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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead
cnidarians
papillae
sessile
rRNA
2. Prokaryotic cells that comes in many shapes - including spears - rods - and spirals and found in air - water - and living things
stamen
Jacobson's organ
bacteria
crocodilians
3. The spiky part of a sponge's skin that keeps it from being eaten
animal - like protist
spicules
ovaries
chelicerae
4. One of the small bones of the ear and it bounces against the anvil when sound hits the eardrum
hammer
skeletal muscles
amphibians
contour feathers
5. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering
rRNA
seeds
right atrium
internal fertilization
6. The sum of an organism's genes
soma
algae
genome
sensory neurons
7. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory
blood
temporal lobe
spongy bone
radial symmetry
8. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish
cnidarians
compact bone
chelicerae
anvil
9. Fibers of the dermis that gives the skin its structure - elasticity - and strength
cyanobacteria
spicules
elastin and collagen
myelin
10. Version of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions like petting or talking
synapse
myelin
somatic nervous system
gene
11. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color
ball and socket joint
gene
lens
auditory canal
12. Nerve cells that carry messages back and forth from the body
sphincteres
umami
neurons
auditory canal
13. Little spines on an insect that allow it to detect touch and vibration and air currents
vellus hair
plasma
scales
sensilla
14. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
recessive trait
villi
temporal lobe
echnioderm
15. The tiny nerve endings at the bottom of the skin
larynx
dermis
chemical digestion
terminal hair
16. Within scent organs that can detect more than 10000 odors
olfactory cells
pineal gland
salivary glands
umami
17. The top layer of skin and made up of five layers
hair follicle
alveoli
testicles
epidermis
18. Plants that grow up to live for many seasons and reproduce multiple times
fungus - like protists
pathogens
stomach acids
perennials
19. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born
genetic modification
marsupials
perennials
anabolic metabolism
20. Inward hairs located inside a plant guide bugs to its stomach in a carnivorous plant
lobster pot trap
norepinephrine
ball and socket joint
nervous system
21. The end of the large intestine where solid waste leaves the body
urinary system
urea
soma
rectum
22. Cell organs that manufacture proteins
ribosomes
reptiles
biology
sperm cells
23. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs
appendix
proteins
brain
phylogeny
24. Anthropods that are the most adaptable insects all over the world. they have a hard exoskeleton and jointed limbs and eight legs - like spiders and scorpions and mites and ticks
eukaryotic cells
endothermic
salivary glands
arachnids
25. An organ that reptiles have inside of the roof of their mouth to taste and smell
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26. A fine lightly colored hair that covers your body when you are a baby
lanugo hair
wisdom teeth
sound waves
cell
27. A combination of waater - urea - and salts that you don't need
ribcage
true vocal chords
integumentary system
urine
28. Little ring - shaped bones that make up the spine
vertebrae
small intestine
touch
sperm cells
29. Reptiles that live mainly in the tropics - have eyes and nostrils on top of theier heads
integumentary system
crocodilians
metabolism
metamorphosis
30. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
mucus
growth hormone
reproductive system
chloroplasts
31. The way that the female's sex cell - the egg - travels inside the female reproductive system
pivot joint
Fallopian tube
villi
larynx
32. Openings found on leaves that absorb carbon dioxide from the air
dentin
villi
notochord
stomata
33. Also known as the voice box - it is where your voice comes from and made up of cartilege - muscle and ligaments and is found in the trachea
insects
coronary circulation
larynx
sphincteres
34. The four pairs of chemical compounds that connect together in DNA
blood
dominant trait
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
mitochondria
35. Cell organelle that stores water - waste products and food until needed
pulp
ribcage
brain
vacuoles
36. Vertebrate animals that are warm - blooded with two legs - wings - feathers - and a beak or a bill and lay hardshelled eggs and have hollow bones suitable for flying
birds
angiosperms
torpor
endoskeletal
37. Algae that have animal - like features including flagella and eye spots that are sensitive to light
xylem
appendectomy
euglenoids
parathyroid gland
38. Joints found in vertebrae that slide in a back and forth motion
compound eyes
gliding joints
flagellum
duodenum
39. The outermost part of the eye that collects all light that is bouncing off the objects and focuses it into a small hole
fungi
cornea
testicles
cones
40. The larger organ that follows the small intestine in digestion which absorbs water from the remaining chyme
hypodermis
large intestine
tissues
villi
41. Two rounded glands that hang down and produce the sperm cells
plants
testicles
pseudopod
cephalothorax
42. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
salivary amylase
sprozoa
flypaper trap
dicots
43. Two organs in the lower back which the blood travels to get cleansed of urea
kidneys
conifers
chitin
impulses
44. The command center of the cell and is guided by the DNA contained within
follicles
olfactory cells
lens
nucleus
45. A type of amphibian that is a long - worm like creature
white matter
photosynthesis
apoda
cuticle
46. How organisms are organized through evolution
phylogeny
red algae
arthropods
spine
47. Located in the stomach - it burns the bacteria off the food you eat
nervous system
hinge joint
outer ear
stomach acids
48. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits
proprioception
cilliates
parasites
cillia
49. Groups of cells that live together
tissues
digestive system
melanin
appendectomy
50. Porrtion of the spinal chord that reflects impulses to and from the brain
telophase
white matter
carnivorous
canine teeth