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SAT Subject Test: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An association between an algae and a fungus that is symbiotic and mutualistic in nature
peristalsis
lichen
vagus nerve
spore
2. A neuron that picks up impulses from receptors and transmits them to the spinal cord
electron transport chain
urinary bladder
sensory neuron
dominance
3. A muscular valve regulating the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
isolation
climax community
pyloric valve
reduction
4. A foreign protein that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into the body of an organism
notochord
diastole
antigen
fallopian tube
5. Describes an individual that has the same gene for the same trait on each homologous chromosome
primary oocyte
germ cell
homozygous
lactid acid fermentation
6. A type of nuclear division that is characterized by complex chromosomal movement and the exact duplication of chromosomes; occurs in somatic cells
purine
plexus
mitosis
gonads
7. Pertaining to a restricted locality; ecologically - occurring only in one particular region
binary fission
endemic
isolation
parathyroid
8. The process by which carbohydrates are formed through chemical energy; found in bacteria
coelom
chemosynthesis
thermoregulation
spiracle
9. Any organism that is the victim of a parasite
microbodies
inversion
host
haploid
10. A tract of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
thorax
epinephrine
cytosine
corpus callosum
11. A flowering plant with simple dry fruit - characterized by nodes on their roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria
isolation
rhizome
legume
nerve cord
12. The sensory branch of each spinal nerve
dorsal root
abiotic
homozygous
selective breeding
13. In mammals - a flap of tissue above the glottis; it folds back over the glottis in swallowing to close the air passages of the lungs; contains elastic cartilage
cytoskeleton
endoderm
epiglottis
oxidation
14. The pigment in rod cells that causes light sensitivity
alveolus
rhodopsin
organelle
ungulate
15. A stage of mitosis; chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell
mutualism
hybrid
corpus callosum
metaphase
16. An organelle that contains enzymes that aid in intracellular digestion
diploid
translocation
pituitary
lysosome
17. The study of all living processes - activities and functions
physiology
disaccharide
pulmonary
vitamin
18. The exchange of parts of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
rod
nitrogen cycle
crossing over
cuticle
19. A vacuole in the cytoplasm in which digestion takes place (in protozoans)
xylem
food vacuole
germ layer
nucleolus
20. Refers to protective covering
aerobe
integument
cornea
chyme
21. A specialized structure that leads to the digestive tract of a developing organism and provides it with food during early development
thermoregulation
absorption
yolk sac
lactase
22. A jellyfish
peptide
saprophyte
legume
medusa
23. The posterior part of the brain that controls the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions
autolysis
adaptation
medulla oblongata
follicle
24. A structure of the eye that focuses images on the retina by changing its convexity
phloem
neuron
cytoskeleton
lens
25. The phylum of sponges
cation
tundra
parathyroid
Porifera
26. The enzyme released from the blood platelets in vertebrates during clotting
hypocoytl
hypertonic
thrombokinase
conditioning
27. An organism that requires oxygen for respiration and can live only in the presence of oxygen
bacillus
hemoglobin
aerobe
analogous
28. Fluid excreted by the kidney containing urea - water - salts - etc
cephalic
urine
homologous
malleus
29. The colored part of the eye that is capable of contracting and regulating the size of the pupils
serum
linkage
polar body
iris
30. Cells which in the female are located between the ovarian follicles and in the male are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testes
carbon cycle
physiology
axon
interstitial cells
31. Describes two or more structures that have similar forms - positions and origins despite the differences between their current functions
homologous
polymorphism
follicle
hypothalamus
32. The loss of all or part of a chromosome
lactase
epicotyl
deletion
allele
33. Substance secreted by organisms that influences the behavior of other members of the same species
pheromone
parathyroid
blastula
nerve
34. An organic compound to which hydrogen and oxygen are attached; the hydrogen and oxygen are in a 2:1 ratio; examples include sugars - starches and cellulose
angiosperm
carbohydrate
Loop of Henle
androgen
35. The primary germ layer - developed from the lip of the blastopore - that gives rise to the skeleton - the circulatory system and many organs and tissues between the epidermis and the epithelium
linkage
hormone
somatic cell
mesoderm
36. A small projection in the walls of the small intestine that increases the surface area available for absorption
circadian rhythms
villus
pleural cavity
meninges
37. One of the paired lateral divisions of the forebrain
vestigial organ
inner ear
cerebral hemisphere
biome
38. A process of cell division whereby each daughter cell receives only one set of chromosomes; the formation of gametes
pairing
fertilization
meiosis
nucleus
39. The stage in mitosis that is characterized by the migration of chromatids to opposite ends of the cell; the stage in meiosis during which homologus pairs migrate (Anaphase I) - and the stage in meiosis during which chromatids migrate to different end
endocytosis
linkage
urea
anaphase
40. The coagulation of blood caused by the rupture of platelets and the interaction of fibrin - fibrinogen - thrombin - prothrombin and calcium ions
consumer
hyperthyroidism
clotting
autolysis
41. A pair of chromosome pairs present during the first metaphase of meiosis
contractile vacuole
reduction
tetrad
steroid
42. A colloidal system involving the dispersion of a liquid within a liquid
Bowman's capsule
binomial nomenclature
aortic arch
emulsion
43. In plants - the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular cylinder in the roots and stems of plants; in animals - the outer tissue of some organs
cortex
gylcolysis
Loop of Henle
pistil
44. The division in animal cell cytoplasm caused by the pinching in of the cell membrane
homologous
amnion
pith
cleavage
45. A major lymphatic that empties lymph into a vein in the neck
ungulate
telophase
pseudopod
thoracic duct
46. A mucus-secreting membrane
metamorphosis
genus
mucosa
recombinant DNA technology
47. A hormone that regulates water reabsorption
ADH (vassopressin)
pheromone
uracil
plasma
48. The ourter part of the adrenal gland that secretes many hormones - including cortisone and aldosterone
urea
polymorphism
adrenal cortex
medusa
49. Structures in the testes that produce sperm and semen
estrogen
population
hypocoytl
seminiferous tubules
50. One of the primary tissues of the embryo
metamorphosis
physiology
germ layer
pistil