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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
larva
hyperthyroidism
mitosis
NADP
2. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family
aorta
littoral zone
genus
dorsal root
3. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
emulsion
carapace
pyrimidine
endocytosis
4. 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
fitness
diploid
mesoderm
antibiotic
5. A flowering plant; a plant of the class Angiospermae that produces seeds enclosed in an ovary and is characterized by the possession of fruits and flowers
epithelium
biome
angiosperm
niche
6. The ability to respond to a stimulus
hypocoytl
autotroph
irritability
legume
7. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates
serum
placenta
germ layer
Arachnida
8. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
thrombokinase
capillary
deoxyribose
9. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
pepsin
phototropism
duodenum
lichen
10. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
heterozygous
autotroph
selective breeding
hydrostatic skeleton
11. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
wood
heterotroph
primary spermatocyte
blastula
12. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
NADP
cerebellum
uterus
centromere
13. An animal with a constant body temperature
homeotherm
buffer
gene frequency
ribosome
14. Pertaining to the head
heterozygous
lipid
cephalic
cerebrum
15. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
anther
eukaryote
pinocytosis
gamete
16. The first filial generation (first offspring)
F1
bacteriophage
pistil
Mendelian laws
17. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
tissue
nephron
pupil
enzyme
18. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)
pons
smooth muscle
meninges
prophase
19. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
ecology
rickettsia
seminiferous tubules
androgen
20. A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (shell of a crab)
auxin
prokaryote
carapace
hemoglobin
21. An "emergency" hormone stimulated by anger or fear; increase blood pressure and heart rate in order to supply the emergency needs of the muscles
glottis
adrenaline (epinephrin)
dorsal root
pituitary
22. A structure that extends from the trunk of an organism and is capable of active movements
Arthropoda
embolus
cytoplasm
appendage
23. An embryonic structure that gives rise to the central nervous system
abiotic
neural tube
metabolism
semicircular canals
24. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
levels of structure
maltose
crossing over
isolation
25. Passively floating or drifting flora and fauna of a body of water; consists mainly of microscopic organisms
phylum
plankton
thorax
wood
26. An opening in the eye whose size is regulated by the iris
pupil
legume
test cross
prophase
27. The fist stage of protein synthesis - in which the information coded in the DNA base is transcribed onto a strand of mRNA
carbon cycle
transcription
binomial nomenclature
ethylene
28. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
maltose
ethylene
lactid acid fermentation
lymph capillary
29. 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
urinary bladder
synapse
pseudopod
test cross
30. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
nuclear membrane
respiration
spermatogenesis
diploid
31. A stomach enzyme that partially digests proteins
chitin
metamorphosis
passive immunity
pepsin
32. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
hormone
insulin
adaptive radiation
Golgi apparatus
33. The small granular body within the centrosome to which the spindle fibers attach
genetic drift
centriole
isotonic
eukaryote
34. A bundle of nerve axons
nerve
peripheral nervous system
mitochondria
angiosperm
35. An organic nutrient required by organisms in small amounts to aid in proper metabolic processes
passive immunity
vitamin
pyloric valve
polyp
36. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity
gibberellin
cation
stoma
synergistic
37. The thigh bone of vertebrates
femur
epicotyl
RNA
cross-pollination
38. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds
excretion
levels of structure
F2
disaccharide
39. Any movement or growth of a living organism in response to the force of gravity
geotropism
parathyroid
anaphase
polyp
40. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment
adaptation
micron (micrometer)
thrombokinase
point mutation
41. A thyroid deficiency that results in stunted growth and feeblemindedness
photolysis
cretinism
osmoregulation
nephron
42. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
nuclear membrane
contractile vacuole
cambium
appendage
43. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
prophase
hemoglobin
peptide
NADP
44. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
transcription
antigen
mutualism
cerebellum
45. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
mutation
nitrogen cycle
phloem
somatic cell
46. The part of the flower that bears the female gametophyte
endosperm
polar body
pistil
integument
47. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
pons
feedback mechanism
fitness
cerebellum
48. Protective immunity to a disease in which the individual produces antibodies as a result of previous exposure to the antigen
isotonic
active immunity
aorta
ptyalin
49. Deoxyribonucleic acid; found in cell nucleus - its basic unit is the nucleotide; contains coded genetic information; can replicate on the basis of heredity
DNA
platelet
chromatin
chloroplast
50. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
Chordata
sex chromosome
maltase
clotting