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CSET Science: Biology

Subjects : cset, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The physical breaking apart of food






2. Fish that have skeletons made out of bone






3. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility






4. A peach fuzz that is light in color and no larger than 2 cm found on the underside of the arms in the body






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






6. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body






7. Organ that digests food with enzyme and other digestive juices like hydrochloric acid






8. A protist that uses sunlight to make food - like plankton and algae






9. Gives hair its strength and coloring






10. Small tube attached to the large intestine






11. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart






12. The way that eukaryotic cells divide to help cause growth. The nucleus of one cell divides into two identical nuclei






13. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin






14. Glands that regulate response to stress by releasing adrenaline - a hormone that gives one extra energy and speed during extremely harmful of stressful situations






15. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits






16. Larger and flatter teeth in the back that are used to crush food to mix with saliva to make it easier to swallow






17. Human body system that contains hormonal glands that control growth and reproduction






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






19. The portion of the vocal chords that produce sound






20. Joint that is used to turn one's head






21. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron






22. Uses the major arteries and veins to move oxygen rich blood throughout the body






23. Inward hairs located inside a plant guide bugs to its stomach in a carnivorous plant






24. Plants that only live for a few seasons and reproduce only once - including flower box flowers and crop plants






25. The condition - if not treated - when the inflamed appendix breaks and releases bacteria to the body. It can cause organ failure and death






26. Little hairs that protoists use to move through the water






27. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells






28. Pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae and protect the spinal cord from injury






29. Phylum class for animals that have spinal chords






30. The millions of pairs of chemical compounds that make up DNA






31. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body






32. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus






33. Thick and dark hair that is usually head hair and also found on legs - armpits and pubic areaa






34. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles






35. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick






36. The central part of a flower that contains its female sex organs






37. Groups of cells that live together






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






39. Fish that have skeletons made out of cartiledge - like sharks - scales and rays






40. The walls of a plant cell






41. Animals that have hair - breathe air - and nurse their young






42. The most common type of algae that produces half of the world's oxygen






43. An organ that reptiles have inside of the roof of their mouth to taste and smell

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44. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring






45. The way that a polyp - a cnidarian - reproduces asexually by growing a small version of the plant called a bud that evenetually becomes its own organism






46. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts






47. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs






48. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to






49. A type of reptile that has no limbs






50. The brain's switchboard which passes information from the body to the correct part of the brain