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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. A short - stubby rod consisting of chromatin that is found in the nucleus of the cells; contains the genetic or hereditary component of cells (in the form of genes)
NAD
adaptive radiation
chromosome
homozygous
2. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
sex chromosome
urethra
systole
monocotyledon
3. An organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live only in the presence of oxygen
pith
sinus
parathyroid
aerobe
4. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
antigen
ethylene
synergistic
mitochondria
5. Adrenaline
permeability
parasympathetic
cation
epinephrine
6. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
geotropism
plexus
physiology
biome
7. Multicellular organism
binomial nomenclature
eukaryote
cerebral hemisphere
active immunity
8. 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
notochord
duodenum
adrenal cortex
pinocytosis
9. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
binary fission
allele
pinocytosis
carnivore
10. One of a group of compounds that is identical in a atomic composition - but different in structure and arrangement
oviduct
neuron
cytoplasm
isomer
11. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center
hypothalamus
thoracic duct
saprophyte
ganglion
12. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
anther
symbiosis
diffusion
plexus
13. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
transcription
peripheral nervous system
Coelentrata
diencephalon
14. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
polymorphism
genus
lacteal
rod
15. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
monocotyledon
interstitial cells
adrenal medulla
neuron
16. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
urinary bladder
plankton
aerobic
binary fission
17. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
endosperm
sucrase
larva
physiology
18. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another
parasitism
rhizome
plasma membrane
Crustacea
19. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior
gibberellin
clotting
notochord
imprinting
20. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
dendrite
pepsin
interstitial cells
parthenogenesis
21. A nerve fiber
axon
anther
enzyme
cerebral hemisphere
22. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
diastole
plastid
mutation
Crustacea
23. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
homozygous
prokaryote
Graffian follicle
dicotyledon
24. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
anaerobe
diffusion
differentation
nucleus
25. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
bud
taiga
Porifera
flagellate
26. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
diploid
budding
mutagenic agent
fibrin
27. The enzyme that acts upon lactose
lactase
pollen
fruit
frame shift mutation
28. An air duct from the middle ear to the throat that equalizes external and internal air pressure
chromatin
xylem
Eustachian tube
pineal body
29. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
antigen
regeneration
physiology
translocation
30. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
transpiration
Bowman's capsule
humerus
deamination
31. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
permeability
asexual reproduction
nucleus
oxidation
32. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
stomach
cytokinesis
pelagic zone
synapsis
33. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
digestion
peripheral nervous system
adaptation
uracil
34. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
steroid
photoperiodism
systole
ADH (vassopressin)
35. The orientation of cells or organisms in relation to chemical stimuli; the growth or movement response of organisms to chemical stimuli
femur
blastula
chemotropism
thyroid
36. Movement of amoeba
pseudopod
stomach
lactase
polyp
37. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
anther
phylogeny
monohybrid
ventral root
38. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
bacillus
vestigial organ
metaphase
secondary tissue
39. An endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroxin
Calvin cycle
angiosperm
gall bladder
thyroid
40. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
pheromone
carnivore
Rh factor
F2
41. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
umbilicus
microbodies
cytoplasm
Arachnida
42. The thigh bone of vertebrates
biome
NADP
plasma membrane
femur
43. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
self-pollination
inner ear
cell wall
cloaca
44. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
seminal fluid
ingestion
adrenal medulla
nucleus
45. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis
mutagenic agent
retina
pyloric valve
disjunction
46. 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
hybrid
thryoxin
peristalsis
Chordata
47. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
seminal fluid
feedback mechanism
medulla oblongata
sex chromosome
48. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
nuclear membrane
pyloric valve
testes
Porifera
49. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
frame shift mutation
micron (micrometer)
stomach
hypotonic
50. An organ that stores bile
fruit
gall bladder
centriole
epididymis