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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
aldosterone
gene frequency
anaphase
coelom
2. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
lactid acid fermentation
phylum
reticulum
Graffian follicle
3. Degree of penetrability - as in membranes that allow given substances to pass through; the ability to penetrate
permeability
geographical barrier
metabolism
adrenal medulla
4. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone
bacteriophage
lichen
adrenal cortex
cytoplasm
5. A type of virus that can destroy bacteria by infecting - parasitizing and eventually killing them
bacteriophage
epidermis
chemosynthesis
cephalic
6. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
sex chromosome
plexus
tissue
thalamus
7. The first filial generation (first offspring)
thyroid
F1
absorption
passive immunity
8. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
abiotic
Annelida
emulsion
steroid
9. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
colon
villus
epiphyte
sporophyte
10. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
stoma
capillary
sphincter
physiology
11. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
vitamin
nucleolus
gray matter
pineal body
12. An underground stem
assortative mating
adaptation
rhizome
genetic code
13. Nonfunctional haploid cells created during meiosis in females; they have very little cytoplasm-most has gone into the functional egg cell
diencephalon
carapace
polar body
angiosperm
14. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
stroma
lysosome
vitamin
fibrin
15. A stalklike or elongated body part - usually pointed at one end
style
appendage
small intestine
guard cell
16. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
antibody
marsupial
gene
cone
17. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
hypocoytl
thrombokinase
biotic
fibrinogen
18. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
thryoxin
pulmonary
autolysis
tetrad
19. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
spore
centriole
electron transport chain
producer
20. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
respiration
neuron
hypotonic
abiotic
21. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
fermentation
chromatin
heterozygous
cuticle
22. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
prophase
buffer
oviduct
fibrin
23. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
follicle
synapsis
telophase
stoma
24. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
buffer
homologous
plasmodium
stomach
25. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
uterus
pyloric valve
F2
inversion
26. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
antibiotic
pollination
medulla
urinary bladder
27. An animal phylum in which all members have a notochord - dorsal nerve cord and pharyngeal gill slits at some embryonic stage; includes the Cephalochordata and the Vertebrates
hypothalamus
Chordata
monohybrid
systole
28. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
parthenogenesis
ethylene
endosperm
prokaryote
29. The portion of alimentary canal connecting the pharynx and the stomach
pyloric valve
platelet
endosperm
esophagus
30. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
chloroplast
endocytosis
diffusion
synapse
31. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
protein
anaerobe
recombinant DNA technology
littoral zone
32. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
disjunction
differentation
systole
immunity
33. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
selective breeding
pH
chloroplast
endocrine gland
34. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
amnion
biotic
umbilicus
spore
35. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones
pith
contractile vacuole
immunity
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
36. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells
flagellum
parathyroid
amnion
thryoxin
37. 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
gall bladder
duodenum
isolation
homeotherm
38. Bacteria that are rod shaped
placenta
crossing over
adrenal cortex
bacillus
39. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
nitrogen cycle
stoma
niche
gamete
40. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
parasympathetic
nictitating membrane
respiratory center
genetic drift
41. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
phloem
deoxyribose
analogous
prophase
42. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of vertebrates
endocytosis
gene
parasympathetic
selective breeding
43. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
lymph capillary
monocotyledon
polar body
pH
44. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
osmosis
thrombin
gymnosperm
nuclear membrane
45. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
autosome
peptide
secondary tissue
homozygous
46. A bone of the upper arm
meninges
frame shift mutation
humerus
ungulate
47. A pair of chromosome pairs present during the first metaphase of meiosis
asexual reproduction
ectoderm
tetrad
contractile vacuole
48. A flowering plant; a plant of the class Angiospermae that produces seeds enclosed in an ovary and is characterized by the possession of fruits and flowers
aldosterone
fibrinogen
angiosperm
biotic
49. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
peptide
pedigree
recombinant DNA technology
antigen
50. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces
epithelium
isomer
geotropism
secondary tissue