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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
herbivore
emulsion
angiosperm
FSH
2. Occurs when different traits are inherited together more often than they would have been by chance along; it is assumed that these traits are linked on the same chromosome
linkage
nondisjunction
plastid
zygote
3. Describes structures that have similar function but different evolutionary origins; e.g. - a bird's wing and a moth's wing
isolation
glottis
dihybrid
analogous
4. A relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another
fertilization
parasitism
self-pollination
pathogen
5. A process of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develop from an outgrowth of the plant or animal
anaphase
nictitating membrane
budding
transpiration
6. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
maltase
pyloric valve
dicotyledon
interphase
7. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
thoracic duct
pH
rod
anaphase
8. A typical coelenterate individual with a hollow tubular body whose outer ectoderm is separated from its inner ectoderm by mesoglea
hepatic portal system
polyp
style
fallopian tube
9. A mature ovary
fruit
inner ear
duodenum
photolysis
10. An enzyme that acts upon sucrose
sucrase
seminal fluid
lipid
corpus luteum
11. An organism that must get its inorganic and organic raw materials from the environment; a consumer
yolk sac
inversion
excretion
heterotroph
12. One of a class of organic compounds that contains a molecular skeleton of four fused rings of carbon
stigma
thymine
steroid
purine
13. A network or mesh of fibrils - fibers or filaments
reticulum
gonads
retina
villus
14. The ability of an organism to contribute its alleles and therefore is phenotypic traits to future generations
recessive
fitness
cloaca
capillary
15. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
clotting
coelom
sensory neuron
assortative mating
16. xylem that is no longer being used
circadian rhythms
guard cell
wood
homeotherm
17. A space in the body
goiter
sinus
photoperiodism
pith
18. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere
chromatid
thymine
regeneration
purine
19. The womb in which the fetus develops
uterus
lymph
taiga
functional groups
20. Bacteria that are rod shaped
steroid
cerebral hemisphere
alveolus
bacillus
21. A network of capillaries in the Bowman's capsules of the kidney
glomerulus
respiratory center
biotic
sex chromosome
22. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
differentation
trypsin
urinary bladder
germ layer
23. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
ethanol fermentation
parthenogenesis
fruit
epididymis
24. Passively floating or drifting flora and fauna of a body of water; consists mainly of microscopic organisms
emulsion
polyploidy
plankton
metaphase
25. Semen
ungulate
seminal fluid
autolysis
deletion
26. Plant tissue consisting of large thin-walled cells for storage
glomerulus
bacillus
parenchyma
antibiotic
27. Adrenaline
plasma
planaria
epinephrine
conditioning
28. 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)
interstitial cells
phagocyte
littoral zone
diastole
29. A sex or reproductive cell that must fuse with another of the opposite type to form a zygote
lymph capillary
gamete
carapace
aldosterone
30. An animal with a constant body temperature
homeotherm
point mutation
gametophyte
duodenum
31. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
nictitating membrane
diffusion
geotropism
aerobe
32. The part of the body of an animal that is between the neck or head and the abdomen
thorax
circadian rhythms
genus
monosaccharide
33. The process by which environmental patterns or objects presented to a developing organism during a "critical period" of its growth is accepted as a permanent element of its behavior
pelagic zone
imprinting
sinus
sporophyte
34. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
cleavage
anaerobe
heterozygous
plastid
35. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
pathogen
inner ear
Protista
cortex
36. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
retina
pleural cavity
lens
ADH (vassopressin)
37. The recycling of carbon from decaying organisms for use in future generations
carbon cycle
Golgi apparatus
synaptic terminal
Loop of Henle
38. Occurs when certain traits are determined by genes on sex chromosomes
feedback mechanism
sex linkage
guanine
monosaccharide
39. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide - also called DPN; a respiratory oxidation-reduction molecule
autolysis
NAD
sucrase
chromosome
40. An abbreviation of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate - also called TPN; an organic compound that serves as an oxidation-reduction molecule
NADP
fibrin
hyperthyroidism
exocrine
41. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
aldosterone
translocation
genetic drift
peptide
42. Describes cells that have a double set of chromosomes in homologous pairs (2n)
dihybrid
diploid
gametophyte
pleural cavity
43. The outermost - extra-embryonic membrane of reptiles and birds
chorion
deoxyribose
pollen
adaptive radiation
44. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
peristalsis
pituitary
lysosome
autosome
45. A type of virus that can destroy bacteria by infecting - parasitizing and eventually killing them
substrate
style
bacteriophage
neural tube
46. The outermost surface of an organism
pulmonary
epidermis
cretinism
bile
47. A disease-causing organism
geotropism
glottis
pathogen
luteinizing hormone (LH)
48. An organism that possesses both the male and the female reproductive organs
Loop of Henle
femur
hermaphrodite
aortic arch
49. An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organisms
saprophyte
centrosome
endemic
bacillus
50. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
gibberellin
NAD
fermentation
cerebral hemisphere