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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body
aortic arch
cambium
flagellate
adrenal medulla
2. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species
coelom
Krebs cycle
pheromone
electron transport chain
3. 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
fibrin
imprinting
ecological succession
pons
4. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
Coelentrata
phagocyte
biome
esophagus
5. Related to the sense of smell
axon
esophagus
homologous
olfactory
6. Semen
seminal fluid
Loop of Henle
deamination
cytoplasm
7. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials
trachea
Golgi apparatus
autotroph
luteinizing hormone (LH)
8. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
ovary
spiracle
binomial nomenclature
physiology
9. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
plastid
heterozygous
autolysis
synapse
10. The enzyme that acts upon lactose
lactase
incomplete dominance
eukaryote
neural tube
11. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
mutualism
codominant
nuclear membrane
independent assortment
12. The inner part of the adrenal gland that secretes adrenalin
turgor pressure
adrenal medulla
binomial nomenclature
epinephrine
13. Fluid skeleton of annelids
endocytosis
F1
aerobe
hydrostatic skeleton
14. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
coelom
stigma
crossing over
corpus callosum
15. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
pineal body
homozygous
dihybrid
white matter
16. An organic cofactor required for enzyme activity
coenzyme
functional groups
style
lipid
17. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium
homozygous
progesterone
lens
aqueous humor
18. A process by which the cell membrane is invaginated to form a vesicle which contains extracellular medium
monosaccharide
endocytosis
humerus
fermentation
19. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
analogous
root hair
producer
nephron
20. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
tissue
microbodies
anther
assimilation
21. The loss of all or part of a chromosome
deletion
synergistic
urethra
chemotropism
22. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
epiglottis
monosaccharide
epicotyl
diastole
23. An invertebrate animal phylum in which animals possess a single alimentary opening and tentacles with stinging cells
Coelentrata
ureter
Calvin cycle
spermatogenesis
24. The thin - bent part of the renal tubule that is the site of the counter-current flow and the sodium gradient
genetic drift
Loop of Henle
isolation
cytosine
25. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait
monohybrid
clotting
seminal fluid
electron transport chain
26. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
carnivore
white matter
aqueous humor
photolysis
27. The navel
thrombokinase
mutation
cotyledon
umbilicus
28. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
adenosine phosphate
nuclear membrane
macula
symbiosis
29. The ability to respond to a stimulus
secondary tissue
bacteriophage
cloaca
irritability
30. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
morula
hypocoytl
stoma
chemosynthesis
31. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
endocytosis
gray matter
nondisjunction
semicircular canals
32. A response by an organism to the duration and timing of light and dark conditions
fibrinogen
photoperiodism
glomerulus
binomial nomenclature
33. A short - stubby rod consisting of chromatin that is found in the nucleus of the cells; contains the genetic or hereditary component of cells (in the form of genes)
biome
trachea
auxin
chromosome
34. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
exocytosis
legume
dominance
monocotyledon
35. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
epicotyl
clotting
monosaccharide
pedigree
36. An organic compound to which hydrogen and oxygen are attached; the hydrogen and oxygen are in a 2:1 ratio; examples include sugars - starches and cellulose
vacuole
dimorphism
gill slit
carbohydrate
37. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds
allantois
testes
bacillus
levels of structure
38. An undifferentiated - growing region of a plant that is constantly undergoing cell division and differentiation
synergistic
meristem
digestion
malpighian tubules
39. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
glomerulus
sensory neuron
sphincter
ecology
40. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
pedigree
homozygous
small intestine
allantois
41. An organelle that regulates cell functions and contains the genetic material of the cell
stoma
atrium
nucleus
pathogen
42. A stage of embryonic development characterized by the differentiation of the cells into the ectoderm and endoderm germ layers and by the formation of the archenteron
femur
gastrula
polar body
mutualism
43. A pyrimidine component of nucleic acids and nucleotides; pairs with adenine in DNA
gymnosperm
binomial nomenclature
absorption
thymine
44. A form of anaerobic respiration found in yeast and bacteria
isomer
translation
pheromone
ethanol fermentation
45. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell
self-pollination
anaerobe
endocytosis
contractile vacuole
46. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment
acetylcholine
hydrostatic skeleton
mitochondria
adaptation
47. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
passive immunity
prophase
tetrad
respiratory center
48. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
FSH
reduction
thymus
heterozygous
49. A gland composed of two parts - anterior and posterior - each with its own secretions; called the "master gland" because its hormones stimulate secretions by other glands
pituitary
follicle
olfactory
Loop of Henle
50. 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
respiration
rickettsia
synaptic terminal
endosperm