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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis
reduction
polymer
chyme
buffer
2. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
nondisjunction
microbodies
ventral root
vagus nerve
3. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it
maltase
consumer
geotropism
corpus luteum
4. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
cell wall plate
maltose
pollen
sucrase
5. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
mitosis
autolysis
hermaphrodite
xylem
6. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
metaphase
genetic drift
osmosis
cerebrum
7. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
Graffian follicle
stomach
inner ear
planaria
8. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
neural tube
carbohydrate
Mendelian laws
lacteal
9. A dominant allele suppresses the expression of the other member of an allele pair when both members are present
clotting
chromosome
hormone
dominance
10. An anucleate red blood cell that contains hemoglobin
erythrocyte
zygote
eukaryote
nucleus
11. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
thoracic duct
gill slit
thrombokinase
carbohydrate
12. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
plexus
progesterone
Crustacea
seminal fluid
13. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces
epithelium
cortex
stigma
cytosine
14. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
incomplete dominance
purine
Porifera
glomerulus
15. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
cone
vestigial organ
biotic
active immunity
16. A fat-digesting hormone
independent assortment
species
lipase
host
17. An endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroxin
polysaccharide
thyroid
endosperm
selective breeding
18. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
mutagenic agent
lens
aerobic
semicircular canals
19. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
malpighian tubules
cuticle
respiration
pulmonary
20. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced
plastid
Rh factor
esophagus
interphase
21. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
secondary tissue
transcription
lactid acid fermentation
pinocytosis
22. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
urinary bladder
spore
pyloric valve
gill slit
23. An air duct from the middle ear to the throat that equalizes external and internal air pressure
platelet
exoskeleton
Eustachian tube
food vacuole
24. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
carbon cycle
centromere
biome
aorta
25. A white or colorless - amorphous - horny substance that forms part of the outer integument of insects - crustaceans and some other invertebrates; it also occurs in certain fungi
assortative mating
fitness
mitosis
chitin
26. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
Graffian follicle
pulmonary
Chordata
aldosterone
27. A group of populations that can interbreed
disjunction
heterozygous
cross-pollination
species
28. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
dorsal root
prokaryote
vacuole
plexus
29. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
nerve cord
functional groups
gonads
biome
30. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
endocytosis
axon
trypsin
cytosine
31. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
host
chemosynthesis
hypothalamus
medulla
32. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
colon
synapse
saprophyte
nucleolus
33. A structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop
centrosome
appendage
polar body
nucleotide
34. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
centriole
fibrinogen
selective breeding
medusa
35. Vascular tissue of the plant that aids in support and carries water
xylem
mitochondria
asexual reproduction
peripheral nervous system
36. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
cotyledon
self-pollination
cortisone
regeneration
37. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
commensal
pyrimidine
polyp
thryoxin
38. An over secretion of thyroid that leads to high metabolism and exopthalmia goiter
parthenogenesis
hyperthyroidism
regeneration
exocrine
39. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
functional groups
epicotyl
parasitism
binary fission
40. One of a class of organic compounds that is composed of many amino acids; contains C - H - O and N
prophase
protein
levels of structure
diploid
41. A hoofed animal
genetic drift
prokaryote
ungulate
centrosome
42. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification
seminiferous tubules
capillary
bile salts
amnion
43. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
gylcolysis
parathyroid
pineal body
metaphase
44. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
peptide
littoral zone
anaerobic
asexual reproduction
45. 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
glomerulus
carbohydrate
differentation
isolation
46. Movement of amoeba
pseudopod
progesterone
genotype
abiotic
47. A five carbon sugar that has one oxygen atom less than ribose; a component of DNA
adrenaline (epinephrin)
deoxyribose
consumer
nephron
48. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
plasma membrane
granum
plankton
anther
49. An undifferentiated - growing region of a plant that is constantly undergoing cell division and differentiation
ilium
thymus
taxonomy
meristem
50. A marine biome typical of the open seas
pelagic zone
autotroph
cerebral hemisphere
DNA