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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The science of classification of living things
ectoderm
uterus
taxonomy
Coelentrata
2. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
testes
trachea
respiration
pathogen
3. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
epicotyl
pedigree
taiga
spore
4. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
chyme
pyrimidine
oogenesis
hypertonic
5. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
respiratory center
carnivore
metaphase
lacteal
6. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
incomplete dominance
chitin
synergistic
isotonic
7. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
genetic code
meristem
osmoregulation
consumer
8. A bone of the upper arm
Golgi apparatus
differentation
humerus
photoperiodism
9. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
mitochondria
prothrombin
stamen
gene frequency
10. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
cell wall plate
anaerobic
platelet
nucleolus
11. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
thoracic duct
isotonic
respiratory center
exocytosis
12. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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13. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
nucleolus
prothrombin
morula
ethylene
14. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
anaerobic
chorion
fertilization
parasitism
15. An organism that produces spores; a phase in the diploid-haploid life cycle that alternates with a gametophyte phase
stomach
sporophyte
pairing
urinary bladder
16. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
calorie
ecology
chitin
larva
17. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
ilium
white matter
aqueous humor
small intestine
18. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
bacteriophage
epidermis
lysosome
thoracic duct
19. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
cone
endocytosis
bile salts
hypotonic
20. A ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream
endocrine gland
nucleolus
codominant
saprophyte
21. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
adrenaline (epinephrin)
malpighian tubules
planaria
ungulate
22. A structure found between the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates; secretes melatonin
malleus
estrogen
fertilization
pineal body
23. One of a group of compounds that is identical in a atomic composition - but different in structure and arrangement
mucosa
isomer
cortisone
phagocyte
24. A short - stubby rod consisting of chromatin that is found in the nucleus of the cells; contains the genetic or hereditary component of cells (in the form of genes)
gastrula
vacuole
homeotherm
chromosome
25. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
cerebellum
cytosine
hyperthyroidism
urinary bladder
26. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body
polar body
clotting
permeability
ventricle
27. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
hypothalamus
homologous
stamen
mutualism
28. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
dorsal root
wood
micron (micrometer)
respiration
29. An invertebrate animal phylum in which animals possess a single alimentary opening and tentacles with stinging cells
coenzyme
humerus
Coelentrata
purine
30. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior
centriole
pyrimidine
plasmodium
imprinting
31. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
cornea
endoplasm
homeotherm
Calvin cycle
32. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
blastula
urethra
Mendelian laws
luteinizing hormone (LH)
33. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
Coelentrata
biome
point mutation
haploid
34. A plastid containing chlorophyll
lactid acid fermentation
chloroplast
artery
aortic arch
35. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
biotic
excretion
endoderm
pituitary
36. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
lichen
granum
homozygous
morula
37. A fat or oil
antibody
lipid
cyton
micron (micrometer)
38. 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
luteinizing hormone (LH)
amnion
marsupial
ethanol fermentation
39. Adrenaline
epinephrine
organelle
seminiferous tubules
larva
40. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
prothrombin
parenchyma
ilium
secondary tissue
41. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
hyperthyroidism
tundra
antigen
acetylcholine
42. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
stigma
FSH
neuron
amnion
43. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
aldosterone
chlorophyll
antibiotic
capillary
44. Semen
homeotherm
dominance
endosperm
seminal fluid
45. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
emulsion
budding
plasmodium
isotonic
46. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
hemoglobin
analogous
appendage
cerebral hemisphere
47. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
cytoskeleton
vein
mucosa
crossing over
48. The elimination of metabolic waster matter
excretion
amnion
recombinant DNA technology
assimilation
49. A four-letter code made up of the DNA nitrogen bases A - T - G and C; each chromosome is made up of thousands of these bases
genetic code
deoxyribose
monosaccharide
pollen
50. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
esophagus
thoracic duct
telophase
mesoderm