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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A type of invertebrate that has a long flat body and bilateral symmetry. Most are parasites and live off of other organisms
meninges
prophase
flatworms
eukaryotic cells
2. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
type 1 diabetes
bone marrow
chloroplasts
snakes
3. An extension of the brain that determines smells based on the scents picked up by the cilia in the olfactory membrane
animals
olfactory bulb
nervous system
cortex
4. A protist that uses sunlight to make food - like plankton and algae
arthropods
plant - like protist
sign language
right atrium
5. Soft mass at the center of the tooth containing blood vessels and sensitive nerves
ventricle
eukaryotic cells
enamel
pulp
6. Warm - blooded and maintains a constant body temperature
incisors
compact bone
white blood cells
endothermic
7. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
motor neurons
mechanical digestion
spiracles
cuticle
8. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
olfactory membrane
mechanoreceptors
hammer
cones
9. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords
urine
parathyroid gland
stomata
false vocal chords
10. Circular muscles that keep urine from leaking out of the bladder opening
sphincteres
neurons
hyphae
brain
11. The shape that DNA is formed within
double hellix
white matter
hammer
phytoplankton
12. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
recessive trait
heredity
systemic circulation
motor neurons
13. Organs inside birds that ensure that their lungs constantly get fresh air
air sacs
hormones
invertebrates
axons
14. Skin chemical that lubricates and waterproofs the skin and hair to make them smooth and supple but can develop acne
pallisade and spongy cells
Fallopian tube
prokaryotic
sebum
15. Gives hair its strength and coloring
impulses
cortex
mandibles
testicles
16. The idea that the earliest forms of living organsims were made out of RNA and not DNA. Life forms based on RNA evolved to the life forms that we see today
hormones
ligaments
cellular respiration
RNA World
17. A trait in heredity that appears more frequently in the offspring
dominant trait
recessive trait
negative feedback
olfactory bulb
18. Hormones released by the hypothalmus and pituitary gland that regulate puberty and make the ovaries and testes grow
lysosomes
sessile
gonadotropins
urine
19. Muscles tha allow you to move different parts of the body
plants
thalamus
voluntary muscle
muscular system
20. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
flagellum
impulses
parasites
myelin
21. Single celled creatures that are too small to see and have a nucleus and live in moist or wet surroundings
plant - like protist
gymnosperms
protists
neurotransmitters
22. Part of brain that is important to the endocrine system because it sends messages from your brain to the pituitary gland and controls body temperature and food intake
enamel
hypothalamus
phylogeny
vacuoles
23. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds
Fallopian tube
archaea
dicots
hypodermis
24. Heart chamber that is filled blood from the lungs that has oxygen and is ready to go through the body
left atrium
Punnett Square
roundworms
antennae
25. A shield that protects pathogens from entering the body
invertebrates
cell membrane
torpor
skin
26. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
stomata
grey matter
red algae
pseudopod
27. Inward hairs located inside a plant guide bugs to its stomach in a carnivorous plant
carbohydrate
olfactory bulb
lobster pot trap
annelids
28. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen
molars
pathogenic
gene
pulmonary circulation
29. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes
circulatory system
left atrium
rRNA
sponges
30. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
plaque
testicles
dinoflagellates
systemic circulation
31. Little ring - shaped bones that make up the spine
cartilagenous fish
turtles and tortoises
parathyroid gland
vertebrae
32. Substance found in the center of the spinal chord that provides nourishment to spinal chord cells and serves as a shock absorber
interneurons
iris
urodela
cerebrospinal fluid
33. Tube that the sperm travels through
flypaper trap
endocrine system
arthropods
sperm duct
34. Plants that grow up to live for many seasons and reproduce multiple times
RNA
perennials
budding
norepinephrine
35. The way that hormone production is regulated by the cells producing chemicals that stop certain hormones from being released
norepinephrine
glucose
negative feedback
bilateral symmetry
36. Animals with backbones or spinal columns - includes fish - mammals - amphibians - reptiles - birds
processes
vertebrates
compound eyes
dendrites
37. The process in which the body collects oxygen
fins
breathing
mollusks
cartilage
38. Algae that has chlorophyll - but also has a red pigment which helps them absorb sunlight from deep underwater
epidermis
type 1 diabetes
molt
red algae
39. Muscles that move bones and work in teams to move the bones appropriately
skeletal muscles
pollination
somatic nervous system
superior and inferior vena cava
40. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
hair follicle
cartilage
white blood cells
respiratory system
41. The inabiliy to hear sound
animal - like protist
pineal gland
chitin
deafness
42. A type of amphibian that is a long - worm like creature
teeth
soma
apoda
breathing
43. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
flagellum
recessive trait
appendix
metabolism
44. The colored portion of the eye that opens and closes around the pupil depending on how much light there is
heredity
flatworms
iris
voluntary muscle
45. Meat - eating
nematocyst
double hellix
carnivorous
vertebrates
46. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility
grey matter
pollen
respiratory system
torpor
47. Glands inside the tongue that produce saliva
salivary glands
appendix
growth hormone
grey matter
48. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth
marrow
immune system
carrageenan
larynx
49. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
papillae
urine
micronucleus
echnioderm
50. The tube that is connected to the outside world
cerebrum
pancreas
urethra
gonadotropins