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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. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of






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






3. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds






4. Joint that is used by shoulders and arms. One bone ends in a ball shape that fits into the socket of the other bone






5. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet






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






7. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding






8. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are less light sensitive and can detect color






9. Phase of mitosis - in which spindle fibers start to disappear and it becomes harder to see them and each of the seperated chromosomes creates a separate nucleus to






10. The hard outer layer of the tooth






11. Circular muscles that keep urine from leaking out of the bladder opening






12. Fish that have skeletons made out of bone






13. An extension of the brain that determines smells based on the scents picked up by the cilia in the olfactory membrane






14. Chemicals that help carry an impulse from one neuron to another






15. Something that makes somebody sick






16. 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






17. Male sex cells produced in the testes






18. A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach






19. The first part of the small intestine where digestive enzymes from liver and pancreas break up chyme into a soup of molecules small enough to enter the bloodstream






20. Hormones released from the adrenal glands during times of stress by telling the body to metabolize carbohydrates to produce extra energy






21. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move






22. Portion of the ear that is connected to nerve fibers that carry signals to the brain






23. The outermost layer of hair and is sort of a protective outer layer






24. Different parts of the cerebrum that control different kinds of thought






25. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat






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






27. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon






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






29. Organ that follows the stomach where most of the food's nutrients are absorbed






30. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose






31. The four pairs of chemical compounds that connect together in DNA






32. Sacs that produce the body's hair






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






34. Metabolic reactions in which the simpler molecjules of food are built into more complicated molecules






35. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar






36. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum






37. Within scent organs that can detect more than 10000 odors






38. One of the small bones in the ear that receives vibrations from the anvil and passes it onto the stirrup






39. Deoxyribonucleic acid - which is considered as a computer program for the body. located in the nucleus






40. Metabolic reactions that break down complicated models from food into simpler molecules






41. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction






42. Plants that keep their needles or slippery leaves all year round






43. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction






44. Also known as the ear drum - it vibrates like a real drum when soundwaves enter the ear






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






46. The way that the female's sex cell - the egg - travels inside the female reproductive system






47. Layer of skin located beneath the epidermis and dermis which is mostly fatty tissue to protect the inner organs






48. 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






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






50. Human body system that has the heart pumping blood throughout the body