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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. The law by which genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other
independent assortment
cortex
heterotroph
osmosis
2. A unit of heat; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree centigrade
plasma membrane
calorie
dominance
Calvin cycle
3. One of a group of compounds that is identical in a atomic composition - but different in structure and arrangement
Porifera
centriole
isomer
polyp
4. The veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver
hepatic portal system
metaphase
angiosperm
sphincter
5. Any cell that is not a reproductive cell
epinephrine
endocytosis
somatic cell
mitosis
6. The coiled part of the sperm duct - adjacent to the testes in mammals
xylem
epididymis
malpighian tubules
fermentation
7. A duct through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside
epithelium
frame shift mutation
chlorophyll
urethra
8. A nuclear protein of chromosomes that stains readily
imprinting
morula
chromatin
cerebral hemisphere
9. The thigh bone of vertebrates
cerebrum
femur
antibody
systole
10. The innermost tissue layer of the eyeball that contains light-sensitive receptor cells
retina
follicle
peptide
dendrite
11. The mammalian oviduct that leads from the ovaries to the uterus
malpighian tubules
spiracle
fallopian tube
pinocytosis
12. One of a class of organic compounds that is composed of many amino acids; contains C - H - O and N
granum
eukaryote
protein
Arthropoda
13. A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is substituted for another nucleotide base - or an extra nucleotide base is added
metamorphosis
vitamin
point mutation
bud
14. The portion of alimentary canal in which some protein digestion occurs
stomach
excretion
spermatogenesis
nuclear membrane
15. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
adrenaline (epinephrin)
cortex
thrombokinase
emulsion
16. A tube connecting the ovaries and the uterus
oviduct
granum
mutualism
dicotyledon
17. A reproductive cell
allele
germ cell
saprophyte
absorption
18. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
phagocyte
diffusion
aldosterone
auxin
19. The outermost bone of the middle ear (hammer)
uterus
malleus
spiracle
oxidation
20. The haploid - sexual stage in the life cycle of plants
gametophyte
linkage
trypsin
medulla oblongata
21. The part of the male reproductive organ (the stamen) that produces and stores pollen
medusa
lactid acid fermentation
ribosome
anther
22. A marine biome; a region on the continental shelf that contains an ocean area with depths of up to 600 ft
neuron
mutagenic agent
littoral zone
pollen
23. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
dimorphism
antibody
Arachnida
cleavage
24. Globular proteins produced by tissues that destroy or inactivate antigens
antibody
germ cell
fruit
deoxyribose
25. A remnant of follicle after ovulation that secretes the hormone progesterone
auxin
corpus luteum
peptide
imprinting
26. A nerve fiber
telophase
axon
alternation of generations
differentation
27. 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
prothrombin
Graffian follicle
larva
chitin
28. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
progesterone
aqueous humor
biotic
test cross
29. A pair of chromosome pairs present during the first metaphase of meiosis
thorax
diencephalon
epiglottis
tetrad
30. Tissue formed by the differentiation of cambium that causes a growth in width of a plant system
aldosterone
secondary tissue
lichen
endocytosis
31. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
plasmodium
cross-pollination
autonomic nervous system
progesterone
32. The creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding
metamorphosis
selective breeding
cerebrum
synapse
33. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
protein
chorion
endoderm
abiotic
34. Multicellular organism
pelagic zone
eukaryote
lymphocyte
host
35. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
allantois
pyloric valve
parenchyma
nucleolus
36. The removal of hydrogen or electrons from a compound or addition of oxygen; half of a redox (oxidation or reduction) process
Graffian follicle
mutualism
endocrine gland
oxidation
37. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
medulla
pseudopod
parthenogenesis
maltase
38. A type of anaerobic respiration found in fungi - bacteria and human muscle cells
lactid acid fermentation
hermaphrodite
gonads
sucrase
39. Unicellular organism with simple cell structure
organelle
prokaryote
phloem
trypsin
40. The microspore of a seed plant
hepatic portal system
pollen
chromatin
Bowman's capsule
41. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
stomach
villus
chromatid
marsupial
42. The liquid part of blood
biotic
glycogen
reduction
plasma
43. The second filial generation; offspring resulting from the crossing of individuals of the F1 generation
F2
gamete
pH
thrombin
44. The thin - bent part of the renal tubule that is the site of the counter-current flow and the sodium gradient
Loop of Henle
photoperiodism
chromatin
cotyledon
45. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
centrosome
carnivore
ribosome
ventricle
46. Plant growth stimulated by light (stem: + - towards light; root: - - away from light)
symbiosis
phototropism
ectoderm
nerve
47. An enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
cambium
blastula
cochlea
trypsin
48. One of the two strands that constitute a chromosome; chromatids are held together by the centromere
genetic drift
geotropism
chemotropism
chromatid
49. Pertaining to the head
cephalic
Chordata
planaria
adrenaline (epinephrin)
50. Blood protein that is transformed to fibrin upon clotting
bud
fibrinogen
ecology
population