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CSET Science: Biology
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1. Two organs in the lower back which the blood travels to get cleansed of urea
animals
kidneys
limbic system
pallisade and spongy cells
2. Human body system that allows your muscles to move
stomach acids
dinoflagellates
muscular system
interneurons
3. The process in which the body collects oxygen
parasites
mechanical digestion
hair cells
breathing
4. Inward hairs located inside a plant guide bugs to its stomach in a carnivorous plant
lymphatic system
auditory canal
bone marrow
lobster pot trap
5. Tiny forms of algae that form the basis of most saltwater food chains
wisdom teeth
estrogen
urea
phytoplankton
6. 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
chordata
monocots
larynx
pancreas
7. Reptiles that live mainly in the tropics - have eyes and nostrils on top of theier heads
crocodilians
hyphae
algal blooms
cones
8. Sense of touch that allows one to feel where they are in space
wisdom teeth
cartilagenous fish
proprioception
budding
9. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon
left atrium
testicles
hypodermis
lizards
10. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air
urea
hair follicle
contour feathers
arthropods
11. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
nematocyst
cementum
respiratory system
involuntary muscle
12. A group of animals that belong to the arthropod phylum that have no backbone and have an exoskeleton
ligaments
platelets
insects
melanin
13. A type of invertebrate that has a long flat body and bilateral symmetry. Most are parasites and live off of other organisms
flatworms
cones
Punnett Square
white blood cells
14. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction
cellular respiration
hammer
larynx
canine teeth
15. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis
mammals
fins
compact bone
chloroplasts
16. Gland that secretes the hormone melatonin - which is important for the sleep cycle - metabolism - and sexual development
bladder
pineal gland
canine teeth
bone marrow
17. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are less light sensitive and can detect color
archaea
mucus
sound waves
cones
18. Glands inside the tongue that produce saliva
salivary glands
flagellates
peritonitis
tendons
19. The flow of blood within the heart itself
nervous system
inner ear
respiratory system
coronary circulation
20. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in
bone marrow
cementum
prokaryotic
chelicerae
21. Muscles that move bones and work in teams to move the bones appropriately
coronary circulation
melanocytes
superior and inferior vena cava
skeletal muscles
22. The mouth parts of an insect that are used to chew up food and wood for nests
mandibles
symbiosis
nematocyst
olfactory cells
23. Means that a plant has tiny vessels that transport water and food through the roots - stems and leaves
vascular
thyroid
pollination
rods
24. Single celled creatures that are too small to see and have a nucleus and live in moist or wet surroundings
pulp
touch
mechanical digestion
protists
25. A protein on red blood cells that attach oxygen to it
sound waves
RNA
hemoglobin
red tide
26. Glands in the skin that produce sebum
peritonitis
vertebrates
fission
sebaceous glands
27. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
negative feedback
axons
chyme
28. Bony structure that protects the lungs
ribcage
rods
urodela
echnioderm
29. The science of life
lobes
insects
biology
gonadotropins
30. Something that makes somebody sick
gliding joints
pathogenic
reptiles
contour feathers
31. The stems at the edge of the flower that contain the male sex cells called pollen
chordata
auditory canal
stamen
roots
32. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
tympanic membrane
joint
myelin
fungus - like protists
33. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls the day - to - day functions of a cell
temporal lobe
cuticle
macronucleus
asynmetric animals
34. The soft inner layer of a tooth that supports the enamel and gives the tooth its shape
RNA World
plant - like protist
dentin
vacuoles
35. Inverterate animals that have two halves that match if you draw a line down the center of their bodies - like butterfly
bilateral symmetry
placental mammals
wisdom teeth
micronucleus
36. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone
periosteum
DNA
uterus
respiratory system
37. Mixture of sperm and fluids
vocal folds
meninges
semen
compact bone
38. The physical breaking apart of food
lungs
adrenal glands
mechanical digestion
chloroplasts
39. Vibrations in the air around you
euglenoids
circulatory system
follicles
sound waves
40. The material that is used to control all
ventricle
compact bone
cilliates
genes
41. Layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis
dermis
epinepherine
algae
vertebrates
42. The larger organ that follows the small intestine in digestion which absorbs water from the remaining chyme
bilateral symmetry
hormones
semen
large intestine
43. Small tube attached to the large intestine
vacscular plants
RNA
appendix
sperm cells
44. A fine lightly colored hair that covers your body when you are a baby
lanugo hair
muscular system
cell
impulses
45. The brain's switchboard which passes information from the body to the correct part of the brain
involuntary muscle
limbic system
genetic modification
thalamus
46. Three layers of connective tissue that protect the spinal chord
asynmetric animals
meninges
sensory neurons
endothermic
47. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
flypaper trap
spicules
hemoglobin
sweat glands
48. Little ring - shaped bones that make up the spine
skeletal system
cuticle
diatoms
vertebrae
49. The large space in the female reproductive system where babies grow in
glucose
uterus
impulses
vertebrates
50. The pair of fangs that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax an contain venom to kill their enemies
chelicerae
nucleus
mechanoreceptors
elastin and collagen
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