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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glands that regulate response to stress by releasing adrenaline - a hormone that gives one extra energy and speed during extremely harmful of stressful situations
adrenal glands
olfactory bulb
meninges
arachnids
2. Tiny sacs found in the lungs that oxygen gets stored in
hammer
alveoli
ventricle
xylem
3. Two rounded glands that hang down and produce the sperm cells
telophase
hair cells
testicles
hypodermis
4. The inabiliy to hear sound
negative feedback
polyps
deafness
annelids
5. Fibers of the dermis that gives the skin its structure - elasticity - and strength
duodenum
neurons
superior and inferior vena cava
elastin and collagen
6. One of the small bones in the ear that receives vibrations from the anvil and passes it onto the stirrup
diaphragm
anvil
dentin
polyps
7. The large space in the female reproductive system where babies grow in
vacuoles
skeletal system
thalamus
uterus
8. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum
vacscular plants
compact bone
DNA
lysosomes
9. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
polyps
xylem
motor neurons
deafness
10. Cell organelle that packs up protein ready to be sent out to the body
mollusks
gene
hair follicle
golgi bodies
11. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
skeletal muscles
cartilage
skeletal system
endocrine system
12. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
superior and inferior vena cava
scales
villi
double hellix
13. The male sex cells of a flower
pollen
nervous system
thalamus
telophase
14. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
respiratory system
type 1 diabetes
large intestine
photoreceptive
15. The body of an arachnid that contains most of their organs
chloroplast
lysosomes
abdomen
respiratory system
16. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus
cilliates
heart
vacuoles
false vocal chords
17. An operation that removes the appendix during appendicitis
pulmonary circulation
pedipalps
muscular system
appendectomy
18. Means that a plant has tiny vessels that transport water and food through the roots - stems and leaves
algae
olfactory cells
incisors
vascular
19. Portion of the tooth that connects the teeth to the jawbone
true vocal chords
platelets
cerebrum
roots
20. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold
animals
bases
lizards
fungus - like protists
21. Algae that has chlorophyll - but also has a red pigment which helps them absorb sunlight from deep underwater
chordata
metaphase
flypaper trap
red algae
22. Cells found inside leaves that are important for photosynthesis and contain chloroplasts
vestigial
stomach
pallisade and spongy cells
red algae
23. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows
genes
umami
endoskeletal
notochord
24. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells
internal fertilization
marrow
urine
torpor
25. Dome shaped muscle that the lungs rest on
larynx
skeletal muscles
marrow
diaphragm
26. The walls of a plant cell
cellulose
pulmonary circulation
polyps
platelets
27. 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
mandibles
cuticle
estrogen
arachnids
28. Algae with cell walls that are rich in silica - the main component of glass
blood
reptiles
perennials
diatoms
29. Mixture of sperm and fluids
semen
insulin
dominant trait
stomach acids
30. Segmented worms - like earthworms - and are made up of ringed segments
down feathers
teeth
pivot joint
annelids
31. The material that is used to control all
wisdom teeth
micronucleus
genes
internal fertilization
32. The front teeth that bite and chop off pieces of food to fit in your mouth
brown algae
RNA
pedipalps
incisors
33. Small tube attached to the large intestine
plasma
cementum
teeth
appendix
34. The millions of pairs of chemical compounds that make up DNA
bilateral symmetry
nematocyst
bases
villi
35. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.
macronucleus
salivary amylase
ameboids
prophase
36. Metabolic reactions in which the simpler molecjules of food are built into more complicated molecules
scrotum
anabolic metabolism
arachnids
vellus hair
37. 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
peritonitis
cartilagenous fish
prophase
metabolism
38. Layer of skin located beneath the epidermis and dermis which is mostly fatty tissue to protect the inner organs
arthropods
joint
vertebrae
hypodermis
39. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people
mitosis
sound waves
sign language
flagellum
40. Other muscles that one cannot personally control - like the heart and digestive system
involuntary muscle
organelle
heredity
vascular
41. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds
dicots
algal blooms
melanocytes
incisors
42. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
deafness
growth hormone
carbohydrate
Jacobson's organ
43. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
atrium
flagellates
tympanic membrane
tRNA
44. Human body system that helps humans make more humans
cell membrane
reproductive system
negative feedback
plasma
45. A type of amphibian that is a long - worm like creature
contour feathers
apoda
epidermis
alveoli
46. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon
capillaries
lizards
platelets
melanocytes
47. The tough - elastic skin of a sponge
spongin
follicles
teeth
pituitary gland
48. 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
testicles
saliva
nucleus
algal blooms
49. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar
insulin
fungus - like protists
enamel
vacuoles
50. A group of mammals whose children develop in the placenta - a sac - like organ filled with fluid that nourishes the growing embryo
placental mammals
nephrons
recessive trait
pivot joint