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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of form and structure
morphology
NADP
antibiotic
fallopian tube
2. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
chromatin
steroid
peptide
aortic arch
3. The veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver
dihybrid
purine
hepatic portal system
interstitial cells
4. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
semicircular canals
trypsin
hyperthyroidism
ethylene
5. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
epithelium
trachea
interstitial cells
pith
6. Semen
prokaryote
seminal fluid
meiosis
fertilization
7. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
Arthropoda
exocrine
meiosis
cambium
8. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
commensal
linkage
pharynx
alternation of generations
9. The class of free-living flatworms
adaptation
planaria
mutation
vacuole
10. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
Loop of Henle
root hair
urethra
appendage
11. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
Eustachian tube
food vacuole
morphology
feedback mechanism
12. An organic compound to which hydrogen and oxygen are attached; the hydrogen and oxygen are in a 2:1 ratio; examples include sugars - starches and cellulose
carbohydrate
chorion
geotropism
gamete
13. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
carnivore
synapsis
endoplasmic reticulum
estrogen
14. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
eye
stomach
linkage
prophase
15. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
coelom
aldosterone
ethanol fermentation
autosome
16. The cavity between the lungs and the wall of the chest
artery
pleural cavity
meninges
bud
17. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
integument
herbivore
progesterone
sucrase
18. 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
notochord
granum
endosperm
rhodopsin
19. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification
trachea
Eustachian tube
bile salts
incomplete dominance
20. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
vacuole
legume
budding
hypotonic
21. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances
electron transport chain
metabolism
differentation
polar body
22. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
diencephalon
pedigree
translocation
nitrogen cycle
23. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium
gylcolysis
hybrid
cerebrum
progesterone
24. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
sympathetic
lactid acid fermentation
bacteriophage
trilobite
25. A simple sugar
mesoderm
cerebellum
monosaccharide
imprinting
26. A hydrogen carrier containing iron that functions in many cellular processes - including respiration
self-pollination
plastid
cytochrome
serum
27. The first filial generation (first offspring)
hypotonic
dendrite
isomer
F1
28. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
nerve net
lymph capillary
systole
thyroid
29. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
ptyalin
self-pollination
lymph capillary
biotic
30. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
nucleolus
Arachnida
trypsin
chlorophyll
31. Refers to protective covering
serum
cerebellum
integument
FSH
32. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
differentation
genus
fibrinogen
synaptic terminal
33. A space in the body
acetylcholine
sinus
endoderm
spiracle
34. One of a pair of kidney-shaped cells that surround a stomate and regulate the size of the stomate in a leaf
commensal
flagellum
urine
guard cell
35. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
gymnosperm
vein
cortisone
plasma membrane
36. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
villus
cross-pollination
legume
isomer
37. The womb in which the fetus develops
uterus
fibrinogen
glycogen
fruit
38. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
diastole
nerve
Arachnida
respiration
39. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
secondary tissue
maltase
cerebral cortex
thoracic duct
40. Cytoplasmic organelles that serve as sites of respiration; a rod-shaped body in the cytoplasm known to be the center of cellular respiration
tundra
metabolism
interphase
mitochondria
41. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
larva
cytoskeleton
villus
lymphocyte
42. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
vein
osmoregulation
self-pollination
legume
43. The breeding of an organism with a homozygous recessive in order to determine whether an organism is homozygous dominant or heterozygous dominant for a given trait
phenotype
test cross
plexus
independent assortment
44. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
tetrad
microbodies
dihybrid
absorption
45. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
functional groups
Mendelian laws
homozygous
lipid
46. A nerve cell
respiration
cuticle
neuron
point mutation
47. The sac in the ovary in which the egg develops
Rh factor
sporophyte
nucleus
follicle
48. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
cerebellum
zygote
epicotyl
aerobe
49. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
larva
ecological succession
littoral zone
homeotherm
50. The phylum of sponges
Porifera
vacuole
fermentation
yolk sac