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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell






2. Degree of penetrability - as in membranes that allow given substances to pass through; the ability to penetrate






3. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end






4. Agent that induces mutations; typically carcinogenic






5. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification






6. Pertaining to the head






7. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure






8. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment






9. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces






10. A digestive enzyme of the saliva that turns starch into maltose (salivary amylase)






11. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall






12. The part of the flower that produces pollen






13. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen






14. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)






15. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






16. The ability to respond to a stimulus






17. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion






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






19. Bacteria that are rod shaped






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






21. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote






22. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting






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






24. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach






25. A pair of chromosome pairs present during the first metaphase of meiosis






26. An air duct from the middle ear to the throat that equalizes external and internal air pressure






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






28. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion

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29. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation






30. An organelle that regulates cell functions and contains the genetic material of the cell






31. The liquid part of blood






32. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose






33. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule






34. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another






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






36. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant






37. Describes an individual that possesses two contrasting alleles for a given trait






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






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






40. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to






41. Fluid skeleton of annelids






42. In mammals - a flap of tissue above the glottis; it folds back over the glottis in swallowing to close the air passages of the lungs; contains elastic cartilage






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






44. A hoofed animal






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






46. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)






47. The enzyme that acts upon lactose






48. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell






49. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients






50. 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