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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reptiles that live mainly in the tropics - have eyes and nostrils on top of theier heads
iris
reproductive system
negative feedback
crocodilians
2. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
pollination
follicles
olfactory membrane
cavity
3. Also known as transfer RNA - it decodes the recipes/instructions from the messenger RNA to produce certain proteins
chordata
somatic senses
tRNA
endotherm
4. A combination of waater - urea - and salts that you don't need
mechanoreceptors
urine
villi
enamel
5. Algae that have animal - like features including flagella and eye spots that are sensitive to light
vacuoles
anvil
involuntary muscle
euglenoids
6. Pigment that gives skin its color
ribosomes
hyphae
glucose
melanin
7. The process in which the body collects oxygen
snakes
fins
pancreas
breathing
8. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction
cellular respiration
incisors
heart
notochord
9. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons
integumentary system
plaque
enamel
interneurons
10. Prokaryotic cells that comes in many shapes - including spears - rods - and spirals and found in air - water - and living things
reptiles
systemic circulation
bacteria
grey matter
11. The tough - elastic skin of a sponge
meninges
epidermis
cnidarians
spongin
12. Animals that do not have a shape at all - like sponges
muscular system
metamorphosis
micronucleus
asynmetric animals
13. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach
vocal folds
torpor
papillae
chyme
14. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
mitochondria
tendons
dendrites
chloroplasts
15. A fine lightly colored hair that covers your body when you are a baby
lanugo hair
vertebrae
annelids
pivot joint
16. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
dinoflagellates
recessive trait
metabolism
appendix
17. Organ underneath the cerebrum that controls emotions
touch
limbic system
respiratory system
stomach acids
18. Little bones found in the mouth that are responsible for cutting and crushing food
teeth
immune system
stomata
chitin
19. Little spines on an insect that allow it to detect touch and vibration and air currents
marsupials
xylem
sensilla
ovaries
20. The smallest amount of living matter that is the unit of structure and function for all organisms
hammer
neurons
anophase
cell
21. Sense of touch that allows one to feel where they are in space
larynx
mitosis
proprioception
ligaments
22. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in
bone marrow
spinnerets
baby teeth
annelids
23. Also known as the erythrocyte - cells found in blood that carry oxygen to cells
gene
red blood cell
cerebrum
cortex
24. Organs that a fish uses to move through the water
retina
fins
systemic circulation
golgi bodies
25. Organ in the body that controls memory and the body's functions
brain
salivary glands
RNA World
annuals
26. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
gills
somatic nervous system
plaque
atrium
27. Big blocks of food that stay in the teeth and release bacteria
cortex
mollusks
plaque
left atrium
28. Glands that regulate response to stress by releasing adrenaline - a hormone that gives one extra energy and speed during extremely harmful of stressful situations
telophase
voluntary muscle
peritonitis
adrenal glands
29. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
DNA
fungus - like protists
thyroid
micronucleus
30. A hibernation that amphibians go through during the winter months
fungi
torpor
anura
teeth
31. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born
mRNA
systemic circulation
endothermic
marsupials
32. The soft inner layer of a tooth that supports the enamel and gives the tooth its shape
dentin
endoplasmic reticulum
thalamus
pallisade and spongy cells
33. Creatures found sucking nutrients from dead animals and plants by breaking down their remains
flypaper trap
fungi
cones
euglenoids
34. Two organs in the lower back which the blood travels to get cleansed of urea
appendicitis
ovaries and testes
kidneys
cuticle
35. Organ that is fundamental for breathing
urethra
red algae
voluntary muscle
lungs
36. Holes caused by plaque buildup that expose the sensitive portion of the tooth
sensory neurons
brown algae
cavity
green algae
37. Liquid produced by salivary glands that helps break down chemicals and determine taste by traveling back to the tastebuds
biology
saliva
chordata
neurons
38. A neuron cell's body
plaque
gene
soma
urea
39. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin
hyphae
gonadotropins
vacuoles
melanocytes
40. 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
circulatory system
Fallopian tube
arachnids
umami
41. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus
hormones
cyanobacteria
bladder
nervous system
42. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
jawless fish
neurons
bladder
platelets
43. Hormones released by the hypothalmus and pituitary gland that regulate puberty and make the ovaries and testes grow
metamorphosis
gonadotropins
algal blooms
phloem
44. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
auditory canal
double hellix
type 1 diabetes
cones
45. Muscle that pumps blood through your body and handles circulation
brown algae
heart
impulses
platelets
46. Uses the major arteries and veins to move oxygen rich blood throughout the body
voluntary muscle
sensilla
systemic circulation
rRNA
47. A carnivorous plant that sucks water into it along with the bugs that are in the water
bladder trap
appendectomy
genetic modification
hypothalamus
48. The larger organ that follows the small intestine in digestion which absorbs water from the remaining chyme
touch
large intestine
proteins
chelicerae
49. The first set of teeth that come out of a human baby as they are growing up
respiratory system
anabolic metabolism
baby teeth
cephalothorax
50. The male sex organ
wisdom teeth
penis
pedipalps
follicles