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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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1. An organ that stores urine temporarily before it is excreted
asexual reproduction
alveolus
urinary bladder
Coelentrata
2. A waxy protective layer secreted by the outer surface of plants - insects - etcetera
rhodopsin
cuticle
corpus callosum
symbiosis
3. The cavity in the mammalian ovary in which the egg ripens
thryoxin
sucrase
clotting
Graffian follicle
4. The space between the mesodermal layers that forms the body cavity of some animal phyla
nephron
gylcolysis
saprophyte
coelom
5. A 12-carbon sugar that is formed by the union of two glucose units (a disaccharide)
thalamus
flagellum
dendrite
maltose
6. All the members of a given species inhabiting a certain locale
population
frame shift mutation
nictitating membrane
sex chromosome
7. A sugar composed of two combined monosaccharides
olfactory
ilium
disaccharide
carbon cycle
8. A symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit
isolation
root hair
lymph capillary
mutualism
9. 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
luteinizing hormone (LH)
sinus
cation
ribosome
10. The anaerobic respiration of carbohydrates
gylcolysis
prokaryote
Eustachian tube
testes
11. Living - as in living organisms in the environment
telophase
assortative mating
fibrinogen
biotic
12. A hoofed animal
herbivore
ungulate
hypothalamus
colon
13. Describes a fluid that has the same osmotic pressure as a fluid it is compared to
tissue
cell wall
isotonic
homologous
14. The hindbrain region that controls equilibrium and muscular coordination
placenta
thalamus
budding
cerebellum
15. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
artery
Rh factor
adaptive radiation
sympathetic
16. One-thousandth of a millimeter; a unit of microscopic length
ribosome
micron (micrometer)
fruit
self-pollination
17. Comprises somatic and autonomic nervous systems; consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves
peripheral nervous system
bud
meristem
ecological succession
18. A form of asexual reproduction in which the egg develops in the absence of sperm
cretinism
parthenogenesis
recessive
pairing
19. Laws of classical genetics established through Mendel's experiments with peas
hydrostatic skeleton
polymorphism
insulin
Mendelian laws
20. A cell resulting from the fusion of gametes
cerebral hemisphere
cytoplasm
zygote
Calvin cycle
21. Pertaining to a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system of vertebrates
exoskeleton
epiphyte
white matter
parasympathetic
22. A hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex
spore
maltase
seminal fluid
cortisone
23. The junction or gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
synapse
telophase
cerebral cortex
urea
24. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the esophagus
lipid
polysaccharide
pharynx
epithelium
25. The organelle that provides mechanical support and carries out motility functions for the cell
gonads
vein
cytoskeleton
cerebellum
26. A progressive change from which a permanently more mature or advanced state results
parenchyma
differentation
trypsin
digestion
27. The movement of particles from one place to another as a result of their random motion
conditioning
population
diffusion
parasympathetic
28. The loss of all or part of a chromosome
hypothalamus
deletion
plexus
thermoregulation
29. A flesh-eating animal; a holotrophic animal that subsists on other animals or parts of animals
carnivore
thermoregulation
hormone
axon
30. Anaerobic respiration the yields 2 molecules of ATP - lactic acid - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide or some similar compound via the glycolytic pathway
Arachnida
hypocoytl
ecological succession
fermentation
31. The pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
synapsis
thymus
pairing
polymer
32. Adrenaline
hormone
primary oocyte
consumer
epinephrine
33. The innermost embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the lining of the alimentary canal and to the digestive and respiratory organs
gamete
root hair
endoderm
hypotonic
34. The pollination of the pistil of one flower with pollen from the stamen of a different flower of the same species
translation
fermentation
cross-pollination
cochlea
35. Different relationships that are formed in proteins between the original sequence of amino acids and more complex three-dimensional compounds
levels of structure
urine
ganglion
taxonomy
36. The biome located between the polar region and the tiaga
maltose
tundra
xylem
imprinting
37. An anucleate red blood cell that contains hemoglobin
erythrocyte
nerve cord
vitamin
alveolus
38. The final stages of protein synthesis in which the genetic code of nucleotide sequences is translated into a sequences of amino acids
ptyalin
small intestine
sucrase
translation
39. Nonliving - as in the physical environment
ethanol fermentation
semicircular canals
gene frequency
abiotic
40. A mitotic or meiotic stage in which the chromosomes become visible and during which the spindle fibers form; synapsis takes place during the first meiotic prophase
xylem
thrombin
prophase
geographical barrier
41. The ways in which organisms regulate their supply of water
rhodopsin
hemoglobin
osmoregulation
photolysis
42. Living or active in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to respiration that is independent of oxygen
ventricle
anaerobic
humerus
adrenal cortex
43. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
binomial nomenclature
pseudopod
sensory neuron
antibody
44. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
atrium
thoracic duct
vacuole
cytokinesis
45. A terrestrial habitat zone that is characterized by large tracts of coniferous forests - long and cold winters - and short summers
active immunity
contractile vacuole
taiga
digestion
46. The smallest particle that is capable of carrying out photosynthesis; the functional unit of a chloroplast
planaria
lipase
granum
pulmonary
47. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
homologous
bacteriophage
systole
corpus callosum
48. In plants - an area of undifferentiated tissue covered by embryonic leaves
abiotic
bud
macula
secondary tissue
49. A chemical action that releases energy from glucose to form ATP
urea
synaptic terminal
respiration
sympathetic
50. A stomach enzyme that partially digests proteins
geotropism
pepsin
ventral root
parasympathetic
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