SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
SAT Subject Test: Biology
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
sat
,
science
,
biology
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
nictitating membrane
larva
synapsis
peripheral nervous system
2. The cell body of a neuron
vacuole
excretion
cyton
ecological succession
3. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
parthenogenesis
chlorophyll
stigma
epiphyte
4. A purine (nitrogenous base) component of nucleotides and nucleic acids; links with cytosine in DNA
colon
sensory neuron
guanine
abiotic
5. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
diffusion
parasympathetic
biome
follicle
6. Any physical feature that prevents the ecological niches of different organisms from overlapping
ganglion
purine
geographical barrier
iris
7. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale
binary fission
follicle
germ cell
population
8. Movement of amoeba
pseudopod
estrogen
gamete
carbon cycle
9. The stage in mitosis that is characterized by the migration of chromatids to opposite ends of the cell; the stage in meiosis during which homologus pairs migrate (Anaphase I) - and the stage in meiosis during which chromatids migrate to different end
electron transport chain
anaphase
excretion
morphology
10. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
monocotyledon
cleavage
fruit
centromere
11. The enzyme that acts upon lactose
lactase
hermaphrodite
Bowman's capsule
purine
12. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of vertebrates
blastula
Crustacea
parasympathetic
passive immunity
13. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
parasympathetic
genotype
DNA
guanine
14. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
pH
stamen
epithelium
corpus callosum
15. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
asexual reproduction
maltase
steroid
larva
16. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
cytoskeleton
tetrad
monocotyledon
sphincter
17. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
cortex
alveolus
translocation
lipid
18. A digestive enzyme of the saliva that turns starch into maltose (salivary amylase)
somatic cell
ptyalin
mucosa
bile
19. Fluid skeleton of annelids
cation
hydrostatic skeleton
yolk sac
test cross
20. A plastid containing chlorophyll
RNA
chloroplast
analogous
planaria
21. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution
cation
vestigial organ
autotroph
nephron
22. 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
uracil
Chordata
aerobic
pupil
23. An air sac in the lung; the site of respiratory exchange - involving diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveolus and the blood in the capillaries
parthenogenesis
epinephrine
alveolus
gylcolysis
24. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
exocrine
ureter
translation
F1
25. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
F1
anaerobe
legume
alternation of generations
26. A chemical messenger that is secreted by one part of the body and carried by the blood to affect another part of the body - usually a muscle or gland
translocation
hormone
Arthropoda
NAD
27. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
corpus callosum
parenchyma
sensory neuron
Mendelian laws
28. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
fibrinogen
polar body
ethylene
nondisjunction
29. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
phenotype
phloem
gray matter
mitochondria
30. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc
artery
antigen
urine
passive immunity
31. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
monocotyledon
umbilicus
phylogeny
fibrinogen
32. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light
aerobe
micron (micrometer)
rod
ecological succession
33. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
antibody
contractile vacuole
consumer
Crustacea
34. A fat or oil
lipid
systole
abiotic
pelagic zone
35. xylem that is no longer being used
wood
irritability
clotting
interphase
36. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
flagellate
thorax
ectoderm
gene
37. The navel
asexual reproduction
angiosperm
levels of structure
umbilicus
38. A bone of the upper arm
fibrinogen
humerus
primary oocyte
carnivore
39. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
cortisone
independent assortment
cytokinesis
DNA
40. The living together of two organisms in an intimate relationship
trypsin
symbiosis
somatic cell
microbodies
41. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
cortex
spore
homeotherm
tissue
42. An organism that produces spores; a phase in the diploid-haploid life cycle that alternates with a gametophyte phase
primary spermatocyte
pineal body
antibody
sporophyte
43. A group of populations that can interbreed
pons
organelle
chorion
species
44. The class of free-living flatworms
metabolism
planaria
germ layer
circadian rhythms
45. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
clotting
isolation
phagocyte
exocytosis
46. Describes a fluid that has a higher osmotic pressure than another fluid it is compared to
sporophyte
hypertonic
diffusion
thryoxin
47. A nerve fiber
adaptive radiation
axon
chromatin
pleural cavity
48. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
peripheral nervous system
tundra
aldosterone
ovary
49. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
meninges
endoplasmic reticulum
pith
chemosynthesis
50. A marine arthropod - now extinct - that lived during the Paleozoic era
heterotroph
trilobite
cytoskeleton
species