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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
secondary tissue
centromere
immunity
ovary
2. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell
contractile vacuole
diffusion
gametophyte
metamorphosis
3. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
glycogen
pepsin
meristem
aorta
4. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
gamete
dihybrid
nondisjunction
chitin
5. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
spermatogenesis
vein
fertilization
diffusion
6. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
thymus
recessive
lacteal
Graffian follicle
7. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
irritability
zygote
trypsin
nerve net
8. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
nictitating membrane
platelet
plankton
sucrase
9. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
mutagenic agent
exocrine
pedigree
morphology
10. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
oxidation
gametophyte
gamete
recessive
11. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
larva
phagocyte
thrombokinase
hypothalamus
12. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
mutualism
NAD
biotic
semicircular canals
13. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates
haploid
gylcolysis
cerebellum
monocotyledon
14. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
colon
Crustacea
pupil
Rh factor
15. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
abiotic
passive immunity
prophase
fibrin
16. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
central nervous system
vagus nerve
artery
primary spermatocyte
17. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium
centriole
plasmodium
parathyroid
DNA
18. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle
monosaccharide
endoderm
aorta
levels of structure
19. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
maltose
codominant
hypotonic
trachea
20. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances
anaerobe
metabolism
tundra
calorie
21. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
budding
glottis
lipase
plastid
22. Agent that induces mutations; typically carcinogenic
selective breeding
dihybrid
pedigree
mutagenic agent
23. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
disaccharide
photoperiodism
codominant
allele
24. One of many tubules that absorb tissue fluid and return it to the bloodstream via the lymphatic system
lymph capillary
phenotype
Annelida
acetylcholine
25. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
hormone
vitamin
cross-pollination
binary fission
26. Semen
metabolism
Annelida
sex linkage
seminal fluid
27. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
gibberellin
thrombokinase
zygote
emulsion
28. An organ that stores bile
gall bladder
ribosome
adrenaline (epinephrin)
aerobe
29. An organism that is heterozygous for two different traits
alveolus
nictitating membrane
deamination
dihybrid
30. The pigment in rod cells that causes light sensitivity
ureter
pelagic zone
ovary
rhodopsin
31. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
xylem
stoma
maltase
thoracic duct
32. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients
egg
dimorphism
humerus
plankton
33. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
centriole
electron transport chain
translocation
metamorphosis
34. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
prokaryote
consumer
stomach
herbivore
35. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
gall bladder
respiration
assimilation
oviduct
36. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
marsupial
pyrimidine
transcription
chromatin
37. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed
lymphocyte
pituitary
inversion
feedback mechanism
38. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
retina
chromosome
purine
sex linkage
39. A bone of the upper arm
fertilization
cone
humerus
gill slit
40. The part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary muscles - such as the walls of the alimentary canal; includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
incomplete dominance
Eustachian tube
epiglottis
autonomic nervous system
41. A wall composed of cellulose that is external to the cell membrane in plants; it is primarily involved in support and in the maintenance of proper internal pressure
osmoregulation
calorie
adrenal cortex
cell wall
42. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
chromosome
nephron
duodenum
cytoskeleton
43. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
polyp
allele
germ layer
nitrogen cycle
44. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
esophagus
vagus nerve
chemosynthesis
hybrid
45. An air sac in the lung; the site of respiratory exchange - involving diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveolus and the blood in the capillaries
synergistic
gymnosperm
binary fission
alveolus
46. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
isolation
littoral zone
carbon cycle
deletion
47. A bundle of nerve axons
nerve
Loop of Henle
sphincter
Arthropoda
48. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
translation
wood
ethylene
substrate
49. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
50. The inner layer of an organ surrounded by the cortex
medulla
glottis
style
niche