SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
SAT Subject Test: Biology
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
sat
,
science
,
biology
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A hydrogen carrier containing iron that functions in many cellular processes - including respiration
ethanol fermentation
ethylene
cytochrome
metamorphosis
2. Describes cells (gametes) that have half the chromosome number typical of the species
fertilization
hermaphrodite
gastrula
haploid
3. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
somatic cell
aerobe
point mutation
ungulate
4. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
pathogen
chemotropism
buffer
hypotonic
5. Involuntary muscle
smooth muscle
coelom
microbodies
exocrine
6. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
thymine
gonads
hormone
nucleolus
7. A nerve fiber
plexus
cretinism
axon
dicotyledon
8. A network of membrane-enclosed spaces connected with the nuclear membrane; transports materials through the cell; can be soft or rough
endoplasmic reticulum
meninges
thermoregulation
plankton
9. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
Loop of Henle
bacteriophage
endemic
dorsal root
10. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
Eustachian tube
physiology
legume
monohybrid
11. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
peristalsis
Chordata
synapse
centrosome
12. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
capillary
maltose
centromere
epidermis
13. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
autolysis
pyrimidine
allantois
atrium
14. A form of anaerobic respiration found in yeast and bacteria
small intestine
ethanol fermentation
synergistic
spiracle
15. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity
bud
lens
gill slit
legume
16. A lateral region of the forebrain
thalamus
chromatid
autolysis
clotting
17. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
plankton
producer
synergistic
consumer
18. The womb in which the fetus develops
frame shift mutation
exocrine
nerve net
uterus
19. A kind of microorganism that is between a virus and a bacterium; parasitic within the cells of insects and ticks
stamen
parenchyma
ADH (vassopressin)
rickettsia
20. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
phylum
phototropism
systole
fertilization
21. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
binary fission
pith
sensory neuron
mitochondria
22. Partially digested food in the stomach
urethra
ethylene
chyme
respiratory center
23. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
fallopian tube
anaerobe
hydrostatic skeleton
epididymis
24. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body
ventral root
stroma
ventricle
villus
25. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
hormone
parenchyma
allele
nephron
26. Multicellular organism
somatic cell
plastid
cuticle
eukaryote
27. 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
ribosome
isolation
erythrocyte
hypothalamus
28. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
morula
cytosine
appendage
exocytosis
29. The ability to respond to a stimulus
Mendelian laws
gametophyte
pyrimidine
irritability
30. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
cleavage
polyp
respiration
parasitism
31. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells
thymus
mitosis
plasmodium
Calvin cycle
32. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
epiglottis
cornea
adrenaline (epinephrin)
carnivore
33. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
primary oocyte
FSH
NAD
mutualism
34. The first filial generation (first offspring)
lacteal
acetylcholine
F1
adaptation
35. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
gonads
diffusion
parasitism
pharynx
36. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone
lacteal
ribosome
pollination
adrenal cortex
37. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis
cone
Arachnida
endoplasmic reticulum
chlorophyll
38. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube
conditioning
hermaphrodite
uracil
peristalsis
39. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
thorax
fermentation
exocytosis
adrenal cortex
40. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
epidermis
testes
neural tube
lymphocyte
41. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
ureter
genetic drift
chemotropism
medulla
42. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
osmoregulation
medusa
villus
dominance
43. Pertaining to the head
medulla oblongata
cephalic
pairing
homologous
44. 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
iris
antigen
endosperm
white matter
45. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait
pleural cavity
pyrimidine
rhizome
monohybrid
46. A structure that arises during mitosis and helps separate the chromosomes; composed of tubulin
spindle
Rh factor
biotic
erythrocyte
47. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
isotonic
pyloric valve
dicotyledon
style
48. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
mitosis
diffusion
reduction
diploid
49. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
thrombin
parthenogenesis
phylogeny
aorta
50. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another
parasitism
dihybrid
hybrid
peristalsis