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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hormone released by the ovaries that cauess breast development - body shape changes - and menustration
neurotransmitters
dermis
estrogen
annelids
2. A protist that captures food to eat - such as an amoeba - and are also known as protozoans
animal - like protist
ribcage
symbiosis
melanocytes
3. Gives hair its strength and coloring
pathogenic
crocodilians
ovaries
cortex
4. One of the small bones of the ear and it bounces against the anvil when sound hits the eardrum
hammer
echnioderm
fission
vacscular plants
5. A peach fuzz that is light in color and no larger than 2 cm found on the underside of the arms in the body
cerebrospinal fluid
insulin
vellus hair
vocal folds
6. Larger and flatter teeth in the back that are used to crush food to mix with saliva to make it easier to swallow
hypothalamus
algae
molars
torpor
7. Poison from the bloodstream
parathyroid gland
interneurons
urea
axons
8. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
flagellum
budding
recessive trait
turtles and tortoises
9. Reptiles that have protective shells and can live in land or in water
turtles and tortoises
phylogeny
villi
pallisade and spongy cells
10. The most popular form of the invertebrate that is extremely tiny and lives in the soil and can be plant parasites - decomposers - or predators
sperm cells
gymnosperms
catabolic metabolism
roundworms
11. Hormones released from the adrenal glands during times of stress by telling the body to metabolize carbohydrates to produce extra energy
epinepherine
endotherm
negative feedback
stomach acids
12. Cells owned by plants and animals in which the cell's genetic material is surrounded by a membrane
mechanoreceptors
enamel
reproductive system
eukaryotic cells
13. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
periosteum
type 1 diabetes
pivot joint
negative feedback
14. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
amphibians
pseudopod
voluntary muscle
premolars
15. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells
lens
marrow
stirrup
conifers
16. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering
cellular respiration
cementum
mollusks
seeds
17. A group of mammals whose children develop in the placenta - a sac - like organ filled with fluid that nourishes the growing embryo
taste buds
growth hormone
placental mammals
pivot joint
18. Any place where two or more bones meet
molt
melanin
anabolic metabolism
joint
19. The largest form of invertebrates that have jointed parts - like claws - legs - and antennae - bilateral symmetry - and segmented bodies
arthropods
bone marrow
appendicitis
melanocytes
20. The end of the large intestine where solid waste leaves the body
estrogen
sensory neurons
torpor
rectum
21. The hard outer layer of the tooth
enamel
echnioderm
cillia
terminal hair
22. Soft mass at the center of the tooth containing blood vessels and sensitive nerves
vacuoles
pulp
discs
olfactory bulb
23. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls the day - to - day functions of a cell
ovaries
macronucleus
flagellates
mammals
24. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar
golgi bodies
annelids
insulin
plants
25. Senses that are related to the body - like touch
internal fertilization
apoda
somatic senses
chloroplast
26. Layer of skin located beneath the epidermis and dermis which is mostly fatty tissue to protect the inner organs
vacuoles
arachnids
lizards
hypodermis
27. 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
temporal lobe
RNA World
ameboids
small intestine
28. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
skeletal muscles
large intestine
animals
respiratory system
29. Joint that is used by shoulders and arms. One bone ends in a ball shape that fits into the socket of the other bone
anophase
ball and socket joint
estrogen
vacscular plants
30. A type of vertebrate whose body temperature changes with its surroundings - like reptiles
vestigial
ectotherm
nematocyst
mucus
31. The tiny threads that fungi attach to their food with
organelle
hyphae
growth hormone
evergreens
32. Angiosperms that have one seed leaf inside of their seeds
ventricle
monocots
turtles and tortoises
heart
33. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
metamorphosis
pollen
spiracles
myelin
34. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds
integumentary system
seeds
dicots
fission
35. Groups of cells that live together
auditory canal
rods
birds
tissues
36. Little bones found in the mouth that are responsible for cutting and crushing food
cytoplasm
plants
teeth
sensory neurons
37. Glands inside the tongue that produce saliva
bilateral symmetry
salivary glands
villi
lobes
38. Cell organelle that breaks down food - cell waste and broken cell parts
wisdom teeth
RNA
urodela
lysosomes
39. One of the small bones in the ear that creates vibrations in the inner ear from the hammer and anvil
evergreens
systemic circulation
breathing
stirrup
40. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
cytoplasm
proteins
heredity
pollen
41. Substance found in the center of the spinal chord that provides nourishment to spinal chord cells and serves as a shock absorber
stomata
nervous system
cerebrospinal fluid
organelle
42. Vascular plants that flower and produce fruit
parasites
pineal gland
impulses
angiosperms
43. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
superior and inferior vena cava
arthropods
cartilage
esophogus
44. Something that has lost almost all of its use through evolution
double hellix
premolars
vestigial
diaphragm
45. 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
internal fertilization
discs
arachnids
platelets
46. Extensions on a neuron that stretch out of its body and transmit messages throughout the nervous system
molars
double hellix
processes
testosterone
47. Nerve cells that are sensitive to light and found in the eyes
photoreceptive
grey matter
prophase
fungus - like protists
48. Also known as transfer RNA - it decodes the recipes/instructions from the messenger RNA to produce certain proteins
incisors
vestigial
tendons
tRNA
49. Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes are visible and centrioles move to the opposite ends of the cells and threadlike spindle fibers start to spread across
arachnids
pituitary gland
prophase
hypodermis
50. The jelly - like fluid that is inside the cell and is a mixture of chemicals and water
crocodilians
cytoplasm
digestive system
mollusks