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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily






2. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process






3. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal






4. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle






5. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct






6. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils






7. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure






8. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)






9. 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






10. The process of forming the sperm cells from primary spermatocytes






11. A group of life-maintaining processes that includes nutrition - respiration (the production of usable energy) and the synthesis and degradation of biochemical substances






12. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material






13. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome






14. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal






15. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine






16. The large intestine






17. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait






18. The primary germ layer - developed from the lip of the blastopore - that gives rise to the skeleton - the circulatory system and many organs and tissues between the epidermis and the epithelium






19. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods






20. Living - as in living organisms in the environment






21. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion






22. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome






23. A sensory organ capable of detecting light






24. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification






25. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species






26. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established






27. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote






28. The ability to respond to a stimulus






29. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)






30. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord






31. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms






32. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions






33. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks






34. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP






35. A resistance to disease developed through the immune system






36. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides






37. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule






38. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc






39. The external opening of the trachea in insects






40. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale






41. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus






42. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)






43. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside






44. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome






45. The cell body of a neuron






46. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism






47. A flexible - supportive rod running longitudinally through the dorsum ventral to the nerve cord; found in lower chordates and in the embryos of vertebrates






48. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus






49. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes






50. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood







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