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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
lymph
pedigree
prophase
auxin
2. In plants - an area of undifferentiated tissue covered by embryonic leaves
bud
NADP
cytoskeleton
lipase
3. A disease-causing organism
antibiotic
central nervous system
tetrad
pathogen
4. The transfer of pollen to the micropyle or to a receptive surface that is associated with an ovule (such as stigma)
pollination
cell wall
nephron
analogous
5. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
acetylcholine
ilium
sympathetic
olfactory
6. Deoxyribonucleic acid; found in cell nucleus - its basic unit is the nucleotide; contains coded genetic information; can replicate on the basis of heredity
nucleus
chitin
prophase
DNA
7. An emulsifying agent secreted by the liver
bile
parenchyma
gonads
cephalic
8. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
thorax
micron (micrometer)
ethylene
dicotyledon
9. Degree of penetrability - as in membranes that allow given substances to pass through; the ability to penetrate
nerve
permeability
chromatid
synapse
10. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
mutation
hermaphrodite
geographical barrier
polysaccharide
11. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
lipid
parthenogenesis
cortex
hemoglobin
12. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
cytoplasm
pheromone
guard cell
regeneration
13. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+
Rh factor
diffusion
mutualism
adrenal cortex
14. A structure found between the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates; secretes melatonin
codominant
pineal body
carnivore
gill slit
15. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
meristem
tetrad
hypotonic
cochlea
16. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
lipase
translation
abiotic
progesterone
17. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species
ectoderm
isotonic
digestion
adaptive radiation
18. A resistance to disease produced through the injection of antibodies
gymnosperm
serum
hemoglobin
passive immunity
19. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)
pH
inversion
nictitating membrane
conditioning
20. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
androgen
hemoglobin
xylem
seminiferous tubules
21. Process of aerobic respiration that fully harvests the energy of glucose; also known as the citric acid cycle
cytochrome
egg
mitosis
Krebs cycle
22. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
pith
bacteriophage
Porifera
hemoglobin
23. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
coelom
plastid
purine
morula
24. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
bile salts
peptide
emulsion
aqueous humor
25. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc
urine
polymer
exocrine
cyton
26. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association
commensal
marsupial
Rh factor
integument
27. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
electron transport chain
crossing over
cretinism
assimilation
28. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another
pollination
pheromone
parasitism
contractile vacuole
29. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting
pairing
fibrin
endosperm
stoma
30. 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
bacteriophage
allantois
fermentation
test cross
31. A lateral region of the forebrain
stoma
gametophyte
guard cell
thalamus
32. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
cytosine
exocytosis
somatic cell
Porifera
33. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
antibody
trypsin
corpus luteum
phagocyte
34. A portion of the CNS consisting of cytons (cell bodies) - their dendrites and synaptic connections
plasma
circadian rhythms
peripheral nervous system
gray matter
35. A structure that arises during mitosis and helps separate the chromosomes; composed of tubulin
cytoplasm
spindle
ventricle
diencephalon
36. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
polysaccharide
F2
ureter
ovary
37. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
gill slit
F2
ilium
primary spermatocyte
38. A process of formation of ova
seminal fluid
interstitial cells
inversion
oogenesis
39. An organic catalyst and protein
root hair
meninges
xylem
enzyme
40. A structure formed by the wall of the uterus and the chorion of the embryo; serves as the area in which the embryo obtains nutrition from the parent
embolus
deamination
phototropism
placenta
41. A reproductive cell
trilobite
F1
luteinizing hormone (LH)
germ cell
42. The type of mating that occurs when an organism selects a mating partner that resembles itself
cerebral hemisphere
assortative mating
permeability
spore
43. A fat or oil
dorsal root
climax community
lipid
estrogen
44. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity
epiphyte
lens
cerebellum
angiosperm
45. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
genotype
budding
urethra
pyrimidine
46. Cytoplasmic organelles that serve as sites of respiration; a rod-shaped body in the cytoplasm known to be the center of cellular respiration
mitochondria
endocrine gland
anther
cell wall
47. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
meninges
Arthropoda
Crustacea
buffer
48. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
cell wall
chemotropism
ventricle
point mutation
49. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
interphase
cell wall plate
hypothalamus
nuclear membrane
50. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
hypotonic
self-pollination
thryoxin
alternation of generations