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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain






2. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products






3. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding






4. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels






5. A plastid containing chlorophyll






6. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)






7. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed






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






9. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association






10. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade






11. The female gamete; it is nonmotile - large in comparison to male gametes - and stores nutrients






12. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis






13. A simple sugar






14. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium






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






16. Movement of amoeba






17. The cell membrane






18. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs






19. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced






20. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes






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






22. The stable - biotic part of the ecosystem in which populations exist in balance with each other and with the environment






23. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration






24. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions






25. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule






26. A specialized structure that carries out particular functions for eukaryotic cells






27. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids






28. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis






29. The system of naming an organism by its genus and species name






30. The primary germ layer - developed from the lip of the blastopore - that gives rise to the skeleton - the circulatory system and many organs and tissues between the epidermis and the epithelium






31. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell






32. Pertains to a gene or characteristic that is masked when a dominant allele is present






33. The sensory organ of the inner ear of mammals; it is coiled and contains the organ of corti






34. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone






35. A hoofed animal






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






37. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells






38. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus






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






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






41. 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






42. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella






43. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to






44. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added






45. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption






46. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides






47. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism






48. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell






49. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes






50. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another