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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from the capillaries
vein
point mutation
active immunity
isomer
2. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
aorta
micron (micrometer)
ilium
interstitial cells
3. An organ that stores bile
symbiosis
stamen
gall bladder
clotting
4. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
antibody
blastula
binary fission
nucleolus
5. Passively floating or drifting flora and fauna of a body of water; consists mainly of microscopic organisms
nerve cord
gibberellin
plankton
homeotherm
6. The state in which two genetic traits are fully expressed and neither dominates
allantois
pollen
cortisone
codominant
7. The reproductive organ that produces sex cells
cuticle
germ cell
corpus luteum
gonads
8. The stable - biotic part of the ecosystem in which populations exist in balance with each other and with the environment
climax community
chromatid
myelin sheath
spindle
9. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
lactid acid fermentation
translocation
cytoskeleton
thryoxin
10. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
emulsion
cyton
incomplete dominance
permeability
11. The fusion of sperm and the egg to produce a zygote
Coelentrata
fertilization
fitness
antigen
12. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
feedback mechanism
trypsin
Krebs cycle
glomerulus
13. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
nephron
cytoskeleton
semicircular canals
malleus
14. A pouched mammal - such as the kangaroo or opossum
central nervous system
marsupial
pupil
polyploidy
15. Small - disc-shaped bodies in the blood that play a chief role in coagulation
genetic drift
platelet
Calvin cycle
gylcolysis
16. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
diploid
polymer
maltase
population
17. Movement of amoeba
photolysis
humerus
morphology
pseudopod
18. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
crossing over
gene
antigen
aorta
19. A disease-causing organism
carnivore
regeneration
pathogen
pairing
20. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
hepatic portal system
micron (micrometer)
spiracle
zygote
21. A hormone produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
insulin
purine
Arachnida
neuron
22. A substance that prevents appreciable changes in pH in solutions to which small quantities of acids or bases are added
Arachnida
buffer
bacteriophage
phylogeny
23. A nitrogen base that is present in nucleotides and nucleic acids; it is paired with guanine
abiotic
alimentary canal
cytosine
geotropism
24. An organic nutrient required by organisms in small amounts to aid in proper metabolic processes
vitamin
active immunity
lysosome
Eustachian tube
25. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
nerve net
alternation of generations
lichen
dorsal root
26. A class of arthropods that includes scorpions - spiders - mites and ticks
clotting
fitness
Arachnida
spermatogenesis
27. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
alimentary canal
lactase
prokaryote
aqueous humor
28. The basal branch of each spinal nerve; carries motor neurons
ventral root
ethanol fermentation
glottis
epiphyte
29. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
axon
dihybrid
morula
absorption
30. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
calorie
carapace
homologous
blastula
31. The study of organisms in relation to their environment
vacuole
phenotype
ecology
pollen
32. The part of the flower that produces pollen
stamen
stoma
lipase
carbon cycle
33. 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
fermentation
cretinism
luteinizing hormone (LH)
anaphase
34. An organism that is heterozygous for two different traits
dihybrid
chromatin
test cross
pith
35. An excretory product of protein metabolism
recombinant DNA technology
urea
urinary bladder
nitrogen cycle
36. Relating to the lung
anther
stomach
clotting
pulmonary
37. A section of the posterior forebrain associated with the pituitary gland
deletion
hypothalamus
isotonic
producer
38. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
phylogeny
chemotropism
chlorophyll
thrombokinase
39. 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
coenzyme
carbohydrate
Mendelian laws
Krebs cycle
40. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
electron transport chain
Krebs cycle
corpus luteum
malleus
41. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
immunity
abiotic
metaphase
antibody
42. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
food vacuole
gibberellin
clotting
isotonic
43. An over secretion of thyroid that leads to high metabolism and exopthalmia goiter
stroma
villus
polymer
hyperthyroidism
44. A hydrogen carrier containing iron that functions in many cellular processes - including respiration
genetic code
lichen
Crustacea
cytochrome
45. A bundle of nerve axons
gymnosperm
angiosperm
binary fission
nerve
46. The outer layer of cerebral hemispheres in the forebrain - consisting of gray matter
RNA
cerebral cortex
central nervous system
adaptation
47. The genetic makeup of an organism without regard to physical appearance
vacuole
genotype
Chordata
white matter
48. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
circadian rhythms
wood
cuticle
sympathetic
49. Encompasses the brain and the spinal cord
fallopian tube
central nervous system
alternation of generations
stroma
50. 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
spindle
Eustachian tube
RNA
gray matter
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