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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
hermaphrodite
parathyroid
ecological succession
tundra
2. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
germ cell
stoma
inner ear
biome
3. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
respiratory center
hypothalamus
adrenal medulla
homologous
4. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
morphology
cytoskeleton
heterotroph
gray matter
5. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
adaptive radiation
synapsis
cloaca
flagellate
6. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
legume
cytosine
pyloric valve
taxonomy
7. A nerve cell
adenosine phosphate
neuron
phylum
gene
8. An organic cofactor required for enzyme activity
recombinant DNA technology
coenzyme
cytochrome
lacteal
9. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
notochord
reticulum
steroid
cloaca
10. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
vacuole
biotic
progesterone
primary spermatocyte
11. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
thyroid
substrate
synapsis
yolk sac
12. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
nucleolus
hypocoytl
antigen
F1
13. A plant growth hormone
auxin
lichen
deamination
chromatin
14. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
pharynx
gray matter
cytokinesis
Eustachian tube
15. The ways in which organisms regulate their internal heat
aortic arch
thermoregulation
clotting
luteinizing hormone (LH)
16. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
amnion
inversion
chromatid
frame shift mutation
17. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates
telophase
synapse
small intestine
codominant
18. The sensory organ of the inner ear of mammals; it is coiled and contains the organ of corti
binary fission
cochlea
humerus
interstitial cells
19. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
phylogeny
monocotyledon
assimilation
urea
20. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
nuclear membrane
morula
cyton
dihybrid
21. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
ribosome
electron transport chain
phagocyte
circadian rhythms
22. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
anther
rickettsia
regeneration
guard cell
23. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
symbiosis
cerebral hemisphere
oxidation
heterozygous
24. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
granum
organelle
secondary tissue
fibrinogen
25. An opening in the eye whose size is regulated by the iris
biotic
glomerulus
pupil
homologous
26. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
phloem
dendrite
peripheral nervous system
nictitating membrane
27. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
littoral zone
mutualism
irritability
villus
28. A plastid containing chlorophyll
metabolism
chloroplast
rhizome
urinary bladder
29. A jellyfish
RNA
phloem
heterotroph
medusa
30. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
endosperm
polyp
thoracic duct
sucrase
31. An invertebrate animal phylum in which animals possess a single alimentary opening and tentacles with stinging cells
lacteal
Coelentrata
auxin
food vacuole
32. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
bacillus
hypotonic
F2
Coelentrata
33. The instance of polymorphism in which there is a difference of form between two members of a species - as between males and females
stroma
lymph
dimorphism
self-pollination
34. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
thrombokinase
isotonic
Loop of Henle
metabolism
35. A lateral region of the forebrain
lysosome
thalamus
autotroph
humerus
36. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
carapace
frame shift mutation
chloroplast
pollen
37. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
thryoxin
gene frequency
geotropism
budding
38. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
vagus nerve
endocytosis
selective breeding
nerve
39. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
sucrase
guanine
thymus
pyrimidine
40. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
buffer
respiration
Arthropoda
tetrad
41. The science of classification of living things
physiology
pons
taxonomy
stoma
42. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
adenosine phosphate
smooth muscle
anaerobe
substrate
43. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
mitosis
ethanol fermentation
genetic drift
semicircular canals
44. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
lacteal
Coelentrata
centrosome
endoplasm
45. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
plasma membrane
peptide
malpighian tubules
gylcolysis
46. The navel
fermentation
diploid
epidermis
umbilicus
47. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
exoskeleton
haploid
lens
gene frequency
48. There are two kinds of sex chromosomes - X and Y; XX signifies a female and XY signifies a male
thymus
polymer
meristem
sex chromosome
49. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
anther
glottis
linkage
trypsin
50. The system of naming an organism by its genus and species name
thermoregulation
littoral zone
parthenogenesis
binomial nomenclature