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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The ability to respond to a stimulus
epiphyte
pH
mucosa
irritability
2. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
Porifera
ectoderm
androgen
zygote
3. The process of breaking down large organic molecules into smaller ones
gastrula
digestion
cornea
pinocytosis
4. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
urethra
cell wall plate
cleavage
asexual reproduction
5. A pouched mammal - such as the kangaroo or opossum
plexus
glycogen
uterus
marsupial
6. The large intestine
permeability
climax community
stomach
colon
7. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
chorion
polymorphism
photoperiodism
Annelida
8. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube
peristalsis
spiracle
assortative mating
endoplasmic reticulum
9. The navel
respiration
umbilicus
pyloric valve
commensal
10. Outgrowths of a root's epidermal cells that allow for greater surface area for absorption of nutrients and water
lactase
root hair
primary oocyte
crossing over
11. A plant-eating animal
herbivore
biome
respiratory center
differentation
12. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells
crossing over
plasmodium
pelagic zone
digestion
13. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates
serum
organelle
F1
nuclear membrane
14. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell
population
polar body
taiga
ingestion
15. 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
point mutation
codominant
secondary tissue
imprinting
16. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse
ungulate
enzyme
ureter
acetylcholine
17. A mature ovary
fruit
smooth muscle
translocation
fitness
18. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
plexus
oviduct
prokaryote
hormone
19. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
morula
pinocytosis
nephron
vagus nerve
20. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
erythrocyte
amnion
cell wall plate
chromatin
21. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
littoral zone
ilium
physiology
lens
22. A substance that is acted upon by an enzyme
passive immunity
lymph capillary
test cross
substrate
23. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family
genus
flagellate
sucrase
style
24. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
secondary tissue
urine
tissue
biome
25. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood
gymnosperm
primary oocyte
anther
prothrombin
26. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
NADP
mutagenic agent
electron transport chain
bud
27. The basal branch of each spinal nerve; carries motor neurons
ventral root
coelom
planaria
population
28. Related to the sense of smell
vein
olfactory
cation
gill slit
29. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
Krebs cycle
peripheral nervous system
peristalsis
differentation
30. Daily cycles of behavior
polymer
malpighian tubules
protein
circadian rhythms
31. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
ilium
cornea
diencephalon
granum
32. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
pith
gene frequency
fibrin
Graffian follicle
33. The chamber in the alimentary canal of certain vertebrates located below the large intestine - into which the ureter and reproductive organs empty (as in frogs)
dihybrid
corpus luteum
cloaca
pineal body
34. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
blastula
Mendelian laws
guanine
meristem
35. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
sinus
neuron
asexual reproduction
mucosa
36. The external opening of the trachea in insects
taiga
umbilicus
transpiration
spiracle
37. A chemical messenger that is secreted by one part of the body and carried by the blood to affect another part of the body - usually a muscle or gland
medulla oblongata
hormone
primary spermatocyte
rod
38. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
deletion
neural tube
chromatid
adrenaline (epinephrin)
39. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
thoracic duct
embolus
adaptation
reticulum
40. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
cephalic
endemic
germ cell
active immunity
41. A blood clot that is formed within a blood vessel
systole
thymus
incomplete dominance
embolus
42. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
macula
crossing over
centriole
stoma
43. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight
Bowman's capsule
glycogen
ecological succession
stigma
44. A lymph tubule located in the villus that absorbs fatty acids
thoracic duct
levels of structure
lacteal
sensory neuron
45. The largest portion of the human brain; it is believed to be the center of intelligence - conscious thought and sensation
humerus
cerebrum
excretion
trachea
46. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
aldosterone
maltose
ecological succession
gray matter
47. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution
blastula
vestigial organ
chemotropism
atrium
48. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
gymnosperm
planaria
sympathetic
somatic cell
49. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
gibberellin
fitness
alternation of generations
allele
50. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
inversion
parathyroid
anaerobe
hypothalamus