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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most anterior portion of the small intestine of vertebrates - adjacent to the stomach; the continuation of the stomach into which the bile duct and pancreatic duct empty






2. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus






3. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting






4. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm






5. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material






6. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response






7. Adrenaline






8. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity






9. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck






10. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)






11. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall






12. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult






13. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones






14. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen






15. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation






16. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder






17. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver






18. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)






19. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen






20. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system






21. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length






22. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote






23. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid






24. Outgrowths of a root's epidermal cells that allow for greater surface area for absorption of nutrients and water






25. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era






26. The enzyme that acts upon lactose






27. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions






28. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft






29. An offspring that is heterozygous for one or more gene pairs






30. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis






31. Multicellular organism






32. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides






33. One of many tubules that absorb tissue fluid and return it to the bloodstream via the lymphatic system






34. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals






35. A compact linear organization of nerve tissues with ganglia in the CNS






36. An endocrine gland of vertebrates - usually paired - and located near or within the thyroid that secretes parathormone - which controls the metabolism of calcium






37. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids






38. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces






39. A space in the cytoplasm of a cell that contains fluid






40. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells






41. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance






42. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine






43. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants






44. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach






45. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body






46. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates






47. The first filial generation (first offspring)






48. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus






49. An abbreviation of ribonucleic acid - a nucleic acid in which the sugar is ribose; a product of DNA transcription that serves to control certain cell activities






50. The stage in mitosis that is characterized by the migration of chromatids to opposite ends of the cell; the stage in meiosis during which homologus pairs migrate (Anaphase I) - and the stage in meiosis during which chromatids migrate to different end