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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
analogous
xylem
diffusion
fallopian tube
2. Changes in genes that are inherited
chitin
mutation
aortic arch
heterotroph
3. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
vagus nerve
antibody
corpus callosum
placenta
4. Any physical feature that prevents the ecological niches of different organisms from overlapping
geographical barrier
ganglion
trypsin
glomerulus
5. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere
gene frequency
stroma
imprinting
chromatid
6. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
exocrine
medulla oblongata
polymer
independent assortment
7. The navel
adrenal cortex
polymer
thymine
umbilicus
8. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
meristem
genetic drift
gene
Arachnida
9. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
organelle
axon
granum
antigen
10. Degree of penetrability - as in membranes that allow given substances to pass through; the ability to penetrate
morphology
interstitial cells
parenchyma
permeability
11. A bundle of nerve axons
cuticle
autonomic nervous system
nerve
antigen
12. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
iris
imprinting
electron transport chain
epiphyte
13. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
semicircular canals
centrosome
microbodies
pairing
14. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
cytosine
corpus callosum
endoderm
mutualism
15. The instance of polymorphism in which there is a difference of form between two members of a species - as between males and females
seminal fluid
bud
dimorphism
cornea
16. Fluid skeleton of annelids
pinocytosis
hydrostatic skeleton
transcription
umbilicus
17. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
parasympathetic
white matter
exoskeleton
glottis
18. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
reticulum
lysosome
mutagenic agent
Porifera
19. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
nictitating membrane
cleavage
deletion
metabolism
20. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
Annelida
bud
carbohydrate
white matter
21. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
isolation
peptide
plasmodium
biome
22. Movement of amoeba
pseudopod
ungulate
haploid
disaccharide
23. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
fibrinogen
fibrin
pupil
nerve net
24. A ring-shaped muscle that is capable of closing a tubular opening by constriction
sphincter
cation
tissue
gametophyte
25. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established
marsupial
lymph capillary
embolus
ecological succession
26. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
flagellate
maltose
absorption
ectoderm
27. An ion with a positive charge - or an ion that migrates towards the cathode (negative electrode) in an electric field
thrombokinase
lymph capillary
phylogeny
cation
28. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
fallopian tube
hypocoytl
carbohydrate
pyloric valve
29. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
cotyledon
linkage
urinary bladder
nuclear membrane
30. The large intestine
autonomic nervous system
consumer
haploid
colon
31. A mature ovary
fitness
test cross
Krebs cycle
fruit
32. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
gylcolysis
aqueous humor
Annelida
cortisone
33. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
Mendelian laws
aortic arch
dicotyledon
parathyroid
34. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
ilium
osmoregulation
glomerulus
pharynx
35. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
trachea
recombinant DNA technology
microbodies
germ layer
36. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine
haploid
chemotropism
goiter
Rh factor
37. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials
autotroph
Arachnida
epicotyl
antibody
38. The breeding of an organism with a homozygous recessive in order to determine whether an organism is homozygous dominant or heterozygous dominant for a given trait
plastid
aerobic
incomplete dominance
test cross
39. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
lacteal
pleural cavity
cyton
primary spermatocyte
40. A hoofed animal
translocation
biome
ungulate
biotic
41. A space in the body
linkage
sinus
dimorphism
gamete
42. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
functional groups
spiracle
rickettsia
bacteriophage
43. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
species
ungulate
macula
amnion
44. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
epiglottis
morula
cytoskeleton
producer
45. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
mitochondria
secondary tissue
dicotyledon
chemosynthesis
46. The external opening of the trachea in insects
stomach
spiracle
lichen
follicle
47. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
cortisone
nucleus
phagocyte
morphology
48. A form of anaerobic respiration found in yeast and bacteria
ethanol fermentation
nucleus
thyroid
endocrine gland
49. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
symbiosis
anaerobic
meiosis
ethylene
50. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center
ganglion
sucrase
commensal
stomach