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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
anaerobic
hypocoytl
thrombin
oviduct
2. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
polyp
primary spermatocyte
chloroplast
pith
3. A compact linear organization of nerve tissues with ganglia in the CNS
plasma membrane
polymer
nerve cord
lysosome
4. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
allele
cerebellum
taxonomy
gamete
5. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
chromatin
monohybrid
F1
pons
6. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials
lipid
autotroph
gill slit
nuclear membrane
7. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
pleural cavity
stoma
testes
maltase
8. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species
pollination
adaptive radiation
antibody
immunity
9. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
imprinting
pith
carbohydrate
phenotype
10. A digestive enzyme of the saliva that turns starch into maltose (salivary amylase)
ptyalin
Protista
vagus nerve
nucleolus
11. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis
binomial nomenclature
assortative mating
disjunction
photolysis
12. The separation of some members of a population from the rest of their species; prevents interbreeding and may lead to the development of a new species
nerve
isolation
anaerobic
geotropism
13. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)
blastula
meninges
aorta
respiratory center
14. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
contractile vacuole
parathyroid
Arachnida
cerebral cortex
15. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
F2
monosaccharide
diencephalon
glycogen
16. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
monosaccharide
stomach
parenchyma
uracil
17. The phylum of sponges
Porifera
endoderm
Calvin cycle
turgor pressure
18. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
fruit
nucleus
polar body
chemosynthesis
19. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family
genus
phylogeny
pathogen
gonads
20. The first filial generation (first offspring)
seminal fluid
dicotyledon
F1
pyrimidine
21. Bacteria that are rod shaped
cambium
bacillus
pseudopod
genetic drift
22. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
anaphase
hydrostatic skeleton
gene
vein
23. A five carbon sugar that has one oxygen atom less than ribose; a component of DNA
lactase
plasmodium
eye
deoxyribose
24. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
neural tube
ingestion
primary spermatocyte
ecology
25. A fat-digesting hormone
chemotropism
lipase
reticulum
cell wall
26. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
cleavage
semicircular canals
glomerulus
levels of structure
27. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
haploid
cerebral hemisphere
aortic arch
deoxyribose
28. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association
commensal
gill slit
selective breeding
endocrine gland
29. An air-conducting tube
phylogeny
cleavage
trachea
gene
30. The posterior part of the brain that controls the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions
medulla oblongata
pith
autosome
vagus nerve
31. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
crossing over
notochord
isomer
epicotyl
32. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
cochlea
morphology
small intestine
notochord
33. The cell membrane
epidermis
plasma membrane
hormone
monocotyledon
34. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
Golgi apparatus
cerebral hemisphere
pinocytosis
mesoderm
35. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
inner ear
cell wall plate
polymer
gray matter
36. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
cloaca
pupil
phenotype
phloem
37. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis
producer
aldosterone
biome
stroma
38. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
gall bladder
rod
seminiferous tubules
adenosine phosphate
39. The elimination of metabolic waster matter
bacteriophage
cornea
excretion
femur
40. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
hepatic portal system
Arthropoda
morula
nondisjunction
41. 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
lipase
cortex
mesoderm
synaptic terminal
42. A pyrimidine component of nucleic acids and nucleotides; pairs with adenine in DNA
thymine
centromere
pelagic zone
genetic drift
43. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
ecology
dendrite
thorax
coenzyme
44. The veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver
pelagic zone
duodenum
passive immunity
hepatic portal system
45. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
endocytosis
meiosis
cuticle
adrenaline (epinephrin)
46. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
sympathetic
interstitial cells
gamete
meiosis
47. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior
cuticle
regeneration
imprinting
fitness
48. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
trachea
anaerobic
hyperthyroidism
ADH (vassopressin)
49. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
white matter
style
bacillus
urethra
50. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
F2
stigma
genotype
FSH