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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
granum
fertilization
marsupial
gylcolysis
2. Outgrowths of a root's epidermal cells that allow for greater surface area for absorption of nutrients and water
Calvin cycle
plankton
root hair
synergistic
3. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
cytoskeleton
insulin
autotroph
deletion
4. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
heterotroph
centromere
fibrinogen
polyp
5. The sensory organ of the inner ear of mammals; it is coiled and contains the organ of corti
follicle
cochlea
point mutation
telophase
6. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
F2
parthenogenesis
mitosis
primary oocyte
7. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
NAD
sympathetic
Rh factor
selective breeding
8. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells
metaphase
plasmodium
recessive
bud
9. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
polar body
recombinant DNA technology
synapsis
Bowman's capsule
10. The phylum to which jointed-legged invertebrates belong - including insects - arachnids and crustaceans
contractile vacuole
aerobe
Arthropoda
ungulate
11. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body
cerebellum
fitness
pituitary
ventricle
12. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
isolation
reticulum
genotype
estrogen
13. A portion of the CNS consisting of cytons (cell bodies) - their dendrites and synaptic connections
cornea
gray matter
spermatogenesis
carbon cycle
14. Fluid skeleton of annelids
neuron
hydrostatic skeleton
coelom
hyperthyroidism
15. The ability to respond to a stimulus
nerve cord
purine
irritability
interstitial cells
16. Cytoplasmic organelles that serve as sites of respiration; a rod-shaped body in the cytoplasm known to be the center of cellular respiration
rhodopsin
cerebral cortex
mitochondria
cotyledon
17. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo
phylogeny
cotyledon
goiter
binomial nomenclature
18. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
Crustacea
thrombokinase
adaptive radiation
respiratory center
19. A lateral region of the forebrain
fertilization
sensory neuron
thalamus
mucosa
20. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center
allele
mutation
ganglion
autosome
21. The living together of two organisms in an intimate relationship
thoracic duct
vagus nerve
symbiosis
pedigree
22. 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
morphology
adaptive radiation
antigen
mesoderm
23. 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
aerobe
Krebs cycle
imprinting
calorie
24. A stalklike or elongated body part - usually pointed at one end
dihybrid
maltase
pinocytosis
style
25. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)
pollination
androgen
dicotyledon
fruit
26. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
inner ear
pairing
feedback mechanism
frame shift mutation
27. A nerve fiber
epiglottis
axon
ventral root
heterozygous
28. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
angiosperm
irritability
aldosterone
fruit
29. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
nictitating membrane
hermaphrodite
population
urine
30. A gland composed of two parts - anterior and posterior - each with its own secretions; called the "master gland" because its hormones stimulate secretions by other glands
cerebral hemisphere
pituitary
appendage
genetic drift
31. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
biotic
imprinting
aortic arch
stoma
32. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
microbodies
exoskeleton
nucleolus
marsupial
33. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)
diploid
taiga
food vacuole
Arachnida
34. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
medusa
emulsion
cambium
species
35. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
ganglion
esophagus
cytochrome
eukaryote
36. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
retina
carbohydrate
adrenal cortex
stoma
37. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
cytokinesis
trypsin
isotonic
deoxyribose
38. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
translation
Krebs cycle
phenotype
pelagic zone
39. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
purine
mitochondria
ingestion
fermentation
40. The conversion of digested foods and other materials into forms usable by the body (i.e. - the conversion of amino acids into proteins)
rhizome
stomach
excretion
assimilation
41. The study of form and structure
morphology
gylcolysis
chromatin
photoperiodism
42. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
self-pollination
population
geotropism
seminiferous tubules
43. The class of free-living flatworms
hemoglobin
deoxyribose
exocytosis
planaria
44. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
mucosa
physiology
cell wall
ilium
45. An "emergency" hormone stimulated by anger or fear; increase blood pressure and heart rate in order to supply the emergency needs of the muscles
primary oocyte
adrenaline (epinephrin)
turgor pressure
neuron
46. Pertaining to the head
esophagus
cephalic
asexual reproduction
frame shift mutation
47. Partially digested food in the stomach
chyme
regeneration
testes
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
48. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
primary spermatocyte
sympathetic
spiracle
cortisone
49. A bone of the upper arm
humerus
centrosome
taxonomy
autonomic nervous system
50. Deoxyribonucleic acid; found in cell nucleus - its basic unit is the nucleotide; contains coded genetic information; can replicate on the basis of heredity
rod
DNA
polymer
pairing