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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association
nerve cord
epinephrine
commensal
style
2. An enlargement of the thyroid gland due to lack of iodine
systole
tetrad
nerve cord
goiter
3. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
marsupial
chromosome
differentation
Calvin cycle
4. An emulsifying agent secreted by the liver
phenotype
exocytosis
enzyme
bile
5. An air-conducting tube
neuron
lymphocyte
trachea
meiosis
6. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
active immunity
metamorphosis
electron transport chain
gametophyte
7. The description of a plant life cycle that consists of a diploid - asexual - sporophyte generation and a haploid - sexual - gametrophyte generation
clotting
alternation of generations
lymph
nerve net
8. The association of physical - visceral response with an environmental stimulus with which it is not naturally associated; a learned response
photoperiodism
conditioning
diencephalon
chyme
9. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
exoskeleton
metaphase
trypsin
FSH
10. The recycling of nitrogen from decaying organism for use in future generations
spiracle
DNA
ungulate
nitrogen cycle
11. The central tissue of a stem - used for food storage
integument
cotyledon
esophagus
pith
12. A habitat zone - such as desert - grassland or tundra
RNA
biome
white matter
macula
13. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
cytosine
flagellum
fallopian tube
umbilicus
14. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
chemosynthesis
systole
cerebral hemisphere
DNA
15. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
embolus
endoplasm
thoracic duct
pineal body
16. A sensory hair structure in the utriculus and the sacculus of the inner ear; orients the head with respect to gravity
fitness
substrate
macula
bacillus
17. 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
insulin
Chordata
commensal
emulsion
18. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
gene frequency
maltase
alternation of generations
glycogen
19. Any cell capable of ingesting another cell
phagocyte
pollen
pyloric valve
isolation
20. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
luteinizing hormone (LH)
progesterone
hemoglobin
pathogen
21. The outermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the epidermis and the nervous system
diploid
aerobe
ectoderm
cretinism
22. The area of medulla that regulates the rate of breathing
ingestion
respiratory center
style
phylum
23. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
phylum
microbodies
pedigree
platelet
24. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance
gametophyte
angiosperm
glomerulus
semicircular canals
25. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
pleural cavity
epithelium
morula
antibiotic
26. A large class of arthropods - including crabs and lobsters
cerebral hemisphere
androgen
Crustacea
bacillus
27. The ability to respond to a stimulus
irritability
isolation
biotic
heterozygous
28. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
pseudopod
root hair
epicotyl
budding
29. A resistance to disease developed through the immune system
tundra
respiratory center
immunity
duodenum
30. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
eukaryote
hyperthyroidism
zygote
NAD
31. A grouping of neuron cell bodies that acts as a coordinating center
cornea
adrenaline (epinephrin)
cloaca
ganglion
32. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
test cross
fallopian tube
aortic arch
gonads
33. Fluid skeleton of annelids
polyploidy
hydrostatic skeleton
femur
integument
34. Requiring free oxygen from the atmosphere for normal activity and respiration
aerobic
spindle
cytoplasm
oviduct
35. A green pigment that performs essential functions as an electron donor and light "entrapper" in photosynthesis
plasma
differentation
phototropism
chlorophyll
36. A jellyfish
hypothalamus
alternation of generations
medusa
monohybrid
37. Pertaining to the head
rickettsia
deoxyribose
urea
cephalic
38. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
assimilation
thoracic duct
ribosome
genetic code
39. The outermost surface of an organism
marsupial
epidermis
rhizome
esophagus
40. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
carbon cycle
symbiosis
ungulate
NADP
41. A cell that divides to form the polar body and the secondary oocyte
germ layer
primary oocyte
pepsin
follicle
42. The production of daughter cells by means other than the sexual union of gametes (as in budding and binary fission)
incomplete dominance
asexual reproduction
ptyalin
deletion
43. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
ovary
pheromone
Mendelian laws
cytosine
44. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
prokaryote
binomial nomenclature
genetic drift
producer
45. The separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes following meiotic synapsis
nuclear membrane
pyrimidine
ecological succession
disjunction
46. A structure formed by the wall of the uterus and the chorion of the embryo; serves as the area in which the embryo obtains nutrition from the parent
cretinism
parasitism
smooth muscle
placenta
47. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material
geographical barrier
micron (micrometer)
hypertonic
recombinant DNA technology
48. The hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of vertebrates and the placenta of mammals; its function is to maintain the endometrium
Golgi apparatus
progesterone
deoxyribose
aortic arch
49. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to colors and is responsible for color vision
cone
urea
trilobite
pH
50. A dense fluid within the chloroplast in which CO2 is converted into sugars in photosynthesis
plexus
oogenesis
stroma
rhodopsin
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