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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Self-digestion occurring in plant and animal tissues - particularly after they have ceased to function properly
hermaphrodite
autolysis
plastid
recombinant DNA technology
2. The female gonad in animals; the base of the pistil in plants
binomial nomenclature
ovary
cerebellum
pith
3. An organelle in the cytoplasm that contains RNA; serves as the site of protein synthesis
morula
steroid
ribosome
adenosine phosphate
4. The passive - rhythmical expansion or dilation of the cavities of the heart (atria or ventricles) that allows these organs to fill with blood; preceded and followed by systole (contraction)
pepsin
permeability
diastole
acetylcholine
5. A microscopic opening located in the epidermis of a leaf and formed by a pair of guard cells
genotype
endoplasmic reticulum
stoma
aqueous humor
6. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
systole
cone
carnivore
lipid
7. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem
anaerobe
binomial nomenclature
pons
hybrid
8. The microspore of a seed plant
pollen
inner ear
ecological succession
cephalic
9. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
somatic cell
cytoplasm
imprinting
sucrase
10. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
medulla
aerobic
larva
lysosome
11. Describes organisms that are cooperative in action - such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity
synergistic
pollination
pinocytosis
ovary
12. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
fibrinogen
alimentary canal
autosome
interstitial cells
13. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
lymphocyte
reticulum
endoderm
neural tube
14. Organism that consumes food from outside itself instead of producing it
gamete
endoplasmic reticulum
cephalic
consumer
15. The science of classification of living things
monosaccharide
taxonomy
chyme
rhizome
16. An excretory product of protein metabolism
urea
alternation of generations
meristem
cell wall plate
17. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
Arthropoda
pathogen
FSH
adrenal cortex
18. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
heterotroph
Mendelian laws
auxin
species
19. Requiring free oxygen from the atmosphere for normal activity and respiration
urea
vein
aortic arch
aerobic
20. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units
villus
polar body
polymer
RNA
21. A stomach enzyme that partially digests proteins
pepsin
buffer
pyloric valve
chromosome
22. A blood clot that is formed within a blood vessel
embolus
marsupial
zygote
auxin
23. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
transcription
lactid acid fermentation
stigma
analogous
24. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
nucleolus
hyperthyroidism
duodenum
clotting
25. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
thrombokinase
chromatin
pistil
uracil
26. A membrane that envelopes the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm; present in eukaryotes
appendage
nuclear membrane
endosperm
permeability
27. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
polyp
pith
pupil
asexual reproduction
28. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
respiratory center
vacuole
oogenesis
epicotyl
29. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood
gall bladder
lactid acid fermentation
peristalsis
prothrombin
30. Occurs when different traits are inherited together more often than they would have been by chance along; it is assumed that these traits are linked on the same chromosome
linkage
Porifera
colon
pedigree
31. A structure in animal cells containing centrioles from which the spindle fibers develop
synapse
centrosome
dimorphism
diploid
32. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
inner ear
thymus
transpiration
levels of structure
33. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
mutation
ventricle
neuron
peptide
34. An organic molecule consisting of joined phosphate - 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) - and a purine or a pyrimidine (adenine - guanine - uracil - thymine or cytosine)
nucleotide
adaptive radiation
thyroid
RNA
35. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
hydrostatic skeleton
carbon cycle
organelle
nuclear membrane
36. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
gall bladder
niche
endoplasm
adrenaline (epinephrin)
37. The portion of the embryonic seed plant below the point of attachment of the coytledon; form the root
hypocoytl
capillary
commensal
active immunity
38. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
selective breeding
dorsal root
cytokinesis
pH
39. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
littoral zone
translation
synapse
umbilicus
40. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
Mendelian laws
chitin
pistil
antigen
41. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
integument
test cross
pyloric valve
seminiferous tubules
42. A mutation involving the addition or loss of nucleotides
gall bladder
nitrogen cycle
frame shift mutation
clotting
43. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale
taiga
analogous
niche
population
44. The class of free-living flatworms
stomach
genus
emulsion
planaria
45. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
anaerobe
plexus
synapsis
zygote
46. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
medusa
cytosine
rhizome
ptyalin
47. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates
serum
hybrid
biome
monosaccharide
48. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
photolysis
analogous
primary oocyte
immunity
49. An organic compound to which hydrogen and oxygen are attached; the hydrogen and oxygen are in a 2:1 ratio; examples include sugars - starches and cellulose
carbohydrate
photoperiodism
gibberellin
monohybrid
50. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
endosperm
interphase
yolk sac
metaphase