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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials
allele
autotroph
umbilicus
biotic
2. The evaporation of water from leaves or other exposed surfaces of plants
abiotic
crossing over
Calvin cycle
transpiration
3. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
femur
binary fission
Graffian follicle
Arthropoda
4. The fist stage of protein synthesis - in which the information coded in the DNA base is transcribed onto a strand of mRNA
ethylene
autotroph
rod
transcription
5. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
interphase
species
testes
organelle
6. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
nerve
cyton
tundra
physiology
7. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
biotic
endosperm
metamorphosis
active immunity
8. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
Mendelian laws
capillary
parasympathetic
crossing over
9. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
clotting
dominance
mesoderm
ecology
10. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere
testes
chromatid
guanine
granum
11. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment
adaptation
dicotyledon
antigen
endemic
12. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
axon
steroid
duodenum
malleus
13. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
cytokinesis
pleural cavity
eukaryote
frame shift mutation
14. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
producer
rhizome
budding
peripheral nervous system
15. 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)
dimorphism
smooth muscle
chromosome
commensal
16. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
cerebral hemisphere
seminal fluid
active immunity
gibberellin
17. A category of taxonomic classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms
cyton
phylum
telophase
bile
18. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
pH
lactid acid fermentation
exocrine
meiosis
19. An offspring that is heterozygous for one or more gene pairs
physiology
thrombin
deletion
hybrid
20. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
saprophyte
pith
haploid
phloem
21. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
independent assortment
style
umbilicus
pyrimidine
22. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
ungulate
deletion
adaptation
coelom
23. Cycle in photosynthesis that reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates through the addition of electrons ("dark cycle")
testes
chromosome
Calvin cycle
chorion
24. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation
polysaccharide
cotyledon
cerebrum
pedigree
25. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
secondary tissue
malpighian tubules
food vacuole
mutation
26. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
irritability
pinocytosis
gastrula
nerve net
27. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
gonads
contractile vacuole
larva
spermatogenesis
28. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
ethylene
endocrine gland
white matter
prophase
29. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds
F2
food vacuole
polymer
levels of structure
30. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
lens
heterotroph
trypsin
blastula
31. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
Annelida
peptide
turgor pressure
synapsis
32. Fluid skeleton of annelids
steroid
aldosterone
hydrostatic skeleton
germ cell
33. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
synaptic terminal
nucleotide
monocotyledon
bud
34. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
lichen
exoskeleton
cytoplasm
tissue
35. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
xylem
follicle
phenotype
pyrimidine
36. Adrenaline
epinephrine
tetrad
population
irritability
37. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
cleavage
conditioning
diencephalon
plastid
38. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
isolation
stomach
translation
fitness
39. Any physical feature that prevents the ecological niches of different organisms from overlapping
cell wall
cation
geographical barrier
emulsion
40. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
morula
plankton
homologous
flagellum
41. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
translocation
genetic code
inversion
maltose
42. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
rhodopsin
cortisone
hermaphrodite
binary fission
43. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
genotype
isomer
rickettsia
herbivore
44. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
dendrite
retina
diastole
epiglottis
45. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
gametophyte
vein
prophase
malleus
46. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
umbilicus
cell wall
glottis
flagellate
47. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
mutation
haploid
clotting
hemoglobin
48. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
seminiferous tubules
adrenal cortex
epiphyte
cortisone
49. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
hydrostatic skeleton
autotroph
abiotic
heterotroph
50. The outermost surface of an organism
glycogen
synapsis
isolation
epidermis