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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
parthenogenesis
contractile vacuole
pelagic zone
plasmodium
2. A hormone that stimulates plant stem elongation
fallopian tube
incomplete dominance
chemotropism
gibberellin
3. A period in the development of animals between the embryo and adult stages; starts at hatching and ends in metamorphasis
uracil
larva
vitamin
plasma membrane
4. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
absorption
polymer
epiglottis
homozygous
5. A fat or oil
rhizome
littoral zone
lipid
plasma membrane
6. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
epinephrine
FSH
peripheral nervous system
ilium
7. A thyroid deficiency that results in stunted growth and feeblemindedness
centrosome
cretinism
epiphyte
atrium
8. Part of the nephron in the kidney; involved in excretion
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9. The living together of two organisms in an intimate relationship
genotype
endoplasm
adaptive radiation
symbiosis
10. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
climax community
pyloric valve
chitin
homeotherm
11. Genetic blending; each allele exerts some influence on the phenotype
allele
wood
incomplete dominance
hybrid
12. Cytoplasmic bodies within a plant cell that are often pigmented
pollen
plastid
endemic
cuticle
13. The triploid tissue in some seeds that contains stored food and is formed by the union of one sperm nucleus with two nuclei of the female's gametophyte
bile
follicle
endosperm
translocation
14. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
artery
corpus callosum
pyrimidine
cambium
15. A nerve fiber
axon
capillary
adrenal medulla
ADH (vassopressin)
16. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane - from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
osmosis
lymphocyte
carapace
glycogen
17. Occurs when certain traits are determined by genes on sex chromosomes
sex linkage
wood
ecology
circadian rhythms
18. An organic catalyst and protein
Golgi apparatus
telophase
enzyme
thymus
19. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
host
guard cell
rhizome
cortisone
20. Asexual reproduction; in this process - the parent organism splits into two equal daughter cells
flagellate
cornea
binary fission
angiosperm
21. A symbol that denotes the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
Mendelian laws
primary oocyte
parasympathetic
pH
22. An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the follicles in females and the function of the seminiferous tubules in males
urethra
feedback mechanism
FSH
fitness
23. Deoxyribonucleic acid; found in cell nucleus - its basic unit is the nucleotide; contains coded genetic information; can replicate on the basis of heredity
sex chromosome
eukaryote
trilobite
DNA
24. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
mitochondria
pedigree
phototropism
pathogen
25. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
photoperiodism
genetic drift
cornea
meiosis
26. The ability of certain animals to regrow missing body parts
gibberellin
epididymis
regeneration
gymnosperm
27. The pigment in rod cells that causes light sensitivity
rhodopsin
thorax
cephalic
rhizome
28. A nitrogenous base such as adenine or guanine; when joined with sugar or phosphate - a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids
purine
synergistic
parenchyma
pituitary
29. A family tree depicting the inheritance of a particular genetic trait over several generations
recessive
rod
pedigree
flagellate
30. 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
purine
prothrombin
fermentation
nucleolus
31. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
stamen
contractile vacuole
pinocytosis
fibrinogen
32. The elimination of metabolic waster matter
F2
pseudopod
fermentation
excretion
33. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
cleavage
stigma
colon
crossing over
34. A ductless gland in upper chest region concerned with immunity and the maturation of lymphocytes
axon
fermentation
thymus
parasympathetic
35. An enzyme that acts upon maltose and converts it into glucose
autonomic nervous system
maltase
microbodies
gastrula
36. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
metaphase
polysaccharide
ADH (vassopressin)
peptide
37. An organism that does not require free oxygen in order to respire
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
pollination
synergistic
anaerobe
38. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
urinary bladder
vagus nerve
fertilization
morula
39. The solid ball of cells the results from cleavage of an egg; a solid blastula that precedes the blastula stage
malpighian tubules
morula
osmoregulation
insulin
40. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
mesoderm
coelom
Calvin cycle
genotype
41. Describes an organism that lives symbiotically with a host; this host neither benefits nor suffers from the association
exocytosis
mutualism
commensal
lipid
42. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
endemic
germ layer
somatic cell
pseudopod
43. Random evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population
genetic drift
contractile vacuole
adrenal medulla
stomach
44. Adrenaline
neuron
homologous
epinephrine
sporophyte
45. 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
recombinant DNA technology
imprinting
Loop of Henle
stomach
46. The physical appearance or makeup of an individual - as opposed to its genetic makeup
cell wall plate
rhodopsin
embolus
phenotype
47. An organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live only in the presence of oxygen
dimorphism
aerobe
integument
corpus luteum
48. A fluid-filled sensory apparatus that aids balance and hearing
oviduct
inner ear
cerebrum
pistil
49. 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
diploid
luteinizing hormone (LH)
binomial nomenclature
pyrimidine
50. An over secretion of thyroid that leads to high metabolism and exopthalmia goiter
hyperthyroidism
translocation
reduction
genus