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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The physical breaking apart of food
saliva
white matter
cillia
mechanical digestion
2. Fish that have skeletons made out of bone
bony fish
anophase
cavity
systemic circulation
3. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility
pineal gland
incisors
grey matter
salivary amylase
4. A peach fuzz that is light in color and no larger than 2 cm found on the underside of the arms in the body
vellus hair
antennae
brain
chloroplast
5. Senses that are related to the body - like touch
touch
white blood cells
bladder
somatic senses
6. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body
touch
skeletal system
processes
dendrites
7. Organ that digests food with enzyme and other digestive juices like hydrochloric acid
endoplasmic reticulum
stomach
nematocyst
lymphatic system
8. A protist that uses sunlight to make food - like plankton and algae
sphincteres
rods
rRNA
plant - like protist
9. Gives hair its strength and coloring
placental mammals
wisdom teeth
larynx
cortex
10. Small tube attached to the large intestine
centromere
appendix
flagellates
polyps
11. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart
urinary system
ventricle
bases
periosteum
12. The way that eukaryotic cells divide to help cause growth. The nucleus of one cell divides into two identical nuclei
salivary glands
phytoplankton
mitosis
sign language
13. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin
sweat glands
melanocytes
cell membrane
cartilage
14. 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
gene
anophase
dermis
15. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits
nervous system
parasites
carbohydrate
antennae
16. Larger and flatter teeth in the back that are used to crush food to mix with saliva to make it easier to swallow
chordata
white matter
molars
tissues
17. Human body system that contains hormonal glands that control growth and reproduction
double hellix
endocrine system
red blood cell
saliva
18. Segmented worms - like earthworms - and are made up of ringed segments
annelids
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
micronucleus
double hellix
19. The portion of the vocal chords that produce sound
reptiles
symbiosis
sign language
true vocal chords
20. Joint that is used to turn one's head
left atrium
Jacobson's organ
systemic circulation
pivot joint
21. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
synapse
plasma
pulmonary circulation
22. Uses the major arteries and veins to move oxygen rich blood throughout the body
superior and inferior vena cava
systemic circulation
baby teeth
plants
23. Inward hairs located inside a plant guide bugs to its stomach in a carnivorous plant
lymphatic system
olfactory membrane
lobster pot trap
telophase
24. Plants that only live for a few seasons and reproduce only once - including flower box flowers and crop plants
annuals
olfactory membrane
lizards
hair cells
25. The condition - if not treated - when the inflamed appendix breaks and releases bacteria to the body. It can cause organ failure and death
swim bladder
umami
sperm duct
peritonitis
26. Little hairs that protoists use to move through the water
endotherm
cillia
cellular respiration
sound waves
27. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells
proprioception
villi
tendons
marrow
28. Pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae and protect the spinal cord from injury
nephrons
archaea
jawless fish
discs
29. Phylum class for animals that have spinal chords
respiratory system
bladder trap
nervous system
chordata
30. The millions of pairs of chemical compounds that make up DNA
bases
evergreens
thalamus
seeds
31. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body
chitin
sperm cells
sponges
lizards
32. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus
lobster pot trap
cilliates
hair cells
mitosis
33. Thick and dark hair that is usually head hair and also found on legs - armpits and pubic areaa
catabolic metabolism
sphincteres
terminal hair
pathogens
34. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
cornea
dinoflagellates
cytoplasm
invertebrates
35. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick
immune system
insects
centromere
vertebrae
36. The central part of a flower that contains its female sex organs
internal fertilization
flagellum
arachnids
pistill
37. Groups of cells that live together
red blood cell
tissues
annelids
dendrites
38. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people
air sacs
sign language
pathogenic
sensory neurons
39. Fish that have skeletons made out of cartiledge - like sharks - scales and rays
ribosomes
cartilagenous fish
testosterone
integumentary system
40. The walls of a plant cell
wisdom teeth
genome
cellulose
sebaceous glands
41. Animals that have hair - breathe air - and nurse their young
gonadotropins
mammals
ameboids
phloem
42. The most common type of algae that produces half of the world's oxygen
endothermic
green algae
jawless fish
cementum
43. An organ that reptiles have inside of the roof of their mouth to taste and smell
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44. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
apoda
arthropods
recessive trait
cillia
45. The way that a polyp - a cnidarian - reproduces asexually by growing a small version of the plant called a bud that evenetually becomes its own organism
urethra
heredity
budding
hammer
46. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts
inner ear
platelets
cerebrum
ribosomes
47. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs
pollen
proteins
stomach acids
cnidarians
48. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to
abdomen
canine teeth
auditory canal
ectotherm
49. A type of reptile that has no limbs
vacscular plants
molars
heredity
snakes
50. The brain's switchboard which passes information from the body to the correct part of the brain
metamorphosis
thalamus
fungi
pseudopod