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9780878911783

SAT II : Biology E/M - The Best Test Preparation for the Scholastic Assessment Test II

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    9780878911783

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    0878911782

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  • Copyright: 2001-08-01
  • Publisher: Research & Education Assn
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Summary

Master the SAT II Biology E/M Subject Test and score higher... Our test experts show you the right way to prepare for this important college exam. REA''s SAT II Biology E/M test prep covers all biology topics to appear on the actual exam including in-depth coverage of cell processes, genetics, fungi, plants, animals, human biological functions, and more. The book features 6 full-length practice SAT II Biology E/M exams. Each practice exam question is fully explained to help you better understand the subject material. Use the book''s glossary for speedy look-ups and smarter searches.Follow up your study with REA''s proven test-taking strategies, powerhouse drills and study schedule that get you ready for test day.DETAILS- Comprehensive review of every biology topic to appear on the SAT II subject test- Flexible study schedule tailored to your needs- Packed with proven test tips, strategies and advice to help you master the test- 6 full-length practice SAT II Biology E/M Subject tests. Each test question is answered in complete detail with easy-to-follow, easy-to-grasp explanations.- The book''s glossary allows for quicker, smarter searches of the information you need mostTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION: PREPARING FOR THE SAT II: BIOLOGY E/M SUBJECT TEST About the SAT II: Biology E/MFormat of the SAT II: Biology E/MAbout this BookHow to Use this BookTest-Taking TipsStudy Schedule Scoring the SAT II: Biology E/MScoring WorksheetThe Day of the TestCHAPTER 1 - CHEMISTRY OF LIFE General ChemistryDefinitionsChemical BondsAcids and BasesChemical ChangesLaws of ThermodynamicsOrganic ChemistryBiochemical PathwaysPhotosynthesisCellular RespirationATP and NADThe Respiratory Chain (Electron Transport System)Anaerobic PathwaysMolecular GeneticsDNA: The Basic Substance of GenesCHAPTER 2 - THE CELLCell Structure and FunctionProkaryotic CellsEukaryotic CellsExchange of Materials Between Cell and EnvironmentCellular DivisionEquipment and TechniquesUnits of MeasurementMicroscopesCHAPTER 3 - GENETICS: THE SCIENCE OF HEREDITY Mendelian GeneticsDefinitionsLaws of GeneticsPatterns of Inheritance, Chromosomes, Genes, and AllelesThe Chromosome Principle of InheritanceGenes and the EnvironmentImproving the SpeciesSex ChromosomesSex-linked CharacteristicsInheritance of DefectsModern GeneticsHow Living Things are ClassifiedCHAPTER 4 - A SURVEY OF BACTERIA, PROTISTS, AND FUNGIDiversity and Characteristics of the Monera Kingdom ArchaebacteriaEubacteriaThe Kingdom Protista The Kingdom FungiCHAPTER 5 - A SURVEY OF PLANTS Diversity, Classification, and Phylogeny of the Plant Kingdom Adaptations to Land The Life Cycle (Life History): Alternation of Generations in PlantsAnatomy, Morphology, and Physiology of Vascular PlantsTransport of Food in Vascular PlantsPlant TissuesReproduction and Growth in Seed PlantsPhotosynthesisPlant Hormones: Types, Functions, Effects on Plant Growth Environmental Influences on Plants and Plant Responses to StimuliCHAPTER 6 - ANIMAL TAXONOMY AND TISSUESDiversity, Classification, and PhylogenySurvey of Acoelomate, Pseudocoelomate, Protostome, and Deuterostome Phyla Structure and Function of Tissues, Organs, and SystemsAnimal TissuesNerve TissueBloodEpithelial TissueConnective (Supporting) TissueCHAPTER 7 - DIGESTION/NUTRITIONThe Human Digestive SystemIngestion and DigestionDigestive System DisordersHuman NutritionCarbohydratesFatsProteinsVitaminsCHAPTER 8 - RESPIRATION AND CIRCULATION Respiration in HumansBreathingLung DisordersRespiration in Other OrganismsCirculation in HumansBloodLymphCirculation of BloodTransport Mechanisms in Other OrganismsCHAPTER 9 - THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEMThe Human Endocrine SystemThyroid GlandParathyroid GlandPituitary GlandPancreasAdrenal GlandsPineal GlandThymus GlandSex GlandsHormones of the Alimentary CanalDisorders of the Endocrine SystemThe Endocrine System in Other OrganismsCHAPTER 10 - THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The Nervous SystemNeuronsNerve ImpulseSynapseReflex ArcThe Human Nervous SystemThe Central Nervous SystemT

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
Preparing For The Sat II: Biology E/M Subject Test xv
About the SAT II: Biology E/M xv
Format of the SAT II: Biology E/M xvi
About this Book xvii
How to Use this Book xvii
Test-Taking Tips xviii
Study Schedule xx
Scoring the SAT II: Biology E/M xxi
Scoring Worksheet xxi
The Day of the Test xxii
Chemistry of Life
1(24)
General Chemistry
3(7)
Definitions
3(1)
Chemical Bonds
4(2)
Acids and Bases
6(1)
Chemical Changes
7(1)
Laws of Thermodynamics
7(1)
Organic Chemistry
7(3)
Biochemical Pathways
10(7)
Photosynthesis
12(1)
Cellular Respiration
13(2)
ATP and NAD
15(1)
The Respiratory Chain (Electron Transport System)
16(1)
Anaerobic Pathways
17(1)
Molecular Genetics
17(8)
DNA: The Basic Substance of Genes
17(8)
The Cell
25(18)
Cell Structure and Function
27(12)
Prokaryotic Cells
27(1)
Eukaryotic Cells
28(4)
Exchange of Materials Between Cell and Environment
32(3)
Cellular Division
35(4)
Equipment and Techniques
39(4)
Units of Measurement
39(1)
Microscopes
39(4)
Genetics - The Science of Heredity
43(12)
Mendelian Genetics
45(3)
Definitions
45(1)
Laws of Genetics
46(2)
Patterns of Inheritance, Chromosomes, Genes, and Alleles
48(1)
The Chromosome Principle of Inheritance
48(1)
Genes and the Environment
49(1)
Improving the Species
49(1)
Sex Chromosomes
49(6)
Sex-linked Characteristics
50(1)
Inheritance of Defects
50(2)
Modern Genetics
52(2)
How Living Things are Classified
54(1)
A Survey of Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi
55(12)
Diversity and Characteristics of the Monera Kingdom
57(8)
Archaebacteria
57(1)
Eubacteria
57(8)
The Kingdom Protista
65(1)
The Kingdom Fungi
66(1)
A Survey of Plants
67(12)
Diversity, Classification, and Phylogeny of the Plant Kingdom
69(1)
Adaptations to Land
70(1)
The Life Cycle (Life History): Alternation of Generations in Plants
70(1)
Anatomy, Morphology, and Physiology of Vascular Plants
70(3)
Transport of Food in Vascular Plants
71(1)
Plant Tissues
72(1)
Reproduction and Growth in Seed Plants
73(5)
Photosynthesis
74(3)
Plant Hormones: Types, Functions, Effects on Plant Growth
77(1)
Environmental Influences on Plants and Plant Responses to Stimuli
78(1)
Animal Taxonomy and Tissues
79(10)
Diversity, Classification, and Phylogeny
81(1)
Survey of Acoelomate, Pseudocoelomate, Protostome, and Deuterostome Phyla
81(1)
Structure and Function of Tissues, Organs, and Systems
82(7)
Animal Tissues
82(2)
Nerve Tissue
84(1)
Blood
85(1)
Epithelial Tissue
85(1)
Connective (Supporting) Tissue
86(3)
Digestion/Nutrition
89(12)
The Human Digestive System
91(4)
Ingestion and Digestion
92(2)
Digestive System Disorders
94(1)
Human Nutrition
95(6)
Carbohydrates
95(1)
Fats
96(1)
Proteins
96(1)
Vitamins
96(5)
Respiration and Circulation
101(14)
Respiration in Humans
103(4)
Breathing
104(1)
Lung Disorders
105(1)
Respiration in Other Organisms
105(2)
Circulation in Humans
107(4)
Blood
108(3)
Lymph
111(1)
Circulation of Blood
111(1)
Transport Mechanisms in Other Organisms
112(3)
The Endocrine System
115(10)
The Human Endocrine System
117(8)
Thyroid Gland
118(1)
Parathyroid Gland
118(1)
Pituitary Gland
118(1)
Pancreas
119(1)
Adrenal Glands
120(1)
Pineal Gland
120(1)
Thymus Gland
120(1)
Sex Glands
121(1)
Hormones of the Alimentary Canal
121(2)
Disorders of the Endocrine System
123(1)
The Endocrine System in Other Organisms
123(2)
The Nervous System
125(12)
The Nervous System
127(3)
Neurons
127(1)
Nerve Impulse
128(1)
Synapse
128(2)
Reflex Arc
130(1)
The Human Nervous System
130(3)
The Central Nervous System
130(2)
The Peripheral Nervous System
132(1)
Some Problems of the Human Nervous System
133(1)
Relationship Between the Nervous System and the Endocrine System
133(1)
The Nervous Systems In Other Organisms
134(3)
Sensing The Environment
137(10)
Components of Nervous Coordination
139(8)
Photoreceptors
139(1)
Vision Defects
140(2)
Chemoreceptors
142(1)
Mechanoreceptors
143(2)
Receptors in Other Organisms
145(2)
The Excretory System
147(10)
Excretion in Humans
149(4)
Skin
149(1)
Lungs
150(1)
Liver
150(1)
Urinary System
151(2)
Excretory System Problems
153(1)
Excretion in Other Organisms
153(4)
The Skeletal System
157(8)
The Skeletal System
159(3)
Functions
159(1)
Growth and Development
160(1)
Axial Skeleton
160(1)
Appendicular Skeleton
161(1)
Articulations (Joints)
161(1)
The Skeletal Muscles
162(3)
Functions
162(1)
Structure of a Skeletal Muscle
163(1)
Mechanism of a Muscle Contraction
163(2)
Human Pathology
165(14)
Diseases of Humans
167(12)
How Pathogens Cause Disease
167(1)
Host Defense Mechanisms
168(3)
Diseases Caused by Microbes
171(3)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
174(1)
Diseases Caused by Worms
175(1)
Other Diseases
175(4)
Reproduction and Development
179(14)
Reproduction
181(4)
Reproduction in Humans
183(2)
Development
185(8)
Stages of Embryonic Development
185(4)
Reproduction and Development in Other Organisms
189(4)
Evolution
193(10)
The Origin of Life
195(3)
Evidence for Evolution
195(1)
Historical Development of the Theory of Evolution
196(2)
The Five Principles of Evolution
198(1)
Mechanisms of Evolution
199(1)
Mechanisms of Speciation
200(1)
Evolutionary Patterns
200(1)
How Living Things Have Changed
200(3)
The Record of Prehistoric Life
200(1)
Geological Eras
201(1)
Human Evolution
201(2)
Behavior
203(8)
Behavior of Animals
205(3)
Learned Behavior
205(1)
Innate Behavior
206(1)
Voluntary Behavior
207(1)
Plant Behavior
208(1)
Behavior of Protozoa
208(1)
Behavior of Other Organisms
208(1)
Drugs and Human Behavior
209(2)
Patterns of Ecology
211(28)
Ecology
213(1)
Populations
213(4)
Life History Characteristics
214(1)
Population Structure
215(2)
Population Dynamics
217(1)
Communities
217(5)
Components of Communities
217(1)
Interactions within Communities
218(2)
Consequences of Interactions
220(2)
Ecosystems
222(2)
Definitions
222(1)
Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
222(2)
Biogeochemical Cycles
224(9)
Hydrological Cycle
225(1)
Nitrogen Cycle
226(1)
Carbon Cycle
226(2)
Phosphorus Cycle
228(1)
Types of Ecosystems
229(4)
Human Influences on Ecosystems
233(4)
Use of Non-renewable Resources
233(1)
Use of Renewable Resources
234(2)
Use of Synthetic Chemicals
236(1)
Suggested Readings
237(2)
PRACTICE TESTS 239(256)
Biology-E Practice Tests
SAT II: Biology E/M Practice Test 1
241(46)
SAT II: Biology E/M Practice Test 2
287(40)
SAT II: Biology E/M Practice Test 3
327(52)
Biology-M Practice Tests
SAT II: Biology E/M Practice Test 4
379(38)
SAT II: Biology E/M Practice Test 5
417(38)
SAT II: Biology E/M Practice Test 6
455(40)
Answer Sheets 495

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