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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube
host
uracil
peristalsis
epinephrine
2. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
smooth muscle
cytoplasm
semicircular canals
phagocyte
3. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
eye
centromere
cross-pollination
bile salts
4. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
Porifera
host
carbohydrate
ethanol fermentation
5. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
DNA
metamorphosis
glycogen
homeotherm
6. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells
gamete
plasma membrane
endocrine gland
myelin sheath
7. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
spiracle
ilium
anaerobe
pepsin
8. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse
tundra
acetylcholine
larva
vitamin
9. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
hypertonic
rod
cone
plankton
10. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
thymus
ethanol fermentation
ecology
cerebral cortex
11. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
seminal fluid
hypotonic
host
electron transport chain
12. Genetic blending; each allele exerts some influence on the phenotype
Protista
inner ear
incomplete dominance
climax community
13. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
white matter
crossing over
parasympathetic
clotting
14. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
gastrula
recombinant DNA technology
telophase
hypothalamus
15. The living together of two organisms in an intimate relationship
symbiosis
aldosterone
nucleotide
endoplasmic reticulum
16. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
functional groups
selective breeding
cambium
medusa
17. Semen
seminal fluid
thyroid
chemotropism
somatic cell
18. Pertains to a gene or characteristic that is masked when a dominant allele is present
recessive
electron transport chain
aqueous humor
synaptic terminal
19. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
dihybrid
centriole
synapsis
climax community
20. The separation of some members of a population from the rest of their species; prevents interbreeding and may lead to the development of a new species
isolation
ethylene
autosome
ganglion
21. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
ADH (vassopressin)
polysaccharide
chromatid
nerve net
22. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
legume
adenosine phosphate
pith
urethra
23. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
Arachnida
stamen
endoplasm
tundra
24. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
disaccharide
endemic
NADP
producer
25. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
cerebellum
cone
dominance
fermentation
26. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
chloroplast
adrenaline (epinephrin)
feedback mechanism
phylogeny
27. A flexible - supportive rod running longitudinally through the dorsum ventral to the nerve cord; found in lower chordates and in the embryos of vertebrates
gray matter
peristalsis
secondary tissue
notochord
28. The inner layer of an organ surrounded by the cortex
medulla
contractile vacuole
gylcolysis
lipid
29. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
plexus
pons
morphology
nerve
30. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
axon
analogous
cerebellum
sensory neuron
31. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells
plasmodium
guanine
epicotyl
allantois
32. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
integument
glycogen
neural tube
olfactory
33. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
synapse
aldosterone
Annelida
endosperm
34. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
frame shift mutation
Eustachian tube
budding
diploid
35. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
mucosa
polysaccharide
neural tube
spore
36. A bundle of nerve axons
nerve
aorta
chloroplast
food vacuole
37. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
vein
alternation of generations
myelin sheath
chemosynthesis
38. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light
cerebral hemisphere
rod
autolysis
ganglion
39. A portion of the CNS consisting of cytons (cell bodies) - their dendrites and synaptic connections
gray matter
nerve cord
gill slit
dendrite
40. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
hypotonic
functional groups
passive immunity
sex chromosome
41. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
cleavage
cerebral hemisphere
disjunction
legume
42. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
mutation
anaerobe
stomach
inner ear
43. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
analogous
urinary bladder
fitness
cytoskeleton
44. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine
uracil
exocrine
thrombin
active immunity
45. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
adrenal cortex
colon
coenzyme
malleus
46. Multicellular organism
eukaryote
isolation
amnion
tissue
47. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone
uracil
polysaccharide
marsupial
adrenal cortex
48. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
antibiotic
chromatin
cortex
pleural cavity
49. The elimination of metabolic waster matter
excretion
fruit
allantois
regeneration
50. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
centromere
isotonic
larva
diffusion