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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
cross-pollination
Bowman's capsule
pelagic zone
erythrocyte
2. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
planaria
gall bladder
phylogeny
pyrimidine
3. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
pistil
anaerobe
uracil
spore
4. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
pleural cavity
Loop of Henle
aqueous humor
spiracle
5. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle
codominant
thryoxin
niche
aorta
6. The outer - transparent layer of the eye
cornea
cortisone
Mendelian laws
gall bladder
7. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
gonads
homologous
mutation
Loop of Henle
8. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment
trilobite
adaptation
RNA
chloroplast
9. A condition in which an organism may have a multiple of the normal number of chromosomes (4n - 6n - etc)
polyploidy
umbilicus
spore
corpus callosum
10. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
centromere
cell wall
translation
disjunction
11. An opening in the eye whose size is regulated by the iris
insulin
prothrombin
photolysis
pupil
12. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis
corpus callosum
carnivore
ribosome
germ cell
13. A substance that is acted upon by an enzyme
NAD
substrate
meristem
guanine
14. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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15. The swelling at the end of an axon
monosaccharide
fertilization
synaptic terminal
digestion
16. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
dimorphism
pleural cavity
self-pollination
photoperiodism
17. 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
epiphyte
allantois
nucleolus
abiotic
18. The most anterior portion of the small intestine of vertebrates - adjacent to the stomach; the continuation of the stomach into which the bile duct and pancreatic duct empty
vein
duodenum
egg
micron (micrometer)
19. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
phagocyte
guanine
trachea
malleus
20. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
spermatogenesis
homologous
oviduct
eye
21. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)
malleus
diploid
food vacuole
esophagus
22. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
taxonomy
platelet
cortisone
adrenaline (epinephrin)
23. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
tissue
endemic
carnivore
hydrostatic skeleton
24. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
Chordata
codominant
epiphyte
coenzyme
25. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
differentation
retina
gray matter
genetic drift
26. An over secretion of thyroid that leads to high metabolism and exopthalmia goiter
chyme
hyperthyroidism
adaptation
aerobic
27. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
cambium
alternation of generations
meninges
nerve net
28. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
lichen
photolysis
gill slit
sex chromosome
29. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
genetic code
aldosterone
marsupial
test cross
30. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
vein
white matter
pinocytosis
active immunity
31. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
synaptic terminal
goiter
isotonic
Arachnida
32. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
neural tube
peristalsis
Rh factor
germ layer
33. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
thryoxin
axon
polymer
cytokinesis
34. The thin-walled anterior chamber of the heart (also called the auricle)
germ layer
atrium
thorax
RNA
35. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced
interphase
Annelida
NADP
neuron
36. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
luteinizing hormone (LH)
acetylcholine
white matter
style
37. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
epiglottis
serum
codominant
phagocyte
38. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
corpus luteum
reduction
coelom
dorsal root
39. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length
pepsin
micron (micrometer)
hepatic portal system
dicotyledon
40. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
hypotonic
blastula
hypocoytl
osmoregulation
41. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
mitochondria
heterotroph
cortisone
meiosis
42. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation
adrenal medulla
Golgi apparatus
Rh factor
cerebrum
43. An organic molecule consisting of joined phosphate - 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) - and a purine or a pyrimidine (adenine - guanine - uracil - thymine or cytosine)
aerobe
retina
nucleotide
lipid
44. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
style
carnivore
cerebral hemisphere
marsupial
45. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
nucleotide
Porifera
binary fission
levels of structure
46. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
luteinizing hormone (LH)
lacteal
cerebellum
artery
47. Movement of amoeba
pseudopod
stoma
nerve net
phloem
48. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
heterozygous
neural tube
cytokinesis
glottis
49. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
urethra
clotting
spermatogenesis
littoral zone
50. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
saprophyte
meristem
autosome
Krebs cycle