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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering
true vocal chords
seeds
sensilla
apoda
2. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick
Jacobson's organ
immune system
sperm duct
red algae
3. The center of the chromosome that holds the structure together
pulp
carbohydrate
spongin
centromere
4. The flow of blood within the heart itself
coronary circulation
pupil
phylogeny
canine teeth
5. A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
pituitary gland
esophogus
micronucleus
small intestine
6. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
appendectomy
heart
brown algae
echnioderm
7. Tiny sacs found in the lungs that oxygen gets stored in
catabolic metabolism
duodenum
alveoli
heart
8. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
olfactory cells
animals
dinoflagellates
sebum
9. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart
ventricle
mandibles
chyme
thymus
10. Human body system that has the heart pumping blood throughout the body
sound waves
red blood cell
circulatory system
epidermis
11. How organisms are organized through evolution
phylogeny
algal blooms
penis
proprioception
12. Hormones released by the hypothalmus and pituitary gland that regulate puberty and make the ovaries and testes grow
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
mollusks
gonadotropins
testosterone
13. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking
swim bladder
chitin
heredity
vocal folds
14. Something that has lost almost all of its use through evolution
contour feathers
vertebrates
angiosperms
vestigial
15. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
olfactory membrane
vacscular plants
carbohydrate
lobster pot trap
16. Phylum class for animals that have spinal chords
chordata
echnioderm
medusas
pituitary gland
17. A shield that protects pathogens from entering the body
marsupials
skin
esophogus
sensilla
18. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
premolars
metabolism
myelin
dinoflagellates
19. Organ in the body that controls memory and the body's functions
motor neurons
anvil
brain
spongy bone
20. Tubes that the urine from the kidneys travels through to the bladder
ventricle
ureters
penis
larynx
21. Animals that have hair - breathe air - and nurse their young
mammals
umami
fins
RNA
22. 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
vocal folds
right atrium
birds
telophase
23. An organ that reptiles have inside of the roof of their mouth to taste and smell
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24. Any place where two or more bones meet
breathing
spiracles
joint
duodenum
25. Single celled creatures that are too small to see and have a nucleus and live in moist or wet surroundings
sensory neurons
vocal folds
photosynthesis
protists
26. The portion of the vocal chords that produce sound
pseudopod
snakes
true vocal chords
spongin
27. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth
mucus
chelicerae
carrageenan
lobes
28. Cell organelle that moves waste - food and water inside a cell
anura
scales
plants
endoplasmic reticulum
29. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by
myelin
joint
villi
vertebrae
30. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts
molt
elastin and collagen
cerebrum
spongy bone
31. Porrtion of the spinal chord that reflects impulses to and from the brain
white matter
duodenum
pistill
echnioderm
32. Little bones found in the mouth that are responsible for cutting and crushing food
teeth
right atrium
thalamus
true vocal chords
33. Organ that follows the stomach where most of the food's nutrients are absorbed
perennials
small intestine
mandibles
spine
34. An operation that removes the appendix during appendicitis
gills
appendectomy
umami
inner ear
35. Heart chamber that is filled blood from the lungs that has oxygen and is ready to go through the body
left atrium
animal - like protist
diatoms
stomata
36. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls planning - problem solving and speech
frontal lobe
vacuoles
chlorophyll
vertebrates
37. The act of selecting genes carefully that lead to a better yield of good characteristics
genetic modification
pancreas
outer ear
anvil
38. Cnidarians - like jellyfish - that use their tentacles to move through the water. Reproduce by laying their eggs in the water
red blood cell
protists
ventricle
medusas
39. The male sex cells of a flower
marrow
superior and inferior vena cava
pollen
voluntary muscle
40. Cells owned by plants and animals in which the cell's genetic material is surrounded by a membrane
integumentary system
reproductive system
estrogen
eukaryotic cells
41. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen
pulmonary circulation
circulatory system
frontal lobe
cavity
42. A protozoa that cannot move on its own and depends on living bodies for transport
lymphatic system
nucleus
mandibles
sprozoa
43. Hormone released by the ovaries that cauess breast development - body shape changes - and menustration
melanocytes
cerebellum
monocots
estrogen
44. Organs that a fish uses to move through the water
stomach
cephalothorax
vacuoles
fins
45. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
micronucleus
mechanical digestion
carrageenan
bladder trap
46. Algae that have animal - like features including flagella and eye spots that are sensitive to light
parathyroid gland
euglenoids
somatic senses
prophase
47. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body
pulp
chromosomes
integumentary system
touch
48. Glands in the skin that produce sebum
sebaceous glands
spiracles
testosterone
photosynthesis
49. A protist that captures food to eat - such as an amoeba - and are also known as protozoans
coronary circulation
bladder trap
voluntary muscle
animal - like protist
50. A substance that lubricates the cartilage and allows bones to slide over each other easily
annuals
synovial fluid
ribosomes
mollusks