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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
malleus
lactase
deamination
thalamus
2. A starch form in animals; glucose is converted to this in the liver
osmoregulation
hyperthyroidism
fruit
glycogen
3. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
pineal body
osmosis
pollination
thalamus
4. An anucleate red blood cell that contains hemoglobin
lymph capillary
pairing
pheromone
erythrocyte
5. Fluid skeleton of annelids
polysaccharide
plasma
hydrostatic skeleton
dorsal root
6. The portion of a DNA molecule that serves as a unit of heredity; found on the chromosome
gene
centrosome
fertilization
ADH (vassopressin)
7. A jellyfish
primary spermatocyte
femur
medusa
iris
8. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
carbon cycle
endoplasm
parathyroid
autosome
9. 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
thymine
plankton
clotting
angiosperm
10. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells
ureter
ecological succession
flagellum
stamen
11. A mitotic or meiotic stage in which the chromosomes become visible and during which the spindle fibers form; synapsis takes place during the first meiotic prophase
progesterone
prophase
atrium
macula
12. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
endoplasm
test cross
abiotic
fitness
13. The contraction of the atria or ventricles of the heart
mesoderm
systole
sex linkage
legume
14. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
hypothalamus
dicotyledon
translocation
spore
15. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
monocotyledon
metaphase
heterozygous
hermaphrodite
16. A group of populations that can interbreed
species
Porifera
emulsion
rhodopsin
17. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
lens
alimentary canal
dorsal root
abiotic
18. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
phagocyte
coelom
gonads
cell wall plate
19. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
ethylene
absorption
olfactory
monosaccharide
20. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light
rod
ethylene
pairing
smooth muscle
21. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
cytoplasm
olfactory
maltose
egg
22. A mass of cells that have similar structures and perform similar functions
aortic arch
lens
interphase
tissue
23. The production of a number of different species from a single ancestral species
adaptive radiation
cerebrum
monosaccharide
inversion
24. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
independent assortment
alternation of generations
genotype
iris
25. A structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop
Bowman's capsule
translation
thymus
centrosome
26. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
flagellate
F2
medusa
pheromone
27. The first filial generation (first offspring)
phloem
F1
cytokinesis
autosome
28. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
disaccharide
cerebellum
phototropism
estrogen
29. An air sac in the lung; the site of respiratory exchange - involving diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveolus and the blood in the capillaries
monosaccharide
chromatin
cornea
alveolus
30. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
dicotyledon
inner ear
endocrine gland
cytoskeleton
31. The process of forming the sperm cells from primary spermatocytes
meiosis
chyme
spermatogenesis
artery
32. The pressure exerted by the contents of a cell against the cell membrane or cell wall
functional groups
translation
inner ear
turgor pressure
33. 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
autosome
urinary bladder
dorsal root
luteinizing hormone (LH)
34. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis
ribosome
homozygous
plastid
cytoplasm
35. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
primary spermatocyte
NADP
lacteal
respiration
36. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
hypotonic
ethylene
coelom
zygote
37. A simple sugar
F2
vitamin
monosaccharide
phloem
38. The system of naming an organism by its genus and species name
parthenogenesis
lens
lichen
binomial nomenclature
39. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
Loop of Henle
lichen
metaphase
blastula
40. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
cornea
pollen
eye
thermoregulation
41. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
mutation
esophagus
yolk sac
pollination
42. 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
anaphase
NADP
plasma membrane
protein
43. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
cytochrome
metaphase
regeneration
gonads
44. A stalklike or elongated body part - usually pointed at one end
gymnosperm
sphincter
homologous
style
45. An organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live only in the presence of oxygen
Chordata
aerobe
peristalsis
anaerobe
46. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
ethanol fermentation
synapse
plasma membrane
genotype
47. A behavioral or biological change that enables an organism to adjust to its environment
lysosome
maltase
food vacuole
adaptation
48. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
dorsal root
anaerobic
style
mutation
49. The large intestine
urine
centriole
colon
ventricle
50. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
insulin
glycogen
absorption
ethanol fermentation