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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
cartilagenous fish
vertebrates
cartilage
interneurons
2. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart
animal - like protist
temporal lobe
down feathers
ventricle
3. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds
cartilagenous fish
dicots
cornea
lens
4. Joint that is used by shoulders and arms. One bone ends in a ball shape that fits into the socket of the other bone
diatoms
reptiles
ball and socket joint
limbic system
5. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
plant - like protist
anura
euglenoids
echnioderm
6. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus
arachnids
rods
cyanobacteria
stirrup
7. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding
Punnett Square
cyanobacteria
parathyroid gland
lobes
8. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are less light sensitive and can detect color
mandibles
testicles
pupil
cones
9. Phase of mitosis - in which spindle fibers start to disappear and it becomes harder to see them and each of the seperated chromosomes creates a separate nucleus to
dermis
vacscular plants
telophase
growth hormone
10. The hard outer layer of the tooth
prokaryotic
deafness
roots
enamel
11. Circular muscles that keep urine from leaking out of the bladder opening
stomach
radial symmetry
sphincteres
nephrons
12. Fish that have skeletons made out of bone
endotherm
epinepherine
respiratory system
bony fish
13. An extension of the brain that determines smells based on the scents picked up by the cilia in the olfactory membrane
spinnerets
sound waves
olfactory bulb
dominant trait
14. Chemicals that help carry an impulse from one neuron to another
chloroplast
neurotransmitters
pulp
somatic nervous system
15. Something that makes somebody sick
angiosperms
pathogenic
cementum
anvil
16. Part of brain that is important to the endocrine system because it sends messages from your brain to the pituitary gland and controls body temperature and food intake
proprioception
spongy bone
hypothalamus
atrium
17. Male sex cells produced in the testes
conifers
sperm cells
growth hormone
cortex
18. A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
motor neurons
esophogus
parasites
interneurons
19. The first part of the small intestine where digestive enzymes from liver and pancreas break up chyme into a soup of molecules small enough to enter the bloodstream
duodenum
endocrine system
cortex
vellus hair
20. Hormones released from the adrenal glands during times of stress by telling the body to metabolize carbohydrates to produce extra energy
gene
chromosomes
rods
epinepherine
21. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
double hellix
scales
urethra
motor neurons
22. Portion of the ear that is connected to nerve fibers that carry signals to the brain
flypaper trap
inner ear
superior and inferior vena cava
DNA
23. The outermost layer of hair and is sort of a protective outer layer
nervous system
cuticle
growth hormone
insulin
24. Different parts of the cerebrum that control different kinds of thought
lobes
sprozoa
compact bone
prokaryotic
25. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat
umami
autonomic nervous system
spongin
alveoli
26. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body
temporal lobe
sponges
terminal hair
radial symmetry
27. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon
lizards
esophogus
periosteum
hemoglobin
28. Located in the stomach - it burns the bacteria off the food you eat
stomach acids
ectotherm
tympanic membrane
plants
29. Organ that follows the stomach where most of the food's nutrients are absorbed
pitfall trap
Jacobson's organ
capillaries
small intestine
30. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
bilateral symmetry
olfactory membrane
testosterone
cell
31. The four pairs of chemical compounds that connect together in DNA
stomach
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
vestigial
molt
32. Sacs that produce the body's hair
hemoglobin
telophase
hair follicle
cell membrane
33. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
blood
bladder
ribcage
dinoflagellates
34. Metabolic reactions in which the simpler molecjules of food are built into more complicated molecules
anabolic metabolism
chitin
autonomic nervous system
sweat glands
35. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar
spiracles
soma
insulin
jawless fish
36. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum
compact bone
pineal gland
Punnett Square
crocodilians
37. Within scent organs that can detect more than 10000 odors
vacuoles
olfactory cells
lysosomes
lizards
38. One of the small bones in the ear that receives vibrations from the anvil and passes it onto the stirrup
fission
anvil
interneurons
chlorophyll
39. Deoxyribonucleic acid - which is considered as a computer program for the body. located in the nucleus
internal fertilization
prokaryotic
DNA
hammer
40. Metabolic reactions that break down complicated models from food into simpler molecules
elastin and collagen
placental mammals
catabolic metabolism
photoreceptive
41. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
pseudopod
soma
micronucleus
discs
42. Plants that keep their needles or slippery leaves all year round
pseudopod
evergreens
olfactory membrane
marsupials
43. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction
tendons
cellular respiration
sensilla
vascular
44. Also known as the ear drum - it vibrates like a real drum when soundwaves enter the ear
appendectomy
tympanic membrane
thermoreceptors
pulmonary circulation
45. A protist that uses sunlight to make food - like plankton and algae
plant - like protist
hinge joint
touch
plaque
46. The way that the female's sex cell - the egg - travels inside the female reproductive system
RNA
appendectomy
mitosis
Fallopian tube
47. Layer of skin located beneath the epidermis and dermis which is mostly fatty tissue to protect the inner organs
fission
lysosomes
hypodermis
olfactory bulb
48. 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
deafness
monocots
sebum
arachnids
49. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
cilliates
wisdom teeth
growth hormone
pancreas
50. Human body system that has the heart pumping blood throughout the body
pollination
algal blooms
circulatory system
hyphae