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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
tetrad
platelet
neural tube
gene frequency
2. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
irritability
malleus
digestion
telophase
3. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
nictitating membrane
glycogen
Arachnida
climax community
4. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
exocytosis
cross-pollination
food vacuole
amnion
5. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
oviduct
hypertonic
monosaccharide
commensal
6. The type of mating that occurs when an organism selects a mating partner that resembles itself
assortative mating
binary fission
centromere
recessive
7. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
neural tube
pathogen
spiracle
mucosa
8. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
pistil
aerobe
hypocoytl
deoxyribose
9. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis
uracil
fitness
ribosome
urethra
10. A wall composed of cellulose that is external to the cell membrane in plants; it is primarily involved in support and in the maintenance of proper internal pressure
cell wall
cytosine
ptyalin
mitosis
11. Process of aerobic respiration that fully harvests the energy of glucose; also known as the citric acid cycle
primary oocyte
Krebs cycle
lacteal
planaria
12. xylem that is no longer being used
budding
mitochondria
Eustachian tube
wood
13. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
tissue
oviduct
yolk sac
fitness
14. An organism that possesses one or more whiplike appendages called flagella
flagellate
progesterone
endocrine gland
platelet
15. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
parasitism
reticulum
mitochondria
endemic
16. The tenth cranial nerve that innervates digestive organs - heart and other areas
vagus nerve
symbiosis
adrenal medulla
epithelium
17. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
circadian rhythms
malleus
parasympathetic
18. The study of form and structure
semicircular canals
morphology
cation
adrenal medulla
19. A pouched mammal - such as the kangaroo or opossum
pH
electron transport chain
marsupial
ureter
20. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
parasitism
calorie
parenchyma
spiracle
21. A structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop
centrosome
acetylcholine
centriole
Crustacea
22. The navel
cerebral hemisphere
herbivore
umbilicus
pollen
23. The thin-walled anterior chamber of the heart (also called the auricle)
homologous
atrium
chorion
stroma
24. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
corpus luteum
amnion
malleus
asexual reproduction
25. 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
glycogen
heterozygous
zygote
26. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
ribosome
hemoglobin
medusa
autonomic nervous system
27. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
micron (micrometer)
lactid acid fermentation
plankton
Bowman's capsule
28. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
peristalsis
urine
population
iris
29. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
dendrite
homozygous
sensory neuron
heterotroph
30. The womb in which the fetus develops
homologous
uterus
mitochondria
pepsin
31. Vascular tissue of the plant that aids in support and carries water
polymorphism
iris
pseudopod
xylem
32. A fat or oil
pyrimidine
coenzyme
lipid
bile salts
33. A substance that is acted upon by an enzyme
substrate
trilobite
pyrimidine
hydrostatic skeleton
34. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
disaccharide
symbiosis
saprophyte
NADP
35. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
appendage
retina
nucleotide
estrogen
36. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
chromatin
trypsin
photoperiodism
lymphocyte
37. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
femur
pollen
ventral root
aqueous humor
38. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
food vacuole
synaptic terminal
erythrocyte
NADP
39. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
antigen
translocation
testes
dihybrid
40. Outgrowths of a root's epidermal cells that allow for greater surface area for absorption of nutrients and water
antibody
nucleolus
retina
root hair
41. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
polymer
secondary tissue
plasma membrane
vitamin
42. Passively floating or drifting flora and fauna of a body of water; consists mainly of microscopic organisms
plankton
symbiosis
stoma
eye
43. A process of formation of ova
oogenesis
secondary tissue
genus
hermaphrodite
44. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
fibrin
autosome
chorion
levels of structure
45. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
lichen
trypsin
interphase
metamorphosis
46. The ability to respond to a stimulus
central nervous system
autolysis
chloroplast
irritability
47. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
photoperiodism
Protista
self-pollination
epiglottis
48. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
ureter
progesterone
sympathetic
commensal
49. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
capillary
exocytosis
fitness
primary spermatocyte
50. A lateral region of the forebrain
primary spermatocyte
assortative mating
thalamus
epiglottis