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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
maltose
selective breeding
platelet
spindle
2. Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland - this hormone stimulates the conversion of a follicle into the corpus luteum and the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum
circadian rhythms
autolysis
luteinizing hormone (LH)
transcription
3. The sensory organ of the inner ear of mammals; it is coiled and contains the organ of corti
germ cell
abiotic
pelagic zone
cochlea
4. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
adrenaline (epinephrin)
autosome
reduction
prokaryote
5. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
primary spermatocyte
chemotropism
plexus
biotic
6. The stable - biotic part of the ecosystem in which populations exist in balance with each other and with the environment
climax community
active immunity
integument
translation
7. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly
gastrula
autolysis
point mutation
frame shift mutation
8. A plant growth hormone
smooth muscle
auxin
disaccharide
epiglottis
9. A pyrimidine found in RNA (but not DNA); pairs with DNA adenine
climax community
pyrimidine
uracil
carbon cycle
10. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
alternation of generations
Graffian follicle
vein
protein
11. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
thrombin
allantois
feedback mechanism
mesoderm
12. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
cretinism
endoplasm
neuron
gene frequency
13. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
cortisone
cell wall plate
nondisjunction
nephron
14. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct
dendrite
exocrine
lactase
chitin
15. The evaporation of water from leaves or other exposed surfaces of plants
hypertonic
larva
deamination
transpiration
16. Genetic blending; each allele exerts some influence on the phenotype
homeotherm
incomplete dominance
diencephalon
meiosis
17. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
stroma
gray matter
hypotonic
pharynx
18. A hormone of the thyroid that regulates basal metabolism
meiosis
thryoxin
mutualism
trilobite
19. A fat or oil
lipid
regeneration
genetic drift
ADH (vassopressin)
20. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
polar body
thorax
reduction
gene frequency
21. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
plastid
goiter
cytoskeleton
angiosperm
22. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body
gall bladder
dendrite
crossing over
biotic
23. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
allantois
maltase
spermatogenesis
commensal
24. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
neural tube
epithelium
cloaca
seminiferous tubules
25. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
fibrin
Golgi apparatus
pinocytosis
nerve
26. The breeding of an organism with a homozygous recessive in order to determine whether an organism is homozygous dominant or heterozygous dominant for a given trait
gill slit
medusa
mutagenic agent
test cross
27. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
microbodies
myelin sheath
aortic arch
prophase
28. The pressure exerted by the contents of a cell against the cell membrane or cell wall
germ cell
analogous
pinocytosis
turgor pressure
29. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
reduction
coelom
tundra
hemoglobin
30. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis
lens
aldosterone
point mutation
chlorophyll
31. A change from a diploid nucleus to a haploid nucleus - as in meiosis
F1
abiotic
guard cell
reduction
32. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
homozygous
urea
gibberellin
cortex
33. A flexible - supportive rod running longitudinally through the dorsum ventral to the nerve cord; found in lower chordates and in the embryos of vertebrates
endocrine gland
cortisone
lens
notochord
34. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
thermoregulation
metamorphosis
tetrad
insulin
35. A simple sugar
prophase
plastid
cortisone
monosaccharide
36. A process of photosynthesis in which water is split into H+ and OH-; the hydrogen ion is then joined to NADP
excretion
lens
Eustachian tube
photolysis
37. A process by which the cytoplasm and the organelles of the cell divide; the final stage of mitosis
carbohydrate
cytokinesis
dominance
pairing
38. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
bacillus
corpus luteum
fertilization
medusa
39. The ways in which organisms regulate their internal heat
nucleus
thermoregulation
chromosome
olfactory
40. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen
chlorophyll
assortative mating
thorax
F1
41. In mammals - the slitlike opening formed by the vocal folds in the larynx
bacteriophage
gall bladder
glottis
plasmodium
42. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
physiology
nerve cord
hypotonic
translocation
43. Any movement or growth of a living organism in response to the force of gravity
hypocoytl
geotropism
urinary bladder
testes
44. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
pedigree
phagocyte
hypocoytl
hepatic portal system
45. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen
flagellate
anaerobe
regeneration
active immunity
46. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
pons
phenotype
ecological succession
lactid acid fermentation
47. A five carbon sugar that has one oxygen atom less than ribose; a component of DNA
cytoskeleton
chloroplast
deoxyribose
ectoderm
48. 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
duodenum
pistil
inversion
NAD
49. The class of free-living flatworms
chlorophyll
stoma
planaria
consumer
50. A hoofed animal
deoxyribose
ungulate
blastula
fallopian tube