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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The chamber in the alimentary canal of certain vertebrates located below the large intestine - into which the ureter and reproductive organs empty (as in frogs)
cloaca
vitamin
systole
micron (micrometer)
2. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
host
corpus luteum
lichen
acetylcholine
3. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
nerve
FSH
phloem
oxidation
4. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium
F2
trypsin
progesterone
cornea
5. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
egg
synapsis
endemic
granum
6. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
hormone
aldosterone
parenchyma
phylum
7. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
yolk sac
malpighian tubules
umbilicus
cerebrum
8. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
bud
systole
ingestion
homozygous
9. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
binary fission
polyp
calorie
Arthropoda
10. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
cortex
phagocyte
nondisjunction
lysosome
11. Agent that induces mutations; typically carcinogenic
mutagenic agent
bile
phylum
hypocoytl
12. Refers to protective covering
plasma membrane
Coelentrata
integument
endocrine gland
13. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
endoplasm
thyroid
littoral zone
gonads
14. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
bile
glycogen
genotype
linkage
15. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
plasma membrane
osmosis
polyp
auxin
16. An underground stem
uterus
progesterone
allele
rhizome
17. The class of free-living flatworms
bile
planaria
respiratory center
gray matter
18. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
nerve net
dicotyledon
cleavage
antibiotic
19. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
homozygous
chromatid
Krebs cycle
phylum
20. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
phloem
diastole
functional groups
placenta
21. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
antibody
hybrid
mesoderm
epinephrine
22. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
cytosine
antibiotic
autotroph
cuticle
23. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
hypothalamus
exocytosis
Porifera
trypsin
24. 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)
bacteriophage
nictitating membrane
progesterone
chromosome
25. A group of populations that can interbreed
Golgi apparatus
pathogen
species
sex chromosome
26. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
prophase
insulin
cell wall plate
chitin
27. A gland composed of two parts - anterior and posterior - each with its own secretions; called the "master gland" because its hormones stimulate secretions by other glands
host
pituitary
geotropism
artery
28. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine
goiter
spindle
chloroplast
independent assortment
29. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
coelom
fibrin
carbon cycle
diploid
30. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
NAD
ilium
deamination
cerebral cortex
31. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
cotyledon
sensory neuron
chemosynthesis
deletion
32. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
pairing
anaerobe
endemic
vagus nerve
33. The inner part of the adrenal gland that secretes adrenalin
dimorphism
budding
blastula
adrenal medulla
34. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
clotting
analogous
parthenogenesis
carapace
35. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
aerobic
Arthropoda
metaphase
thymus
36. The triploid tissue in some seeds that contains stored food and is formed by the union of one sperm nucleus with two nuclei of the female's gametophyte
genotype
pinocytosis
endosperm
ganglion
37. A pyrimidine component of nucleic acids and nucleotides; pairs with adenine in DNA
thymine
carbon cycle
wood
epiglottis
38. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
lactase
cuticle
monocotyledon
Crustacea
39. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
hepatic portal system
small intestine
Chordata
yolk sac
40. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
stoma
Annelida
climax community
metabolism
41. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc
anaphase
reduction
urine
ethanol fermentation
42. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
yolk sac
hepatic portal system
NADP
polysaccharide
43. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
Porifera
analogous
smooth muscle
vestigial organ
44. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
electron transport chain
Annelida
systole
atrium
45. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells
pineal body
flagellum
thymus
ecological succession
46. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
ptyalin
neural tube
organelle
metamorphosis
47. The thin - bent part of the renal tubule that is the site of the counter-current flow and the sodium gradient
neural tube
chyme
Loop of Henle
corpus luteum
48. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
thorax
stoma
hyperthyroidism
secondary tissue
49. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
cortex
feedback mechanism
coenzyme
meiosis
50. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
cytokinesis
polysaccharide
urinary bladder
translocation