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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nerve cells that are sensitive to light and found in the eyes
limbic system
compound eyes
photoreceptive
hypothalamus
2. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding
diaphragm
joint
Punnett Square
dinoflagellates
3. Little bones found in the mouth that are responsible for cutting and crushing food
teeth
thalamus
reproductive system
cartilage
4. Neuron processes that receive impulses passed on from other neurons
soma
spiracles
vestigial
dendrites
5. The smallest amount of living matter that is the unit of structure and function for all organisms
cones
sessile
cell
temporal lobe
6. How organisms are organized through evolution
angiosperms
phylogeny
dicots
dermis
7. Located in the nose - it is a substance that prevents pathogens from getting into the bloodstream
olfactory bulb
mucus
breathing
premolars
8. Fluffy feathers on a bird's body that keeps it warm
pseudopod
down feathers
cerebrospinal fluid
cnidarians
9. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
small intestine
hammer
gene
synapse
10. The various organs of a cell that produce food - get rid of waste
pulmonary circulation
organelle
torpor
sebum
11. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach
chyme
fungi
breathing
pallisade and spongy cells
12. Circular muscles that keep urine from leaking out of the bladder opening
thermoreceptors
teeth
cell membrane
sphincteres
13. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead
terminal hair
bacteria
annuals
sessile
14. Inverterate animals that have two halves that match if you draw a line down the center of their bodies - like butterfly
olfactory bulb
nervous system
bilateral symmetry
digestive system
15. Vascular plants that flower and produce fruit
epidermis
angiosperms
estrogen
synapse
16. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
marsupials
sphincteres
olfactory membrane
spinnerets
17. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
melanocytes
tendons
flypaper trap
pivot joint
18. The end of the large intestine where solid waste leaves the body
stamen
cortex
vacscular plants
rectum
19. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
pedipalps
rods
gills
wisdom teeth
20. Tails that plant - like protists use to transport themselves
flagellum
false vocal chords
vertebrates
nucleus
21. The tiny threads that fungi attach to their food with
Jacobson's organ
hyphae
centromere
proteins
22. An inner skeleton which offers support and protects the soft parts of an animal
axons
skeletal system
sperm duct
endoskeletal
23. Neurons that transfer impulses from sensory organs like the eyes and ears
pupil
sensory neurons
periosteum
integumentary system
24. Gland that controls how fast your body cells burn energy
premolars
thyroid
meninges
compact bone
25. The inabiliy to hear sound
catabolic metabolism
antennae
deafness
algae
26. Gives hair its strength and coloring
cortex
cartilagenous fish
nucleus
evergreens
27. Hormone released by the testes that causes voice changes - muscle mass - and facial hair
polyps
contour feathers
testosterone
mucus
28. Cell organelle that stores water - waste products and food until needed
vacuoles
sphincteres
temporal lobe
thalamus
29. Nerve cells that carry messages back and forth from the body
synovial fluid
urodela
neurons
brain
30. A type of vertebrate whose body temperature changes with its surroundings - like reptiles
placental mammals
ectotherm
hypodermis
genetic modification
31. Living organism that makes their own food through photosynthesis - including trees - weed - moss
gliding joints
arthropods
plants
larynx
32. Cell organs that manufacture proteins
dicots
immune system
pulmonary circulation
ribosomes
33. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
phloem
protists
atrium
gymnosperms
34. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls the day - to - day functions of a cell
integumentary system
macronucleus
internal fertilization
air sacs
35. One of the small bones in the ear that receives vibrations from the anvil and passes it onto the stirrup
anvil
melanocytes
pathogens
sprozoa
36. Nerve receptors in the skin that sense pressure and vibration
birds
lungs
norepinephrine
mechanoreceptors
37. Vertebrate animals that are warm - blooded with two legs - wings - feathers - and a beak or a bill and lay hardshelled eggs and have hollow bones suitable for flying
phloem
vestigial
eukaryotic cells
birds
38. The command center of the cell and is guided by the DNA contained within
bases
outer ear
nucleus
cellular respiration
39. Soft - bodied invertebrates that have a protective shell and muscular foot that allows them to move around and anchor themselves
cellular respiration
mucus
limbic system
mollusks
40. The shape that DNA is formed within
double hellix
axons
golgi bodies
mammals
41. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone
internal fertilization
pitfall trap
periosteum
pupil
42. 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
axons
larynx
notochord
mandibles
43. Neuron processes that carry impulses away from the neuron's body
appendectomy
flypaper trap
axons
pineal gland
44. The sum of an organism's genes
internal fertilization
olfactory bulb
melanocytes
genome
45. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold
marsupials
cerebrospinal fluid
tRNA
fungus - like protists
46. Also known as ribonucleic acid - a complex molecule found in cells and viruses. Used by DNA to transport the instructions on how to develop the cell
cementum
RNA
anabolic metabolism
interneurons
47. The central part of a flower that contains its female sex organs
turtles and tortoises
pistill
sperm cells
semen
48. Senses that are related to the body - like touch
melanin
blood
somatic senses
monocots
49. A cup shaped growth with liquid inside that is found in carivorous plants - like the pitcher plant
pitfall trap
ureters
organelle
false vocal chords
50. The most common type of algae that produces half of the world's oxygen
archaea
green algae
sound waves
gymnosperms