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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
pallisade and spongy cells
melanocytes
gills
compact bone
2. Pigment that gives skin its color
retina
larynx
melanin
muscular system
3. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory
red tide
photoreceptive
temporal lobe
sweat glands
4. Something that makes somebody sick
pathogenic
cerebrum
umami
lanugo hair
5. Enzyme found in spit that breaks down carbohydrates
ovaries
salivary amylase
appendix
thyroid
6. The way that a reptile reproduces by having the male's sperm inside the female's body
arachnids
internal fertilization
proteins
green algae
7. The shape that DNA is formed within
somatic senses
circulatory system
ectotherm
double hellix
8. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum
compact bone
genome
ribcage
stomach
9. Also known as leukocytes - cells found in blood that prevent one from getting sick
melanin
gonadotropins
respiratory system
white blood cells
10. Heart chamber that is filled blood from the lungs that has oxygen and is ready to go through the body
heredity
xylem
left atrium
voluntary muscle
11. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus
white matter
cilliates
pistill
pallisade and spongy cells
12. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
olfactory membrane
alveoli
annelids
lobster pot trap
13. Sense of touch that allows one to feel where they are in space
proprioception
cartilagenous fish
recessive trait
heredity
14. Organ in the body that controls memory and the body's functions
vacuoles
brain
bone marrow
centromere
15. Muscles tha allow you to move different parts of the body
voluntary muscle
outer ear
gonadotropins
plant - like protist
16. Animals that have hair - breathe air - and nurse their young
mammals
processes
pulp
flatworms
17. Muscles that move bones and work in teams to move the bones appropriately
cell
animals
skeletal muscles
monotremes
18. Animals with backbones or spinal columns - includes fish - mammals - amphibians - reptiles - birds
polyps
tendons
pollen
vertebrates
19. Joints found in vertebrae that slide in a back and forth motion
cellulose
gliding joints
dinoflagellates
ventricle
20. Animals that do not have a backbone - like butterflies - sand dollars - and starfish
pulp
olfactory cells
invertebrates
nervous system
21. The lead organ of the endocrine system because it decodes messages from the brain to the other glands
spinnerets
pituitary gland
antibody
true vocal chords
22. Other muscles that one cannot personally control - like the heart and digestive system
chloroplast
olfactory membrane
neurotransmitters
involuntary muscle
23. A condition in which the appendix gets inflamed and can be painful
temporal lobe
appendicitis
RNA
lobster pot trap
24. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction
thyroid
torpor
nucleus
cellular respiration
25. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
mechanoreceptors
tRNA
epinepherine
echnioderm
26. Senses that are related to the body - like touch
cornea
reptiles
xylem
somatic senses
27. Joint that is used to turn one's head
cementum
cilliates
perennials
pivot joint
28. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar
tissues
premolars
insulin
glucose
29. Human body system that makes sure that germ fighting cells get collected by blood tissue
scales
lymphatic system
cortex
mammals
30. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick
spongy bone
internal fertilization
white blood cells
immune system
31. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis
blood
integumentary system
chloroplasts
cytoplasm
32. A protein on red blood cells that attach oxygen to it
auditory canal
plaque
epinepherine
hemoglobin
33. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
budding
evergreens
type 1 diabetes
jawless fish
34. The portion of the ear that is seen and has ridges that bounces soundwaves into the middle ear
growth hormone
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
outer ear
spiracles
35. Joint that is used by shoulders and arms. One bone ends in a ball shape that fits into the socket of the other bone
systemic circulation
ball and socket joint
photosynthesis
DNA
36. The tube that is connected to the outside world
spiracles
outer ear
mandibles
urethra
37. The pair of fangs that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax an contain venom to kill their enemies
protists
plant - like protist
chelicerae
RNA World
38. A protozoa that cannot move on its own and depends on living bodies for transport
glucose
retina
sprozoa
stomach acids
39. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
capillaries
synapse
algal blooms
cementum
40. Any types of germs and chemicals that can make people sick
rRNA
pathogens
gene
bacteria
41. Layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis
dermis
proteins
green algae
tRNA
42. Little ring - shaped bones that make up the spine
wisdom teeth
vertebrae
flypaper trap
cytoplasm
43. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
motor neurons
premolars
catabolic metabolism
asynmetric animals
44. Vascular plants that flower and produce fruit
pistill
angiosperms
bony fish
follicles
45. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding
spongy bone
sensilla
ribosomes
Punnett Square
46. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold
fungus - like protists
immune system
spicules
mechanoreceptors
47. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
dentin
superior and inferior vena cava
sweat glands
integumentary system
48. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen
pulmonary circulation
anura
bladder
sperm duct
49. A type of vertebrate whose body temperature changes with its surroundings - like reptiles
pallisade and spongy cells
ectotherm
blood
sponges
50. Phylum class for animals that have spinal chords
proteins
chordata
bilateral symmetry
baby teeth