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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
centromere
germ layer
trilobite
DNA
2. Relating to the lung
luteinizing hormone (LH)
pulmonary
spore
oogenesis
3. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
acetylcholine
colon
taiga
pulmonary
4. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
metaphase
interphase
regeneration
binomial nomenclature
5. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
electron transport chain
flagellate
exocrine
pepsin
6. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
bud
meiosis
auxin
F2
7. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
androgen
crossing over
mesoderm
adaptive radiation
8. A symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit
villus
chromatid
mutualism
bile salts
9. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
peripheral nervous system
anther
villus
functional groups
10. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
tissue
sex chromosome
passive immunity
hormone
11. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
adaptive radiation
endocytosis
erythrocyte
chloroplast
12. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
lymphocyte
lymph capillary
pistil
gray matter
13. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
fitness
adaptation
mutagenic agent
gray matter
14. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
aldosterone
white matter
electron transport chain
fruit
15. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell
macula
polar body
hyperthyroidism
endocytosis
16. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
somatic cell
epididymis
genus
calorie
17. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
cytochrome
epidermis
cleavage
ingestion
18. An undifferentiated - growing region of a plant that is constantly undergoing cell division and differentiation
mucosa
wood
meristem
recombinant DNA technology
19. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
germ layer
insulin
passive immunity
host
20. An organ that stores bile
gall bladder
maltase
self-pollination
ecology
21. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse
pulmonary
acetylcholine
cloaca
femur
22. A plant that belongs to the class of seed plants in which the seeds are not enclosed in an ovary; includes the conifers
gymnosperm
zygote
cloaca
frame shift mutation
23. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
monocotyledon
adenosine phosphate
stoma
steroid
24. A pyrimidine component of nucleic acids and nucleotides; pairs with adenine in DNA
wood
thymine
lymph
lens
25. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
rod
pyrimidine
DNA
aortic arch
26. The orientation of cells or organisms in relation to chemical stimuli; the growth or movement response of organisms to chemical stimuli
flagellum
isolation
cytoplasm
chemotropism
27. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
ADH (vassopressin)
transpiration
pairing
deamination
28. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
peristalsis
homologous
stomach
villus
29. The posterior part of the brain that controls the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions
medulla oblongata
assortative mating
phylogeny
polar body
30. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species
cloaca
vagus nerve
pheromone
plasma
31. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system
ectoderm
flagellum
semicircular canals
trachea
32. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
metaphase
active immunity
RNA
synapse
33. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
producer
stoma
frame shift mutation
coelom
34. A nerve cell
neuron
hypotonic
disjunction
steroid
35. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
pollen
disjunction
phenotype
atrium
36. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
polymorphism
producer
point mutation
interstitial cells
37. Genetic blending; each allele exerts some influence on the phenotype
interphase
recombinant DNA technology
pollen
incomplete dominance
38. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
interstitial cells
Calvin cycle
incomplete dominance
pedigree
39. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
eukaryote
epiglottis
colon
peptide
40. A tube one cell thick that carries blood from artery to vein; the site of material exchange between the blood and tissues of the body
microbodies
translation
capillary
angiosperm
41. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
fitness
imprinting
antigen
sympathetic
42. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
glycogen
fertilization
chorion
cerebral cortex
43. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution
oxidation
axon
vestigial organ
esophagus
44. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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45. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity
synergistic
larva
hydrostatic skeleton
bile salts
46. An organic molecule consisting of joined phosphate - 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) - and a purine or a pyrimidine (adenine - guanine - uracil - thymine or cytosine)
cleavage
hypertonic
nucleotide
capillary
47. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
cretinism
glycogen
pollen
spore
48. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis
ptyalin
placenta
white matter
stroma
49. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
pharynx
species
cyton
substrate
50. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates
ungulate
gylcolysis
rod
hybrid