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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
centromere
artery
telophase
chromatin
2. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
carbohydrate
NADP
oviduct
oxidation
3. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
uracil
telophase
budding
progesterone
4. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle
oogenesis
aorta
pollination
ventral root
5. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
carnivore
exocrine
hydrostatic skeleton
fitness
6. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
iris
endoplasmic reticulum
climax community
gall bladder
7. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
metamorphosis
wood
small intestine
meristem
8. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)
pollination
translocation
homeotherm
maltase
9. The triploid tissue in some seeds that contains stored food and is formed by the union of one sperm nucleus with two nuclei of the female's gametophyte
taiga
endosperm
Porifera
diastole
10. The process of forming the sperm cells from primary spermatocytes
digestion
pollination
spermatogenesis
neural tube
11. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances
metabolism
vacuole
gene
ilium
12. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
lactase
rod
recombinant DNA technology
ecological succession
13. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
population
lacteal
gene
epicotyl
14. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
ingestion
luteinizing hormone (LH)
mucosa
exoskeleton
15. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine
peptide
seminiferous tubules
goiter
diencephalon
16. The large intestine
cytoplasm
colon
pons
platelet
17. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait
abiotic
ribosome
digestion
monohybrid
18. The primary germ layer - developed from the lip of the blastopore - that gives rise to the skeleton - the circulatory system and many organs and tissues between the epidermis and the epithelium
population
mesoderm
stigma
nitrogen cycle
19. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
mutation
malpighian tubules
wood
biotic
20. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
ptyalin
biotic
gylcolysis
electron transport chain
21. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
disaccharide
epicotyl
plexus
diffusion
22. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
autosome
anaerobe
chemosynthesis
prothrombin
23. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
eye
contractile vacuole
white matter
chemosynthesis
24. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification
atrium
bile salts
neural tube
Calvin cycle
25. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
cone
haploid
flagellate
thyroid
26. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established
cornea
ecological succession
androgen
tetrad
27. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
fertilization
eye
passive immunity
vagus nerve
28. The ability to respond to a stimulus
gamete
glomerulus
irritability
cytochrome
29. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
monocotyledon
maltose
microbodies
anaerobic
30. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord
photoperiodism
peristalsis
central nervous system
centrosome
31. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
linkage
hermaphrodite
saprophyte
dicotyledon
32. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
ptyalin
respiration
photoperiodism
chyme
33. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
autosome
Arachnida
sinus
inner ear
34. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
eukaryote
alveolus
respiration
follicle
35. A resistance to disease developed through the immune system
ethanol fermentation
immunity
synaptic terminal
photolysis
36. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
adaptive radiation
frame shift mutation
progesterone
gymnosperm
37. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
NADP
polar body
cerebrum
autonomic nervous system
38. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc
turgor pressure
secondary tissue
epiphyte
urine
39. The external opening of the trachea in insects
spiracle
thorax
substrate
point mutation
40. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale
population
gill slit
ilium
central nervous system
41. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
carbohydrate
cytoplasm
marsupial
hypocoytl
42. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
linkage
bacteriophage
asexual reproduction
nuclear membrane
43. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
hypothalamus
polyploidy
exocytosis
endoplasm
44. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
translocation
dominance
alternation of generations
incomplete dominance
45. The cell body of a neuron
adrenal medulla
disaccharide
assimilation
cyton
46. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
antigen
heterozygous
epididymis
synergistic
47. A flexible - supportive rod running longitudinally through the dorsum ventral to the nerve cord; found in lower chordates and in the embryos of vertebrates
medusa
notochord
Golgi apparatus
integument
48. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
dicotyledon
maltose
smooth muscle
pharynx
49. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
epidermis
zygote
fitness
feedback mechanism
50. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood
prothrombin
peristalsis
lipid
root hair
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