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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The tiny threads that fungi attach to their food with






2. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air






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






4. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.






5. Tubes that the urine from the kidneys travels through to the bladder






6. Living organism that makes their own food through photosynthesis - including trees - weed - moss






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






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






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






10. The body of an arachnid that contains most of their organs






11. The first set of teeth that come out of a human baby as they are growing up






12. Hard substance that covers the root and anchors the tooth in place






13. Holes caused by plaque buildup that expose the sensitive portion of the tooth






14. A protein that an insect's exoskeleton is made out of






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






16. The process in which the body collects oxygen






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






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






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






20. Reptiles shed their skin to grow






21. Neuron processes that receive impulses passed on from other neurons






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






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






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






25. Small tube attached to the large intestine






26. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis






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






28. The large space in the female reproductive system where babies grow in






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






30. Pigment that gives skin its color






31. Glands inside the tongue that produce saliva






32. Two pairs of elastic membranes that stretch across the larynx






33. Cell organelle that breaks down food - cell waste and broken cell parts






34. Any place where two or more bones meet






35. Plants in which nutrients are delivered through special channels located in the stem






36. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive






37. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle






38. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through






39. The largest form of invertebrates that have jointed parts - like claws - legs - and antennae - bilateral symmetry - and segmented bodies






40. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking






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






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






43. Dome shaped muscle that the lungs rest on






44. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin






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






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






47. The pair of pinchers that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax for grabbing things and deducting smells and vibrations






48. A cup shaped growth with liquid inside that is found in carivorous plants - like the pitcher plant






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






50. Neuron processes that carry impulses away from the neuron's body