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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. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
lipase
genetic drift
chemosynthesis
taxonomy
2. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
digestion
nucleotide
maltose
antibiotic
3. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
dorsal root
chorion
genotype
cretinism
4. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears
lactase
telophase
recombinant DNA technology
artery
5. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
Krebs cycle
fermentation
prokaryote
FSH
6. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
oviduct
autolysis
exoskeleton
synergistic
7. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
pH
anther
nerve net
femur
8. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
genetic drift
interstitial cells
systole
integument
9. The cell body of a neuron
cyton
FSH
pleural cavity
corpus luteum
10. The first filial generation (first offspring)
meiosis
incomplete dominance
clotting
F1
11. The outer - transparent layer of the eye
sporophyte
dimorphism
cornea
aorta
12. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
oxidation
rhizome
FSH
pituitary
13. A simple sugar
cerebral hemisphere
monosaccharide
anther
Coelentrata
14. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium
progesterone
pith
thalamus
polyp
15. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
tissue
regeneration
thermoregulation
synergistic
16. A four-letter code made up of the DNA nitrogen bases A - T - G and C; each chromosome is made up of thousands of these bases
genetic code
parasitism
hybrid
clotting
17. A pouched mammal - such as the kangaroo or opossum
genotype
cytokinesis
marsupial
synaptic terminal
18. A nerve cell
neuron
primary oocyte
Crustacea
medulla oblongata
19. The ability to respond to a stimulus
genetic drift
larva
irritability
carbohydrate
20. The more muscular chamber(s) of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body
ventricle
binary fission
cerebral cortex
hermaphrodite
21. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
primary spermatocyte
genus
pharynx
mutualism
22. An abbreviation of ribonucleic acid - a nucleic acid in which the sugar is ribose; a product of DNA transcription that serves to control certain cell activities
RNA
incomplete dominance
nephron
sex chromosome
23. An animal phylum in which all members have a notochord - dorsal nerve cord and pharyngeal gill slits at some embryonic stage; includes the Cephalochordata and the Vertebrates
Chordata
alveolus
clotting
inner ear
24. An invertebrate animal phylum in which animals possess a single alimentary opening and tentacles with stinging cells
genotype
Coelentrata
reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum
25. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
carnivore
autolysis
hyperthyroidism
Arachnida
26. Organism that produces its own food; first stage in the food chain
producer
flagellum
monocotyledon
diastole
27. A five carbon sugar that has one oxygen atom less than ribose; a component of DNA
deoxyribose
progesterone
chlorophyll
lactid acid fermentation
28. The class of free-living flatworms
cortisone
planaria
plastid
lymph capillary
29. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
stigma
Mendelian laws
phototropism
recombinant DNA technology
30. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response
Annelida
pyrimidine
conditioning
lacteal
31. A bundle of nerve axons
Annelida
thrombokinase
somatic cell
nerve
32. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
sucrase
Bowman's capsule
vitamin
transcription
33. Bacteria that are rod shaped
diffusion
ureter
carnivore
bacillus
34. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
lymph
adaptation
gene frequency
35. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
chitin
corpus luteum
cytochrome
bile
36. An organelle that regulates cell functions and contains the genetic material of the cell
systole
cerebral hemisphere
nucleus
abiotic
37. The swelling at the end of an axon
synaptic terminal
nerve
pepsin
metamorphosis
38. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients
chromatin
binary fission
myelin sheath
small intestine
39. The system of naming an organism by its genus and species name
stigma
binomial nomenclature
endosperm
autotroph
40. The place of attachment of the mitotic fiber to the chromosome
ectoderm
recombinant DNA technology
wood
centromere
41. Movement of amoeba
phenotype
centromere
pseudopod
chromatin
42. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
regeneration
spore
Coelentrata
androgen
43. A cell that divides to form two secondary spermatocytes
telophase
primary spermatocyte
pith
corpus luteum
44. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
endoplasmic reticulum
corpus luteum
gibberellin
hermaphrodite
45. A body fluid that flows in its own circulatory fluid in lymphatic vessels separate from blood circulation
lymph
pinocytosis
monohybrid
reticulum
46. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
guanine
cross-pollination
respiration
osmoregulation
47. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
peripheral nervous system
reticulum
zygote
biome
48. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
diencephalon
gibberellin
endemic
synapse
49. A fat or oil
dorsal root
cyton
lipid
haploid
50. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
peripheral nervous system
saprophyte
metaphase
oviduct