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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords
sebum
false vocal chords
ameboids
synovial fluid
2. Plants that only live for a few seasons and reproduce only once - including flower box flowers and crop plants
annuals
growth hormone
internal fertilization
inner ear
3. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin
hypodermis
melanocytes
sweat glands
gills
4. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish
seeds
baby teeth
cnidarians
parathyroid gland
5. Human body system that has the heart pumping blood throughout the body
scrotum
false vocal chords
circulatory system
scales
6. Extensions on a neuron that stretch out of its body and transmit messages throughout the nervous system
anophase
cell
somatic senses
processes
7. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs
estrogen
skeletal muscles
proteins
bladder trap
8. Muscle that pumps blood through your body and handles circulation
heart
urine
cell membrane
euglenoids
9. The idea that the earliest forms of living organsims were made out of RNA and not DNA. Life forms based on RNA evolved to the life forms that we see today
teeth
RNA World
prokaryotic
sweat glands
10. Animals that have hair - breathe air - and nurse their young
mammals
cillia
symbiosis
birds
11. The series of reactions that occur in the body to convert food into energy
vertebrae
urodela
golgi bodies
metabolism
12. The condition - if not treated - when the inflamed appendix breaks and releases bacteria to the body. It can cause organ failure and death
peritonitis
dentin
brain stem
tRNA
13. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
plasma
recessive trait
stomach
testosterone
14. Joint found in the knees that are less flexible but much more stable
pallisade and spongy cells
scales
lysosomes
hinge joint
15. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach
chyme
scales
terminal hair
larynx
16. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
pistill
superior and inferior vena cava
hyphae
pathogens
17. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
molars
motor neurons
bladder
chordata
18. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
algal blooms
jawless fish
turtles and tortoises
abdomen
19. One of the small bones in the ear that receives vibrations from the anvil and passes it onto the stirrup
genetic modification
sweat glands
anvil
evergreens
20. The hard outer layer of the tooth
endoplasmic reticulum
enamel
lanugo hair
xylem
21. A hibernation that amphibians go through during the winter months
torpor
mitosis
spine
hyphae
22. Organs inside pallisade and spongy cells of leaves that contain chlorophyll - an essential pigment for photosynthesis
umami
chloroplast
archaea
reptiles
23. Means that a plant has tiny vessels that transport water and food through the roots - stems and leaves
vascular
red algae
abdomen
medusas
24. Vibrations in the air around you
photoreceptive
esophogus
sound waves
torpor
25. 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
archaea
bone marrow
algal blooms
dermis
26. A type of reptile that has no limbs
carnivorous
gymnosperms
snakes
canine teeth
27. A type of sugar that we get from food and is the main source of the body's energy. It is broken up in the mitochondrian as energy and water
gliding joints
wisdom teeth
diatoms
glucose
28. Small tube attached to the large intestine
archaea
pulp
metabolism
appendix
29. The process in which plants turn water and carbon dioxide and sunlight into photosynthesis
algae
mammals
glucose
photosynthesis
30. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone
cavity
periosteum
mRNA
pollination
31. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls planning - problem solving and speech
lobster pot trap
neurons
nematocyst
frontal lobe
32. A group of mammals that lays eggs
monotremes
joint
sperm cells
sign language
33. The body of an arachnid that contains most of their organs
chromosomes
sperm duct
abdomen
snakes
34. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis
swim bladder
phytoplankton
vertebrae
chloroplasts
35. Also known as the erythrocyte - cells found in blood that carry oxygen to cells
heredity
adrenal glands
pupil
red blood cell
36. Three layers of connective tissue that protect the spinal chord
plaque
meninges
retina
autonomic nervous system
37. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color
sound waves
pivot joint
gene
ameboids
38. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction
cellular respiration
gymnosperms
bladder
motor neurons
39. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
thyroid
skeletal muscles
echnioderm
meninges
40. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls the day - to - day functions of a cell
cementum
nematocyst
macronucleus
terminal hair
41. Hormones released by the hypothalmus and pituitary gland that regulate puberty and make the ovaries and testes grow
animals
gonadotropins
polyps
reptiles
42. A fine lightly colored hair that covers your body when you are a baby
lanugo hair
bony fish
capillaries
tendons
43. 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
Jacobson's organ
frontal lobe
pivot joint
larynx
44. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
circulatory system
white blood cells
atrium
nucleus
45. Plant - like organisms that don't have roots - stems or leaves - but they have chlrophyll which allows them to do photosynthesis
algae
flatworms
mechanical digestion
dermis
46. The end of the large intestine where solid waste leaves the body
frontal lobe
rectum
endotherm
nucleus
47. Mixture of sperm and fluids
appendicitis
type 1 diabetes
semen
animals
48. Human body system made up of bones that hold the body up and protect the vital organs of the system
red tide
centromere
skeletal system
apoda
49. Openings found on leaves that absorb carbon dioxide from the air
sebaceous glands
stomata
cephalothorax
neurons
50. Sacs that produce the body's hair
torpor
spiracles
hair follicle
incisors