene
homologous
esophagus
fitness
40. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis
reduction
physiology
hypotonic
pupil
41. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
lactid acid fermentation
vitamin
hybrid
active immunity
42. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
sucrase
adrenaline (epinephrin)
chitin
gametophyte
43. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
duodenum
conditioning
Chordata
semicircular canals
44. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell
binomial nomenclature
contractile vacuole
Loop of Henle
deamination
45. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
budding
endoderm
ventral root
lipase
46. The instance of polymorphism in which there is a difference of form between two members of a species - as between males and females
purine
taiga
Arachnida
dimorphism
47. The liquid part of blood
polyploidy
granum
synaptic terminal
plasma
48. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
peripheral nervous system
maltose
NAD
follicle
49. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
hypocoytl
malpighian tubules
gonads
phagocyte
50. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
dicotyledon
differentation
centrosome