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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. 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
Coelentrata
cotyledon
thymine
autonomic nervous system
2. Process of aerobic respiration that fully harvests the energy of glucose; also known as the citric acid cycle
pinocytosis
uterus
systole
Krebs cycle
3. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
producer
pineal body
polyp
spore
4. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light
rod
xylem
thoracic duct
cytochrome
5. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
seminiferous tubules
carbon cycle
fallopian tube
parenchyma
6. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
antigen
producer
fertilization
electron transport chain
7. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system
steroid
ectoderm
lactase
vein
8. The triploid tissue in some seeds that contains stored food and is formed by the union of one sperm nucleus with two nuclei of the female's gametophyte
hypotonic
bacteriophage
endosperm
heterotroph
9. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine
cytokinesis
phenotype
uracil
Porifera
10. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
umbilicus
dendrite
guard cell
androgen
11. An over secretion of thyroid that leads to high metabolism and exopthalmia goiter
Mendelian laws
hyperthyroidism
FSH
adrenaline (epinephrin)
12. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
glycogen
geotropism
fitness
emulsion
13. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
cerebellum
hybrid
NADP
conditioning
14. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species
lymphocyte
meninges
adaptive radiation
maltase
15. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
hypothalamus
synaptic terminal
autolysis
cerebrum
16. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
Graffian follicle
corpus callosum
aqueous humor
independent assortment
17. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord
Protista
progesterone
central nervous system
trilobite
18. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
polymorphism
host
chromatin
neural tube
19. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body
digestion
ventricle
oxidation
sinus
20. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
pheromone
cytoskeleton
plasmodium
coelom
21. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
cytosine
vein
aqueous humor
taxonomy
22. The phylum to which jointed-legged invertebrates belong - including insects - arachnids and crustaceans
acetylcholine
cornea
medulla
Arthropoda
23. A compact linear organization of nerve tissues with ganglia in the CNS
maltase
stoma
nerve cord
cation
24. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
carbon cycle
cerebral hemisphere
physiology
malleus
25. Cytoplasmic organelles that serve as sites of respiration; a rod-shaped body in the cytoplasm known to be the center of cellular respiration
stoma
gill slit
mitochondria
pairing
26. A stalklike or elongated body part - usually pointed at one end
respiratory center
biotic
sphincter
style
27. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
asexual reproduction
selective breeding
gastrula
nerve cord
28. A condition in which an organism may have a multiple of the normal number of chromosomes (4n - 6n - etc)
cerebral cortex
polyploidy
chemosynthesis
gametophyte
29. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
bile salts
gamete
adaptive radiation
haploid
30. One or two or more types of genes - each representing a particular trait; many alleles exist for a specific gene locus
malleus
germ layer
eye
allele
31. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis
chlorophyll
synaptic terminal
pyloric valve
prokaryote
32. A structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop
nuclear membrane
centrosome
cross-pollination
autosome
33. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
trypsin
mutualism
bile
translocation
34. A short - stubby rod consisting of chromatin that is found in the nucleus of the cells; contains the genetic or hereditary component of cells (in the form of genes)
analogous
Rh factor
osmosis
chromosome
35. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
autotroph
pith
plasmodium
enzyme
36. The science of classification of living things
artery
taxonomy
permeability
autonomic nervous system
37. A plastid containing chlorophyll
capillary
stigma
chloroplast
chromosome
38. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
cell wall plate
glottis
vacuole
nondisjunction
39. An excretory product of protein metabolism
Arachnida
sex chromosome
urea
ecology
40. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
pharynx
olfactory
geotropism
capillary
41. 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
chitin
gamete
ganglion
cyton
42. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
lysosome
biotic
thymus
self-pollination
43. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
stamen
oxidation
urea
ecology
44. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
heterotroph
buffer
immunity
systole
45. One of the primary tissues of the embryo
ribosome
adrenal medulla
germ layer
substrate
46. A lateral region of the forebrain
thalamus
biome
ventricle
herbivore
47. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
heterotroph
stoma
chromatin
thalamus
48. A structure found between the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates; secretes melatonin
pineal body
diffusion
vein
spore
49. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
adaptive radiation
cytoplasm
glottis
gamete
50. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
commensal
erythrocyte
synergistic
sensory neuron