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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
cell wall plate
oviduct
buffer
metabolism
2. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
stomach
antibody
lymphocyte
mutation
3. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
style
population
insulin
isotonic
4. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
nerve net
carapace
phylum
littoral zone
5. The hind portion of the forebrain of vertebrates
plexus
cell wall plate
diencephalon
telophase
6. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
recombinant DNA technology
phylum
isotonic
amnion
7. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels
plexus
corpus callosum
telophase
pleural cavity
8. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
epidermis
ungulate
haploid
carbon cycle
9. A type of virus that can destroy bacteria by infecting - parasitizing and eventually killing them
bacteriophage
stroma
gylcolysis
hormone
10. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
hypothalamus
femur
flagellum
Golgi apparatus
11. An opening in the eye whose size is regulated by the iris
pupil
peptide
seminal fluid
hyperthyroidism
12. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
irritability
electron transport chain
malleus
NAD
13. In plants - an area of undifferentiated tissue covered by embryonic leaves
bud
hypotonic
autosome
cochlea
14. A motile - multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of uninuclear amoeboid cells
antigen
plasmodium
cortisone
enzyme
15. The class of free-living flatworms
dicotyledon
planaria
follicle
chromosome
16. A substance that is acted upon by an enzyme
angiosperm
fibrin
substrate
endocrine gland
17. A nerve cell
epiphyte
epiglottis
neuron
rhodopsin
18. A space in the body
immunity
sinus
cortex
chemotropism
19. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity
progesterone
abiotic
synergistic
homologous
20. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules
adenosine phosphate
spiracle
ovary
hermaphrodite
21. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
biome
yolk sac
translation
spiracle
22. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
malleus
villus
myelin sheath
clotting
23. A cell that divides to form the polar body and the secondary oocyte
micron (micrometer)
primary oocyte
buffer
hypertonic
24. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
autosome
legume
oxidation
haploid
25. The cell membrane
Arachnida
trypsin
lactase
plasma membrane
26. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
commensal
cone
producer
epididymis
27. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
genotype
fermentation
binary fission
cerebrum
28. The womb in which the fetus develops
uterus
consumer
spindle
antigen
29. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
anther
cross-pollination
alveolus
lacteal
30. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
host
uterus
testes
species
31. The individual differences of form among the members of a species
polymorphism
consumer
fermentation
ethylene
32. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
geotropism
insulin
amnion
pedigree
33. The cellular layer that covers external and internal surfaces
cytoskeleton
epithelium
Crustacea
parasitism
34. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
malleus
test cross
producer
gylcolysis
35. The liquid part of blood
genotype
aerobe
excretion
plasma
36. A carbohydrate that is composed of many monosaccharide units joined together
polysaccharide
ethylene
pyloric valve
regeneration
37. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
lens
osmosis
cross-pollination
white matter
38. A purine (nitrogenous base) component of nucleotides and nucleic acids; links with cytosine in DNA
style
guanine
atrium
lipase
39. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
aorta
monocotyledon
test cross
phylum
40. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
follicle
flagellum
hermaphrodite
NADP
41. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
morphology
autosome
interstitial cells
eye
42. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
androgen
DNA
Mendelian laws
uracil
43. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
dominance
cytoskeleton
stroma
phloem
44. The cavity between the lungs and the wall of the chest
uracil
independent assortment
Coelentrata
pleural cavity
45. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
clotting
circadian rhythms
seminiferous tubules
gill slit
46. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
thermoregulation
hormone
peptide
lichen
47. An excretory product of protein metabolism
urea
RNA
photolysis
cleavage
48. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
gene frequency
granum
haploid
cytosine
49. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
plasmodium
spermatogenesis
coelom
mitosis
50. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens
aqueous humor
endocytosis
guanine
parathyroid