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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
imprinting
Graffian follicle
micron (micrometer)
wood
2. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
mitosis
fibrin
polysaccharide
eukaryote
3. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
cross-pollination
aldosterone
incomplete dominance
cyton
4. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
trypsin
emulsion
differentation
disaccharide
5. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response
Porifera
meiosis
plasmodium
conditioning
6. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
cerebrum
turgor pressure
interstitial cells
polyploidy
7. 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
yolk sac
herbivore
cleavage
mesoderm
8. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
amnion
pyloric valve
Arachnida
pharynx
9. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
gametophyte
lactase
stoma
trachea
10. A compact linear organization of nerve tissues with ganglia in the CNS
epicotyl
sex linkage
nerve cord
synaptic terminal
11. A ring-shaped muscle that is capable of closing a tubular opening by constriction
pollen
Eustachian tube
epididymis
sphincter
12. A purine (nitrogenous base) component of nucleotides and nucleic acids; links with cytosine in DNA
monosaccharide
thryoxin
guanine
neuron
13. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light
thymine
rod
polymer
cytochrome
14. A fatty sheath surrounding the axon of a neuron that aids in stimulus transmission; it is secreted by the Schwann cells
myelin sheath
gene frequency
turgor pressure
chorion
15. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
malleus
Rh factor
centromere
endocrine gland
16. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
synapse
thymus
disjunction
chorion
17. A white or colorless - amorphous - horny substance that forms part of the outer integument of insects - crustaceans and some other invertebrates; it also occurs in certain fungi
gametophyte
clotting
polymorphism
chitin
18. Semen
conditioning
thrombokinase
thymus
seminal fluid
19. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
physiology
producer
recombinant DNA technology
systole
20. Fluid skeleton of annelids
physiology
umbilicus
incomplete dominance
hydrostatic skeleton
21. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
inner ear
secondary tissue
thermoregulation
hemoglobin
22. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
commensal
hypotonic
centriole
thrombokinase
23. A disease-causing organism
cone
pathogen
polyp
vitamin
24. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
plasmodium
eukaryote
monohybrid
plastid
25. An air-conducting tube
trachea
plasma
adaptive radiation
cretinism
26. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
nerve net
steroid
clotting
lymph
27. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
rickettsia
isolation
allele
villus
28. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
granum
disaccharide
secondary tissue
mutation
29. The swelling at the end of an axon
synaptic terminal
esophagus
polymorphism
aortic arch
30. Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland - this hormone stimulates the conversion of a follicle into the corpus luteum and the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum
carnivore
translocation
gametophyte
luteinizing hormone (LH)
31. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
ilium
ectoderm
thorax
cytoplasm
32. A metabolic stage between mitoses in which genetic material is reproduced
thalamus
interphase
cerebral cortex
endocytosis
33. The external opening of the trachea in insects
geographical barrier
pelagic zone
spiracle
adrenal medulla
34. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
centromere
self-pollination
mutagenic agent
morphology
35. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
thorax
pituitary
centriole
cortisone
36. The living together of two organisms in an intimate relationship
host
sinus
morula
symbiosis
37. A hoofed animal
host
primary spermatocyte
ungulate
permeability
38. Chemical groups attached to carbon skeletons that give compounds their functionality
herbivore
functional groups
gymnosperm
micron (micrometer)
39. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
buffer
cytoplasm
host
transpiration
40. The thin-walled anterior chamber of the heart (also called the auricle)
cyton
atrium
pepsin
stigma
41. The cavity between the lungs and the wall of the chest
gene frequency
tetrad
pleural cavity
contractile vacuole
42. Pertaining to the head
pith
cephalic
axon
fitness
43. An abbreviation of ribonucleic acid - a nucleic acid in which the sugar is ribose; a product of DNA transcription that serves to control certain cell activities
RNA
dendrite
lipid
fallopian tube
44. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
active immunity
mutualism
aorta
endemic
45. A structure found between the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates; secretes melatonin
ethanol fermentation
pineal body
gymnosperm
diastole
46. The most anterior portion of the small intestine of vertebrates - adjacent to the stomach; the continuation of the stomach into which the bile duct and pancreatic duct empty
villus
cerebral hemisphere
duodenum
asexual reproduction
47. The functional role and position of an organism in an ecosystem; embodies every aspect of the organism's existence
endocytosis
niche
peristalsis
medulla
48. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
root hair
pollination
Golgi apparatus
aorta
49. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
commensal
thrombokinase
oviduct
sensory neuron
50. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
meiosis
nucleotide
antibiotic
style