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CSET Science: Biology

Subjects : cset, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Human body system that protects insides including skin - hair - and nails






2. 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






3. The process in which the body collects oxygen






4. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold






5. Cnidarians - like jellyfish - that use their tentacles to move through the water. Reproduce by laying their eggs in the water






6. Two rounded glands that hang down and produce the sperm cells






7. A meaty flavor sensed by the taste buds






8. The inabiliy to hear sound






9. Vertebrate - back - bone bearing animals - like frogs - salamanders and newts. Born in the water - live on land and breed in the water. They are also cold - blooded






10. The outermost part of the eye that collects all light that is bouncing off the objects and focuses it into a small hole






11. Tiny forms of algae that form the basis of most saltwater food chains






12. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people






13. The center of the chromosome that holds the structure together






14. Hormone released by the testes that causes voice changes - muscle mass - and facial hair






15. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another






16. The hard outer layer of the tooth






17. Two organs in the lower back which the blood travels to get cleansed of urea






18. A group of vertebrates that have dry scaly skin that protects them and keeps moisture inside their bodies and use lungs to breathe air






19. The top layer of skin and made up of five layers






20. Organ underneath the cerebrum that controls emotions






21. The walls of a plant cell






22. Algae that has chlorophyll - but also has a red pigment which helps them absorb sunlight from deep underwater






23. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses






24. Segmented worms - like earthworms - and are made up of ringed segments






25. The shape that DNA is formed within






26. Human body system that breaks down food so that nutrients and water can be used for the body






27. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls the day - to - day functions of a cell






28. Portion of the tooth that connects the teeth to the jawbone






29. The dramatic change an animal goes through on its way to becoming an adult






30. 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






31. The stems at the edge of the flower that contain the male sex cells called pollen






32. Organ at the bottom of the body that fills up with the urine transported from the kidneys






33. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach






34. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus






35. Senses that are related to the body - like touch






36. The physical breaking apart of food






37. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell






38. Also known as bicuspids - they are the teeth used for crushing and chewing






39. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by






40. Nerve cells that carry messages back and forth from the body






41. A carnivorous plant that sucks water into it along with the bugs that are in the water






42. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish






43. Means that a plant has tiny vessels that transport water and food through the roots - stems and leaves






44. The part of an arachnid that the mouth - eyes - and limbs are connected to






45. Located in the stomach - it burns the bacteria off the food you eat






46. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing






47. Mixture of sperm and fluids






48. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth






49. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds






50. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead