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CSET Science: Biology

Subjects : cset, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are sensitive to light and can be triggered by a single photon






2. Big blocks of food that stay in the teeth and release bacteria






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






4. Special layer of tissue found in the back of the eye covered with photoreceptive nerve cells






5. A protein on red blood cells that attach oxygen to it






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






7. 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






8. The colored portion of the eye that opens and closes around the pupil depending on how much light there is






9. Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes are visible and centrioles move to the opposite ends of the cells and threadlike spindle fibers start to spread across






10. Also known as leukocytes - cells found in blood that prevent one from getting sick






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






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






13. Vascular plants that flower and produce fruit






14. Glands in the skin that produce sebum






15. Joint found in the knees that are less flexible but much more stable






16. A type of symmetry that certain invertebrate animals have in which body parts are arranged in a circle around a central point - like the starfish






17. Tube that the sperm travels through






18. The command center of the cell and is guided by the DNA contained within






19. Located under the cerebrum - this part of the brain controls movement






20. Gland that secretes the hormone insulin - which regulates one's blood sugar






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






22. The redness of the sea caused by the overpopulation of dinoflagellates






23. The portion of the ear that is seen and has ridges that bounces soundwaves into the middle ear






24. The way that hormone production is regulated by the cells producing chemicals that stop certain hormones from being released






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






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






27. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons






28. Hormone released from the adrenal glands during times of stress by raisng heart rate and blood pressure






29. The way that a reptile reproduces by having the male's sperm inside the female's body






30. Liquid produced by salivary glands that helps break down chemicals and determine taste by traveling back to the tastebuds






31. The hard outer layer of the tooth






32. Multi - celled organisms that eat food to survive






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






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






35. Cells found in the blood that help make clots when you get a cut






36. Any place where two or more bones meet






37. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Set of chemical reactions that occur within the protoplasm - the living material of the cells






43. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born






44. 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






45. Organs inside birds that ensure that their lungs constantly get fresh air






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






47. The outer layer of a cell that serves as a wall to let food in and let waste out






48. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in






49. Layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis






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