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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
thryoxin
purine
synapse
thrombokinase
2. 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
isolation
polyp
gall bladder
root hair
3. The large intestine
urine
ecological succession
colon
capillary
4. A symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit
mutualism
cation
purine
cytosine
5. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
feedback mechanism
osmoregulation
eukaryote
flagellate
6. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
antigen
polar body
genetic drift
recombinant DNA technology
7. A duct that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
ureter
angiosperm
centrosome
prophase
8. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
duodenum
exocrine
pleural cavity
phototropism
9. A tube one cell thick that carries blood from artery to vein; the site of material exchange between the blood and tissues of the body
capillary
budding
chyme
excretion
10. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
sex linkage
plasma membrane
physiology
vacuole
11. A pouched mammal - such as the kangaroo or opossum
sphincter
mitochondria
marsupial
frame shift mutation
12. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
autotroph
cone
placenta
binomial nomenclature
13. The male gonads that produce sperm and male hormones
testes
respiratory center
medulla oblongata
pairing
14. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
dicotyledon
colon
FSH
pollination
15. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
aldosterone
heterozygous
integument
pedigree
16. A jellyfish
ribosome
nondisjunction
medusa
systole
17. A bone of the upper arm
fruit
fermentation
centromere
humerus
18. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
deamination
polyp
cotyledon
pheromone
19. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates
gymnosperm
stoma
codominant
niche
20. A disease-causing organism
thrombokinase
pepsin
pathogen
urea
21. Membranous organelles involved in the storage and modification of secretory products
thryoxin
ptyalin
Golgi apparatus
stomach
22. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
adrenal medulla
purine
oviduct
guanine
23. The dorsal part of the hip girdle
ilium
xylem
pepsin
selective breeding
24. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
serum
Protista
ganglion
fibrinogen
25. A kind of white blood cell in vertebrates that is characterized by a rounded nucleus; involved in the immune response
trypsin
contractile vacuole
lymphocyte
Arthropoda
26. Partially digested food in the stomach
Graffian follicle
lipid
chyme
anaphase
27. A reproductive cell
ectoderm
xylem
germ cell
isotonic
28. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
macula
thyroid
littoral zone
circadian rhythms
29. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter
germ layer
cytoplasm
axon
cerebral cortex
30. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
peptide
levels of structure
epididymis
exoskeleton
31. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath
ectoderm
white matter
medusa
pelagic zone
32. An individual that is heterozygous for only one trait
monohybrid
disaccharide
trachea
small intestine
33. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
adenosine phosphate
epidermis
hypothalamus
pelagic zone
34. Related to the sense of smell
olfactory
adrenal cortex
systole
germ layer
35. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
hormone
absorption
meninges
urethra
36. The class of free-living flatworms
planaria
phenotype
centrosome
lactase
37. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
glycogen
abiotic
parathyroid
lymphocyte
38. Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland - this hormone stimulates the conversion of a follicle into the corpus luteum and the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum
luteinizing hormone (LH)
heterotroph
nucleus
exoskeleton
39. A space in the cytoplasm of a cell that contains fluid
mutation
vacuole
parenchyma
sympathetic
40. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly
zygote
autolysis
dicotyledon
colon
41. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
polyploidy
peptide
zygote
lacteal
42. The pressure exerted by the contents of a cell against the cell membrane or cell wall
fibrin
lipid
ventral root
turgor pressure
43. Vascular tissue of the plant that aids in support and carries water
xylem
cytokinesis
ovary
herbivore
44. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
rod
pepsin
reticulum
thymine
45. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
producer
Porifera
epidermis
saprophyte
46. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
synapse
deletion
emulsion
gastrula
47. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
synergistic
homozygous
erythrocyte
ganglion
48. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
follicle
nondisjunction
taiga
photolysis
49. The liquid part of blood
villus
aqueous humor
climax community
plasma
50. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
larva
microbodies
polar body
iris