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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote






2. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system






3. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length






4. A multidirectional sensory system of lower animals such as the hydra - consisting of nerve fibers spread throughout the ectoderm






5. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to






6. Movement of amoeba






7. An excretory product of protein metabolism






8. A reproductive cell






9. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft






10. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem






11. The part of the neuron that transmits impulses to the cell body






12. The inner part of the adrenal gland that secretes adrenalin






13. 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






14. The evaporation of water from leaves or other exposed surfaces of plants






15. Pertaining to a type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct






16. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage






17. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine






18. A hoofed animal






19. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone






20. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides






21. The enzyme that acts upon lactose






22. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga






23. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells






24. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells






25. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup






26. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine






27. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids






28. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo






29. A digestive enzyme of the saliva that turns starch into maltose (salivary amylase)






30. Cycle in photosynthesis that reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates through the addition of electrons ("dark cycle")






31. Waves of contraction and relaxation passing along a tubular structure - such as the digestive tube






32. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior






33. The stage in mitosis that is characterized by the migration of chromatids to opposite ends of the cell; the stage in meiosis during which homologus pairs migrate (Anaphase I) - and the stage in meiosis during which chromatids migrate to different end






34. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears






35. The orderly process by which one biotic community replaces another until a climax community is established






36. A space in the cytoplasm of a cell that contains fluid






37. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)






38. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions






39. An accumulation of axons within the CNS that is white because it is fatty - myelin sheath






40. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon






41. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation






42. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to






43. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment






44. Living - as in living organisms in the environment






45. The sac in the ovary in which the egg develops






46. A transmitter substance released from the axons of nerve cells at the synapse






47. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain






48. A plant growth hormone






49. The loss of all or part of a chromosome






50. The elimination of metabolic waster matter







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