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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen
hypocoytl
thorax
antibody
cytoskeleton
2. Refers to protective covering
placenta
integument
allele
protein
3. Usually referred to as ACTH and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce its characteristic hormones
stamen
Eustachian tube
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
oxidation
4. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
Golgi apparatus
seminiferous tubules
translocation
transpiration
5. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
tissue
lactid acid fermentation
aldosterone
fermentation
6. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
bile
gametophyte
interphase
Calvin cycle
7. The failure of some homologous pairs of chromosomes to separate following meiotic synapsis
nondisjunction
monosaccharide
olfactory
morphology
8. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
estrogen
analogous
pollen
dimorphism
9. Three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (pia mater - dura mater and arachnoid)
cyton
trachea
meninges
physiology
10. An offspring that is heterozygous for one or more gene pairs
hybrid
antibody
genus
telophase
11. A body fluid that flows in its own circulatory fluid in lymphatic vessels separate from blood circulation
interstitial cells
somatic cell
lymph
neural tube
12. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
point mutation
FSH
hypothalamus
humerus
13. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution
nuclear membrane
vestigial organ
antibiotic
corpus luteum
14. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
thrombin
diploid
cerebral cortex
Rh factor
15. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
thymus
test cross
selective breeding
micron (micrometer)
16. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
symbiosis
carbohydrate
independent assortment
seminiferous tubules
17. An animal with a constant body temperature
pairing
lactase
homeotherm
aerobic
18. A nitrogen base such as cytosine - thymine and uracil; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
urinary bladder
pyrimidine
hyperthyroidism
embolus
19. Describes arthropods and other animals whose skeletal or supporting structures are outside the skin
Mendelian laws
geographical barrier
population
exoskeleton
20. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
substrate
excretion
autosome
malleus
21. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
respiration
estrogen
retina
seminiferous tubules
22. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
epiphyte
isotonic
Arachnida
rickettsia
23. The process by which a certain function is regulated by the amount of the substance it produces
microbodies
feedback mechanism
contractile vacuole
NADP
24. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center
villus
rod
ganglion
polysaccharide
25. A space in the body
geotropism
sinus
planaria
lacteal
26. 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
oxidation
plasma
flagellate
luteinizing hormone (LH)
27. An organism that produces spores; a phase in the diploid-haploid life cycle that alternates with a gametophyte phase
sporophyte
monohybrid
active immunity
nerve net
28. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
ethylene
polar body
F2
cross-pollination
29. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
endemic
lymphocyte
mutation
peripheral nervous system
30. The removal of an amino group from an organism - particularly from an amino acid
lacteal
deamination
glomerulus
pistil
31. A resistance to disease produced through the injection of antibodies
passive immunity
Annelida
medulla oblongata
transcription
32. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
thymine
deletion
budding
microbodies
33. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
cyton
gall bladder
iris
mitosis
34. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
somatic cell
steroid
estrogen
lymph capillary
35. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
pharynx
herbivore
codominant
gymnosperm
36. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
adrenal medulla
gamete
morula
oxidation
37. The phylum to which jointed-legged invertebrates belong - including insects - arachnids and crustaceans
sympathetic
mitochondria
Arthropoda
disjunction
38. A bundle of nerve axons
mitochondria
follicle
sucrase
nerve
39. A chemical messenger that is secreted by one part of the body and carried by the blood to affect another part of the body - usually a muscle or gland
hormone
adrenal medulla
pH
pollination
40. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
translation
enzyme
central nervous system
nuclear membrane
41. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
meiosis
cleavage
cone
assimilation
42. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
umbilicus
purine
interstitial cells
diastole
43. A structure that arises during mitosis and helps separate the chromosomes; composed of tubulin
pelagic zone
spindle
urea
lacteal
44. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
protein
allantois
ingestion
host
45. A kingdom of unicellular living organisms that are neither animals nor plants; includes some groups of algae - slime molds and protozoa
immunity
recombinant DNA technology
Protista
legume
46. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
endoderm
sinus
fibrin
abiotic
47. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
nerve
buffer
abiotic
pleural cavity
48. An organ that stores bile
urea
gall bladder
differentation
planaria
49. The cavity between the lungs and the wall of the chest
placenta
planaria
hybrid
pleural cavity
50. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
hyperthyroidism
chromatid
cortex
artery