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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things
cartilagenous fish
ribosomes
taste buds
apoda
2. 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
amphibians
sphincteres
arachnids
marrow
3. Muscles tha allow you to move different parts of the body
ribosomes
voluntary muscle
placental mammals
budding
4. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
photosynthesis
sponges
micronucleus
cerebrum
5. The lead organ of the endocrine system because it decodes messages from the brain to the other glands
pituitary gland
follicles
rods
hormones
6. Vibrations in the air around you
pollen
vocal folds
tRNA
sound waves
7. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air
contour feathers
ribcage
pivot joint
white matter
8. Algae with cell walls that are rich in silica - the main component of glass
diatoms
annelids
somatic senses
RNA World
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
gymnosperms
amphibians
chloroplasts
brain
10. Specialized mechanoreceptors in the ear that sense vibration and allow you to hear sound
centromere
hair cells
thermoreceptors
DNA
11. The most popular form of the invertebrate that is extremely tiny and lives in the soil and can be plant parasites - decomposers - or predators
roundworms
antibody
flagellates
spongy bone
12. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood
thymus
diatoms
appendectomy
tendons
13. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords
false vocal chords
lysosomes
voluntary muscle
sebum
14. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold
teeth
chordata
fungus - like protists
pitfall trap
15. Angiosperms that have one seed leaf inside of their seeds
monocots
urea
appendicitis
discs
16. Cell organelle that stores water - waste products and food until needed
jawless fish
pulp
vacuoles
reproductive system
17. Glands inside the tongue that produce saliva
radial symmetry
salivary glands
sprozoa
canine teeth
18. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits
kidneys
parasites
flagellum
testicles
19. Meat - eating
epidermis
salivary amylase
carnivorous
synapse
20. A type of amphibian thath as a long body - short legs and flattened tails for swimming
villi
polyps
somatic nervous system
urodela
21. The points on the tentacles of a cnidarian that is used to stun prey
cerebrospinal fluid
diatoms
duodenum
nematocyst
22. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
animals
outer ear
cellulose
cartilage
23. Human body system that makes sure that germ fighting cells get collected by blood tissue
lymphatic system
endotherm
Fallopian tube
fungi
24. Heart chamber that is filled with blood that was used by the body and needs to go back to the lungs for more oxygen
metamorphosis
right atrium
gene
vertebrae
25. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar
hair cells
brain stem
inner ear
insulin
26. Bony structure that protects the lungs
somatic senses
norepinephrine
ribcage
hinge joint
27. A clear but slightly yellow substance found in blood that includes antibodies - electrolytes and more
false vocal chords
plasma
fungi
vertebrae
28. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
heart
superior and inferior vena cava
pollination
kidneys
29. Cell organelle that breaks down food - cell waste and broken cell parts
sebum
ribcage
canine teeth
lysosomes
30. Mixture of sperm and fluids
ball and socket joint
semen
spinnerets
pollination
31. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
synapse
epidermis
cornea
small intestine
32. Tubes that the urine from the kidneys travels through to the bladder
spongy bone
ureters
endocrine system
endothermic
33. Jointed plates on an insect that are located in the abdomen and let in air so that an insect can breathe
compound eyes
sphincteres
salivary glands
spiracles
34. The redness of the sea caused by the overpopulation of dinoflagellates
red tide
saliva
carnivorous
prophase
35. The way that a reptile reproduces by having the male's sperm inside the female's body
sphincteres
vacuoles
internal fertilization
incisors
36. The long strands that DNA comes in. Two DNA molecules held together by a central structure
insects
stomata
stamen
chromosomes
37. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory
enamel
endotherm
salivary amylase
temporal lobe
38. The first set of teeth that come out of a human baby as they are growing up
mRNA
baby teeth
skeletal muscles
cyanobacteria
39. The sex glands of women
true vocal chords
fungus - like protists
phytoplankton
ovaries
40. Also known as the ear drum - it vibrates like a real drum when soundwaves enter the ear
appendix
testosterone
tympanic membrane
dominant trait
41. A group of mammals that lays eggs
endothermic
voluntary muscle
monotremes
vacuoles
42. Metabolic reactions in which the simpler molecjules of food are built into more complicated molecules
anabolic metabolism
genome
sprozoa
urea
43. Prozotoans that live in host organisms and help the host
cones
gonadotropins
torpor
symbiosis
44. The pair of pinchers that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax for grabbing things and deducting smells and vibrations
cell membrane
rods
invertebrates
pedipalps
45. Algae that has chlorophyll - but also has a red pigment which helps them absorb sunlight from deep underwater
endotherm
red algae
brown algae
superior and inferior vena cava
46. The flow of blood within the heart itself
cellulose
polyps
coronary circulation
sensilla
47. Cells found inside leaves that are important for photosynthesis and contain chloroplasts
pollen
pallisade and spongy cells
vacuoles
cerebellum
48. An overpopulation of algae that can cover huge areas of water and devestate ecosystems by blocking out the sunlight from other organisms or secrete poison into the water
mechanical digestion
cerebellum
algal blooms
olfactory bulb
49. The male sex cells of a flower
lanugo hair
scrotum
rods
pollen
50. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
biology
brown algae
autonomic nervous system
flypaper trap