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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
enzyme
cross-pollination
ungulate
interstitial cells
2. Partially digested food in the stomach
ethanol fermentation
thyroid
synapse
chyme
3. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
bud
self-pollination
spiracle
sex linkage
4. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
geographical barrier
tundra
disjunction
estrogen
5. Fluid skeleton of annelids
hydrostatic skeleton
corpus luteum
ventral root
exocrine
6. The process of forming the sperm cells from primary spermatocytes
spermatogenesis
endoderm
permeability
lactid acid fermentation
7. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
vagus nerve
epiphyte
autonomic nervous system
diencephalon
8. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
cytoplasm
digestion
fibrinogen
secondary tissue
9. One of many tubules that absorb tissue fluid and return it to the bloodstream via the lymphatic system
lymph capillary
lens
binary fission
chloroplast
10. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established
Rh factor
niche
estrogen
ecological succession
11. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
parasitism
immunity
gall bladder
cytokinesis
12. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
exocytosis
pairing
lactid acid fermentation
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
13. A plant growth hormone
osmosis
auxin
cerebellum
ovary
14. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
bacteriophage
cytoplasm
monosaccharide
nerve net
15. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
urinary bladder
appendage
frame shift mutation
endocytosis
16. Occurs when certain traits are determined by genes on sex chromosomes
gene frequency
sex linkage
atrium
thrombokinase
17. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
seminal fluid
peptide
rhizome
cambium
18. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade
pseudopod
granum
calorie
serum
19. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
lysosome
xylem
Coelentrata
oxidation
20. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
Krebs cycle
nephron
plankton
cytoskeleton
21. A structure that extends from the trunk of an organism and is capable of active movements
genetic code
digestion
morula
appendage
22. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight
contractile vacuole
vitamin
stigma
hyperthyroidism
23. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
ganglion
parenchyma
cell wall
nictitating membrane
24. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
pairing
ilium
umbilicus
trilobite
25. An organism that is heterozygous for two different traits
dendrite
mesoderm
dihybrid
microbodies
26. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
follicle
alternation of generations
lymphocyte
synaptic terminal
27. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
biotic
neuron
pairing
binary fission
28. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen
trachea
mutagenic agent
active immunity
endemic
29. The cell membrane
nucleolus
plasma membrane
immunity
cytoplasm
30. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
lens
polymorphism
carbohydrate
chromosome
31. The elimination of metabolic waster matter
food vacuole
excretion
pith
aerobe
32. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)
meninges
germ layer
gylcolysis
pollen
33. The liquid part of blood
Loop of Henle
esophagus
plasma
fertilization
34. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
anaerobe
mutagenic agent
somatic cell
inner ear
35. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
dorsal root
prokaryote
aerobic
cation
36. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
ovary
endemic
flagellum
sympathetic
37. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
urethra
aorta
hypocoytl
pleural cavity
38. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
thryoxin
micron (micrometer)
host
gene
39. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
spore
endosperm
vein
lipase
40. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
alternation of generations
niche
diffusion
linkage
41. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
esophagus
gill slit
littoral zone
somatic cell
42. A nerve fiber
phylum
levels of structure
axon
tissue
43. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
medulla
pepsin
meiosis
urinary bladder
44. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
polar body
fibrinogen
epiphyte
gene frequency
45. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances
lipid
phylum
metabolism
niche
46. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it
carbon cycle
reduction
consumer
integument
47. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
chromatid
cortex
metaphase
cerebellum
48. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
Calvin cycle
aqueous humor
macula
fitness
49. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
systole
cephalic
hyperthyroidism
flagellate
50. A space in the body
urea
sinus
aqueous humor
gall bladder