Author(s): Kaplan
Series: Tenth Edition
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 934
Title Page......Page 2
Part One: The Basics......Page 6
Chapter 1: About the SAT Subject Tests......Page 8
Frequently Asked Questions......Page 10
SAT Subject Test Mastery......Page 22
Chapter 2: Getting Ready for the SAT Subject Test: Biology E/M......Page 30
Test Content......Page 32
Test Strategy......Page 36
Scoring Information......Page 38
Question Types......Page 39
Sample Questions for the Ecological and Molecular Sections......Page 55
Stress Management: Before the Exam......Page 67
Handling Stress During the Test......Page 69
Diagnostic Test......Page 71
How to Take the Diagnostic Test......Page 73
How to Calculate Your Score......Page 74
Answer Grid......Page 81
Choosing Between the Ecological and Molecular Options......Page 83
Diagnostic Test......Page 85
Diagnostic Test: Answer Key......Page 133
Diagnostic Test: Answers and Explanations......Page 138
Part Three: Biology Review......Page 160
Chapter 3: Cellular and Molecular Biology......Page 162
Biological Chemistry......Page 165
Water and Its Properties......Page 166
Functional Groups......Page 174
Carbohydrates......Page 176
Lipids (Fats and Oils)......Page 183
Proteins......Page 188
Enzymes......Page 196
Nucleic Acids......Page 207
How Cells Get Energy to Make ATP......Page 208
Glycolysis......Page 210
Fermentation......Page 212
Aerobic Respiration......Page 214
Photosynthesis......Page 222
The Genome and Gene Expression......Page 230
DNA Structure......Page 232
DNA Replication......Page 235
The Genetic Code......Page 240
Mutations......Page 241
Recombinant DNA Technology......Page 243
RNA......Page 245
Translation......Page 251
Cell Structure and Organization......Page 254
Viruses......Page 275
Cellular and Molecular Biology Quiz......Page 280
Cellular and Molecular Biology Quiz: Answer Key......Page 287
Cellular and Molecular Biology Quiz: Answers and Explanations......Page 288
Chapter 4: Organismal Biology......Page 296
Reproduction......Page 299
Nutrition......Page 330
Circulation......Page 346
Immune System......Page 359
Respiration......Page 362
Thermoregulation and the Skin......Page 371
Excretion......Page 376
Endocrine System......Page 387
Nervous System......Page 399
Motor Systems......Page 424
Animal Behavior......Page 437
Plants......Page 451
Organismal Biology Quiz......Page 477
Organismal Biology Quiz: Answer Key......Page 485
Organismal Biology Quiz: Answers and Explanations......Page 486
Chapter 5: Classical Genetics......Page 495
Meiosis......Page 498
Mendelian Genetics......Page 508
Non-Mendelian Inheritance Patterns......Page 527
Classical Genetics Quiz......Page 537
Classical Genetics Quiz: Answer Key......Page 543
Classical Genetics Quiz: Answers and Explanations......Page 544
Chapter 6: Ecology......Page 552
Populations in the Environment......Page 555
Populations in Communities and Ecosystems......Page 568
Biomes......Page 586
Ecology Quiz......Page 596
Ecology Quiz: Answer Key......Page 601
Ecology Quiz: Answers and Explanations......Page 602
Chapter 7: Evolution and Diversity......Page 608
Evidence of Evolution......Page 610
Mechanisms of Evolution......Page 619
Classification and Taxonomy......Page 637
Evolution and Diversity Quiz......Page 660
Evolution and Diversity Quiz: Answer Key......Page 666
Evolution and Diversity Quiz: Answers and Explanations......Page 667
Practice Test 1......Page 675
How to Take the Practice Tests......Page 677
How to Calculate Your Score......Page 678
Answer Grid......Page 684
Practice Test 1......Page 686
Practice Test 1: Answer Key......Page 735
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations......Page 740
Answer Grid......Page 769
Practice Test 2......Page 771
Practice Test 2: Answer Key......Page 821
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations......Page 826
Glossary......Page 854
About the Authors......Page 933
Copyright Information......Page 934