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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An excretory product of protein metabolism
cross-pollination
urea
synapsis
eye
2. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
exocytosis
carnivore
oviduct
atrium
3. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
granum
thymus
monosaccharide
cytochrome
4. A protein compound containing iron that is found in red blood cells
reticulum
spindle
vitamin
hemoglobin
5. A dominant allele suppresses the expression of the other member of an allele pair when both members are present
heterotroph
tissue
dominance
polyploidy
6. Describes a fluid that has a lower osmotic pressure than a fluid it is compared to
aerobic
substrate
hypotonic
hermaphrodite
7. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
primary spermatocyte
allele
recessive
cerebellum
8. One of the primary tissues of the embryo
oxidation
germ layer
lymph capillary
littoral zone
9. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord
pineal body
consumer
central nervous system
somatic cell
10. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
centromere
homeotherm
cambium
glomerulus
11. The transformation of an immature animal into an adult; a change in the form of an organ or structure
meristem
FSH
metamorphosis
parathyroid
12. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
thrombin
ganglion
biotic
thoracic duct
13. A nerve fiber
axon
malleus
adenosine phosphate
respiratory center
14. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen
pons
thorax
appendage
genus
15. A hormone that ripens fruit and induces aging
ethylene
pollen
cytosine
Chordata
16. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
legume
phototropism
Arthropoda
abiotic
17. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
independent assortment
consumer
duodenum
emulsion
18. The ways in which organisms regulate their internal heat
thermoregulation
organelle
pathogen
taxonomy
19. Compounds in bile that aid in emulsification
iris
bile salts
digestion
photoperiodism
20. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
thrombin
carnivore
cuticle
F2
21. The intake of fluid droplets into a cell
ventral root
pinocytosis
endoderm
antibody
22. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species
test cross
pheromone
mesoderm
mucosa
23. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
genetic drift
population
maltose
chromatin
24. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
plexus
yolk sac
cation
pharynx
25. A simple sugar
root hair
reduction
monosaccharide
rickettsia
26. 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
hermaphrodite
plankton
placenta
serum
27. In mitosis of higher plants - the structure that forms between the divided nuclei of the two daughter cells and eventually becomes the cell wall
atrium
cell wall plate
anaerobic
cerebellum
28. An air-conducting tube
trachea
cuticle
planaria
adenosine phosphate
29. A lateral region of the forebrain
uracil
amnion
mucosa
thalamus
30. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
polyploidy
turgor pressure
reticulum
tundra
31. xylem that is no longer being used
mitochondria
wood
cerebral cortex
recombinant DNA technology
32. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
hypertonic
thrombin
NADP
planaria
33. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
mitosis
urethra
phloem
binomial nomenclature
34. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
pupil
pollination
geographical barrier
diffusion
35. A process by which the vesicle in the cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the outside
antibiotic
rhodopsin
regeneration
exocytosis
36. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell or the portion that surrounds the nucleus
host
chemosynthesis
inversion
endoplasm
37. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
enzyme
interstitial cells
pharynx
seminiferous tubules
38. The chamber in the alimentary canal of certain vertebrates located below the large intestine - into which the ureter and reproductive organs empty (as in frogs)
seminal fluid
cloaca
photolysis
zygote
39. A tube one cell thick that carries blood from artery to vein; the site of material exchange between the blood and tissues of the body
gastrula
germ cell
capillary
stroma
40. An organic catalyst and protein
amnion
mutualism
thalamus
enzyme
41. A pair of chromosome pairs present during the first metaphase of meiosis
secondary tissue
asexual reproduction
carbon cycle
tetrad
42. One or two or more types of genes - each representing a particular trait; many alleles exist for a specific gene locus
parenchyma
endocytosis
substrate
allele
43. A plant that lives on another plant mensalistically
epiphyte
pairing
lymphocyte
meiosis
44. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
active immunity
digestion
abiotic
meristem
45. A structure that extends from the trunk of an organism and is capable of active movements
appendage
rhodopsin
uterus
producer
46. The portion of seed plant embryo above the cotyledon
spiracle
spore
epicotyl
RNA
47. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower
self-pollination
oogenesis
FSH
chorion
48. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
spore
Bowman's capsule
ethylene
ilium
49. A network of membrane-enclosed spaces connected with the nuclear membrane; transports materials through the cell; can be soft or rough
Bowman's capsule
endoplasmic reticulum
symbiosis
phototropism
50. A dark-staining small body within the nucleus; composed of RNA
ovary
nucleolus
umbilicus
platelet