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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
steroid
hemoglobin
genetic drift
central nervous system
2. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
assortative mating
anaerobe
gastrula
colon
3. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates
exocytosis
emulsion
cation
codominant
4. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
plasma
colon
epinephrine
phototropism
5. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine
dorsal root
olfactory
hybrid
goiter
6. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
polysaccharide
cytoskeleton
peptide
gonads
7. Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland - this hormone stimulates the conversion of a follicle into the corpus luteum and the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum
genus
cortisone
niche
luteinizing hormone (LH)
8. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
sex chromosome
fibrinogen
NADP
dorsal root
9. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
prophase
plastid
micron (micrometer)
stoma
10. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
centromere
vestigial organ
asexual reproduction
alimentary canal
11. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
monosaccharide
dendrite
serum
chromatid
12. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
ecology
acetylcholine
nerve cord
autolysis
13. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
pH
geotropism
prophase
esophagus
14. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
medulla oblongata
mucosa
disaccharide
exoskeleton
15. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
trilobite
bile
incomplete dominance
permeability
16. The pressure exerted by the contents of a cell against the cell membrane or cell wall
turgor pressure
ecology
medulla oblongata
centromere
17. A mucus-secreting membrane
synapse
lactid acid fermentation
mucosa
prophase
18. Pertaining to the head
cephalic
binary fission
primary spermatocyte
larva
19. A specialized structure that carries out particular functions for eukaryotic cells
organelle
crossing over
thrombin
endosperm
20. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation
symbiosis
passive immunity
cerebrum
aortic arch
21. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
asexual reproduction
endoplasm
polyploidy
diffusion
22. A group of populations that can interbreed
insulin
species
ovary
glomerulus
23. Changes in genes that are inherited
peristalsis
nondisjunction
exoskeleton
mutation
24. 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
disaccharide
cambium
assimilation
pituitary
25. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
nerve net
cytoplasm
gastrula
interstitial cells
26. An animal phylum in which all members have a notochord - dorsal nerve cord and pharyngeal gill slits at some embryonic stage; includes the Cephalochordata and the Vertebrates
oogenesis
translocation
Chordata
guard cell
27. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
capillary
secondary tissue
polymer
hermaphrodite
28. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
legume
mitochondria
pyloric valve
gastrula
29. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
pinocytosis
phagocyte
Coelentrata
cell wall
30. A plastid containing chlorophyll
Graffian follicle
epiphyte
chloroplast
lysosome
31. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
lactase
thorax
antibody
appendage
32. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
deamination
cone
diencephalon
pharynx
33. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
stomach
cambium
testes
codominant
34. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
regeneration
lactase
photoperiodism
inversion
35. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center
cochlea
fertilization
ganglion
chorion
36. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
functional groups
Crustacea
host
microbodies
37. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
estrogen
mutation
adrenal cortex
microbodies
38. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species
pheromone
angiosperm
gibberellin
central nervous system
39. A category of taxonomic classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms
phylum
ADH (vassopressin)
genetic code
semicircular canals
40. A thyroid deficiency that results in stunted growth and feeblemindedness
serum
pairing
prothrombin
cretinism
41. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
androgen
cytoskeleton
flagellate
hypothalamus
42. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
translocation
cleavage
cerebellum
corpus luteum
43. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
gill slit
crossing over
insulin
abiotic
44. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
exoskeleton
vagus nerve
phenotype
dimorphism
45. A bone of the upper arm
conditioning
cone
consumer
humerus
46. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
NAD
cornea
Chordata
diastole
47. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
hyperthyroidism
nerve
central nervous system
centriole
48. The phylum to which segmented worms belong
Annelida
disjunction
uracil
test cross
49. The thigh bone of vertebrates
cytoskeleton
phototropism
calorie
femur
50. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
polymorphism
clotting
chlorophyll
hydrostatic skeleton