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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem
pith
nitrogen cycle
pons
inversion
2. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
producer
ilium
lymph
flagellum
3. A resistance to disease produced through the injection of antibodies
umbilicus
commensal
littoral zone
passive immunity
4. Refers to protective covering
ungulate
heterotroph
stigma
integument
5. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
cell wall plate
artery
F1
gibberellin
6. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
zygote
synapsis
chromosome
interphase
7. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis
Mendelian laws
nucleus
stroma
translation
8. A hydrogen carrier containing iron that functions in many cellular processes - including respiration
gametophyte
androgen
cytochrome
imprinting
9. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length
polyp
buffer
cone
micron (micrometer)
10. Related to the sense of smell
binary fission
isomer
olfactory
translation
11. One of the primary tissues of the embryo
femur
germ layer
secondary tissue
capillary
12. A lateral region of the forebrain
F2
gylcolysis
thalamus
diencephalon
13. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
cell wall plate
cloaca
thoracic duct
genetic drift
14. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
cuticle
cortisone
lysosome
fibrinogen
15. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
Coelentrata
levels of structure
systole
hypocoytl
16. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
biome
saprophyte
inversion
NADP
17. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells
myelin sheath
follicle
larva
urethra
18. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
dimorphism
thermoregulation
regeneration
nondisjunction
19. An organ that stores bile
corpus luteum
gall bladder
polymorphism
femur
20. The liquid part of blood
lacteal
plasma
cerebral hemisphere
vitamin
21. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
fibrin
feedback mechanism
ADH (vassopressin)
heterotroph
22. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
dendrite
carbohydrate
geographical barrier
parenchyma
23. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
cytosine
femur
malleus
deamination
24. A plastid containing chlorophyll
cortex
guanine
cloaca
chloroplast
25. An emulsifying agent secreted by the liver
bile
ribosome
chitin
anaerobic
26. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
nephron
gene frequency
artery
RNA
27. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
secondary tissue
embolus
centromere
amnion
28. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
gall bladder
chorion
mutation
plexus
29. The primary germ layer - developed from the lip of the blastopore - that gives rise to the skeleton - the circulatory system and many organs and tissues between the epidermis and the epithelium
duodenum
mesoderm
Graffian follicle
synapse
30. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
stamen
legume
alveolus
stoma
31. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
clotting
smooth muscle
inversion
pepsin
32. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
endocrine gland
adrenal medulla
purine
trypsin
33. Multicellular organism
telophase
eukaryote
integument
thalamus
34. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
gray matter
herbivore
pinocytosis
disjunction
35. An organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live only in the presence of oxygen
aerobe
serum
gametophyte
cortisone
36. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates
nerve net
epididymis
gylcolysis
micron (micrometer)
37. A process of formation of ova
embolus
phylum
thryoxin
oogenesis
38. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
biome
artery
mucosa
adaptive radiation
39. A cell that divides to form the polar body and the secondary oocyte
bacteriophage
emulsion
polysaccharide
primary oocyte
40. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response
fitness
conditioning
bile
xylem
41. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
tundra
Porifera
inner ear
nucleus
42. A plant-eating animal
axon
symbiosis
herbivore
hepatic portal system
43. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
inversion
peripheral nervous system
polysaccharide
pons
44. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
oxidation
meiosis
excretion
geotropism
45. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
monosaccharide
aqueous humor
phenotype
dicotyledon
46. The evaporation of water from leaves or other exposed surfaces of plants
anther
prothrombin
epididymis
transpiration
47. An animal with a constant body temperature
homeotherm
phloem
central nervous system
abiotic
48. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
pupil
turgor pressure
respiration
endoderm
49. A mucus-secreting membrane
cloaca
deoxyribose
marsupial
mucosa
50. A fat-digesting hormone
gymnosperm
plasmodium
adrenal cortex
lipase