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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A complex carrier mechanism located on the inside of the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell; releases energy and is used to form ATP
purine
femur
phloem
electron transport chain
2. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
adrenaline (epinephrin)
osmosis
frame shift mutation
Crustacea
3. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
autolysis
lichen
ingestion
functional groups
4. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
dorsal root
bacillus
Annelida
endoplasmic reticulum
5. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
trilobite
malpighian tubules
gamete
artery
6. The external opening of the trachea in insects
antigen
adaptation
spiracle
pituitary
7. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
adrenal medulla
gamete
autosome
germ cell
8. A bundle of nerve axons
fibrin
nerve
eukaryote
amnion
9. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
cornea
polymer
epiglottis
vacuole
10. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
phylum
deoxyribose
nerve
adenosine phosphate
11. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
species
peripheral nervous system
chemosynthesis
guanine
12. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
fruit
primary spermatocyte
cytokinesis
phylogeny
13. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
antigen
epididymis
regeneration
disaccharide
14. A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (shell of a crab)
tundra
carapace
mutagenic agent
cretinism
15. An organic molecule consisting of joined phosphate - 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) - and a purine or a pyrimidine (adenine - guanine - uracil - thymine or cytosine)
nucleotide
cytokinesis
herbivore
aqueous humor
16. An association of homologous chromosomes during the first meiotic division
nerve net
follicle
autonomic nervous system
pairing
17. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
NAD
cytoplasm
gymnosperm
urea
18. The thigh bone of vertebrates
urethra
carbohydrate
femur
chlorophyll
19. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
malpighian tubules
chromosome
vestigial organ
epicotyl
20. The part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary muscles - such as the walls of the alimentary canal; includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
blastula
autonomic nervous system
yolk sac
species
21. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
phylogeny
exocytosis
vacuole
autonomic nervous system
22. A female sex hormone secreted by the follicle
Arthropoda
micron (micrometer)
estrogen
lymphocyte
23. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
Arachnida
parenchyma
allele
sex linkage
24. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
saprophyte
symbiosis
parathyroid
epiphyte
25. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
binary fission
coelom
food vacuole
villus
26. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine
uracil
nitrogen cycle
endoplasm
urine
27. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly
marsupial
nerve
autolysis
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
28. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
gonads
hydrostatic skeleton
nictitating membrane
differentation
29. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
enzyme
nondisjunction
buffer
chyme
30. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
deamination
aerobe
assortative mating
cloaca
31. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
thymus
germ cell
polysaccharide
gill slit
32. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
pairing
lichen
imprinting
urinary bladder
33. The navel
umbilicus
lipase
spore
digestion
34. A reproductive cell
germ cell
systole
fertilization
macula
35. A plant-eating animal
white matter
herbivore
diffusion
bacillus
36. The cell membrane
semicircular canals
cloaca
plasma membrane
amnion
37. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
glottis
myelin sheath
isolation
gene frequency
38. A lateral region of the forebrain
passive immunity
buffer
thalamus
pepsin
39. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
reduction
gene
geotropism
sensory neuron
40. A ring-shaped muscle that is capable of closing a tubular opening by constriction
sphincter
duodenum
thrombokinase
bile
41. A structure formed by the wall of the uterus and the chorion of the embryo; serves as the area in which the embryo obtains nutrition from the parent
pollen
amnion
placenta
bile
42. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
RNA
saprophyte
parathyroid
cell wall
43. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates
gill slit
codominant
herbivore
diencephalon
44. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
gene frequency
cornea
differentation
testes
45. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
budding
assortative mating
homologous
atrium
46. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
independent assortment
progesterone
polyp
aerobe
47. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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48. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
white matter
alternation of generations
ecology
epicotyl
49. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
cytoplasm
endoplasm
anaerobe
synergistic
50. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
producer
duodenum
passive immunity
platelet