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SAT Subject Test: Biology

Subjects : sat, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries






2. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves






3. A digestive enzyme of the saliva that turns starch into maltose (salivary amylase)






4. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution






5. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs






6. The site of most digestion of nutrients and absorption of digested nutrients






7. Protein threads that form in the blood during clotting






8. An abbreviation of ribonucleic acid - a nucleic acid in which the sugar is ribose; a product of DNA transcription that serves to control certain cell activities






9. Technology that allows for manipulation of genetic material






10. A specialized structure that controls osmotic pressure by removing water from the cell






11. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone






12. The dorsal part of the hip girdle






13. Blood vessels located between ascending and descending aortas that deliver blood to most of the upper body






14. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added






15. An organism that produces spores; a phase in the diploid-haploid life cycle that alternates with a gametophyte phase






16. A large molecule that is composed of many similar molecule units






17. The fist stage of protein synthesis - in which the information coded in the DNA base is transcribed onto a strand of mRNA






18. The vascular tissue of a plant that transports organic materials (photosynthetic products) from the leaves to other parts of the plant






19. A hoofed animal






20. An antigen in blood; can cause erythroblastosis fetalis when the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+






21. The uppermost portion of pistil upon which pollen grains alight






22. The first filial generation (first offspring)






23. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen






24. In plants - an area of undifferentiated tissue covered by embryonic leaves






25. Undifferentiated tissue in the stem of a plant that aids growth in width






26. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length






27. A microscopic - whiplike filament that serves as a locomotor structure in flagellate cells






28. A "seed leaf"; responsible for food digestion and storage in plant embryo






29. Occurs when a segment of genetic material on a chromosome becomes reversed






30. A white or colorless - amorphous - horny substance that forms part of the outer integument of insects - crustaceans and some other invertebrates; it also occurs in certain fungi






31. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions






32. An organism that utilizes the energy of inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide or the sun to manufacture organic materials






33. A network - particularly of nerve or blood vessels






34. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of vertebrates






35. A thin - transparent - eyelid-like membrane that opens and closes laterally across the cornea of many vertebrates (the third eyelid)






36. A cell in the retina that is sensitive to weak light






37. A specialized structure that carries out particular functions for eukaryotic cells






38. A flexible - supportive rod running longitudinally through the dorsum ventral to the nerve cord; found in lower chordates and in the embryos of vertebrates






39. Fluid in the eye - found between the cornea and the lens






40. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - which are energy storage molecules






41. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote






42. A process of formation of ova






43. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons






44. Fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are associated with the sense of balance






45. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas






46. A nerve fiber






47. In taxonomy - a classification between species and family






48. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates






49. The largest artery; carries blood from the left ventricle






50. A mitotic stage in which nuclei reform and nuclear membrane reappears