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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tubules that excrete metabolic wastes into the hindgut in arthropods
pepsin
lymphocyte
malpighian tubules
endemic
2. A mall sex hormone (e.g. - testosterone)
rhizome
androgen
adaptation
fermentation
3. The process by which water and dissolved substances pass through a membrane
absorption
pistil
centrosome
maltose
4. A substance that participates in the clotting of blood in vertebrates
nondisjunction
legume
cross-pollination
thrombin
5. The ways in which organisms regulate their internal heat
gray matter
bile
thermoregulation
uracil
6. A plant that has two seed leaves or cotyledons
DNA
dicotyledon
dihybrid
antibiotic
7. The living matter of a cell - located between the cell membrane and the nucleus
NAD
cytoplasm
humerus
aortic arch
8. A constituent of the plasma of the blood of vertebrates; it is converted to thrombin by thrombokinase in the presence of calcium ions - thus contributing to the clotting of blood
dicotyledon
chyme
prothrombin
abiotic
9. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
spore
isotonic
chemosynthesis
parasitism
10. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
FSH
cross-pollination
cerebral cortex
nuclear membrane
11. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
inner ear
spermatogenesis
luteinizing hormone (LH)
binary fission
12. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
spermatogenesis
diffusion
hermaphrodite
chemotropism
13. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
pathogen
spindle
fallopian tube
pyloric valve
14. Hormone active in osmoregulation; a mineral corticoid produced by the adrenal cortex; stimulates reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+
aldosterone
protein
lysosome
epicotyl
15. Bacteria that are rod shaped
bacillus
photoperiodism
sinus
thrombokinase
16. The science of classification of living things
nerve cord
taxonomy
plexus
platelet
17. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
mucosa
steroid
synapse
aldosterone
18. An organ that is not functional in an organism - but was functional at some period in its evolution
recessive
crossing over
cyton
vestigial organ
19. 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
spermatogenesis
hormone
meiosis
saprophyte
20. Movement of amoeba
cone
spore
nucleolus
pseudopod
21. A jellyfish
medusa
nondisjunction
biome
oxidation
22. The separation of some members of a population from the rest of their species; prevents interbreeding and may lead to the development of a new species
tissue
autotroph
isolation
linkage
23. The fluid that remains after fibrinogen is removed from the blood plasma of vertebrates
serum
anaerobic
telophase
pupil
24. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
stigma
abiotic
protein
RNA
25. An antipathogenic substance (e.g. - penicillin)
antibiotic
malleus
gibberellin
photolysis
26. The intake of food from the environment into the alimentary canal
epicotyl
thymus
sympathetic
ingestion
27. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
aorta
epididymis
antibiotic
cell wall
28. A decimal fraction that represents the presence of an allele for all members of a population that have a particular gene locus
parathyroid
gene frequency
morphology
erythrocyte
29. Organelles that serve as specialized containers for metabolic reactions
microbodies
gamete
ingestion
gall bladder
30. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
ribosome
cleavage
cambium
substrate
31. Functional urinary tubules responsible for excretion in the kidney of vertebrates
axon
gray matter
metamorphosis
nephron
32. The instance of polymorphism in which there is a difference of form between two members of a species - as between males and females
allantois
dimorphism
cuticle
chitin
33. The passive - rhythmical expansion or dilation of the cavities of the heart (atria or ventricles) that allows these organs to fill with blood; preceded and followed by systole (contraction)
diastole
self-pollination
chromosome
taxonomy
34. The kind of bond formed when two amino acid units are jointed end to end
synergistic
deamination
peptide
emulsion
35. Adrenaline
NAD
self-pollination
epinephrine
granum
36. The transfer of a piece of chromosome to another chromosome
mutagenic agent
pith
parthenogenesis
translocation
37. A reproductive cell that is capable of developing directly into an adult
vestigial organ
nephron
spore
maltose
38. A plastid containing chlorophyll
chloroplast
lipase
consumer
binary fission
39. The fist stage of protein synthesis - in which the information coded in the DNA base is transcribed onto a strand of mRNA
transcription
pyloric valve
thrombokinase
gibberellin
40. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
polyp
lacteal
polymer
emulsion
41. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
cuticle
NAD
population
protein
42. A stage of embryonic development in which the embryo consists of a hollow ball of cells
neural tube
plasma
blastula
style
43. A reproductive cell
ingestion
meiosis
gene frequency
germ cell
44. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
polymer
egg
stroma
taiga
45. The part of the hindbrain located in the brain stem
thermoregulation
codominant
deamination
pons
46. A plant that has a single cotyledon or seed-leaf
parathyroid
angiosperm
monocotyledon
permeability
47. The study of the evolutionary descent and interrelations of groups of organisms
Krebs cycle
phylogeny
aorta
geographical barrier
48. The extraembryonic membrane in birds - reptiles and mammals that surrounds the embryo - forming an amniotic sac
amnion
nucleotide
stigma
heterozygous
49. The orientation of cells or organisms in relation to chemical stimuli; the growth or movement response of organisms to chemical stimuli
chemotropism
oxidation
taiga
circadian rhythms
50. A sensory organ capable of detecting light
plasma
autolysis
clotting
eye