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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
retina
down feathers
growth hormone
hinge joint
2. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body
lobster pot trap
endotherm
touch
pathogenic
3. Muscle that pumps blood through your body and handles circulation
protists
capillaries
heart
hyphae
4. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat
alveoli
ureters
metabolism
autonomic nervous system
5. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born
sign language
marsupials
elastin and collagen
chyme
6. A clear but slightly yellow substance found in blood that includes antibodies - electrolytes and more
vacscular plants
abdomen
cillia
plasma
7. Vertebrate animals that are warm - blooded with two legs - wings - feathers - and a beak or a bill and lay hardshelled eggs and have hollow bones suitable for flying
stirrup
appendicitis
plants
birds
8. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
atrium
recessive trait
pitfall trap
sebaceous glands
9. Human body system that has the heart pumping blood throughout the body
cavity
annelids
circulatory system
estrogen
10. Glands in women and men that produce the sex cells for reproduction
gliding joints
ovaries and testes
kidneys
type 1 diabetes
11. The male sex organ
immune system
deafness
penis
xylem
12. Porrtion of the spinal chord that reflects impulses to and from the brain
bilateral symmetry
white matter
genetic modification
hinge joint
13. Angiosperms that have one seed leaf inside of their seeds
sponges
monocots
spongy bone
cementum
14. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
carbohydrate
jawless fish
cilliates
tympanic membrane
15. Groups of cells that live together
tissues
terminal hair
hair cells
fungus - like protists
16. A type of vertebrate that monitors their body temperature so it stays constant no matter where they are - like birds
digestive system
endotherm
carnivorous
xylem
17. One of the small bones of the ear and it bounces against the anvil when sound hits the eardrum
hair follicle
hammer
immune system
cilliates
18. The shape that DNA is formed within
bases
cell membrane
fungi
double hellix
19. Specialized mechanoreceptors in the ear that sense vibration and allow you to hear sound
outer ear
chelicerae
vocal folds
hair cells
20. Fish that have skeletons made out of cartiledge - like sharks - scales and rays
cartilagenous fish
torpor
snakes
iris
21. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes
rRNA
roundworms
reptiles
carnivorous
22. Human body system that protects insides including skin - hair - and nails
contour feathers
marrow
integumentary system
mRNA
23. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
impulses
catabolic metabolism
pineal gland
thyroid
24. Little hairs that protoists use to move through the water
lymphatic system
saliva
eukaryotic cells
cillia
25. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
follicles
olfactory membrane
rRNA
pulmonary circulation
26. A group of mammals that lays eggs
jawless fish
monotremes
immune system
digestive system
27. The male sex cells of a flower
monocots
pollen
lobster pot trap
periosteum
28. Cell organelle that moves waste - food and water inside a cell
endoplasmic reticulum
diatoms
elastin and collagen
evergreens
29. Poison from the bloodstream
urea
roots
touch
outer ear
30. A cup shaped growth with liquid inside that is found in carivorous plants - like the pitcher plant
sperm cells
ventricle
pitfall trap
anabolic metabolism
31. 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
hypothalamus
uterus
ureters
cell membrane
32. Little bones found in the mouth that are responsible for cutting and crushing food
contour feathers
teeth
lobes
spine
33. Dome shaped muscle that the lungs rest on
peritonitis
mollusks
anabolic metabolism
diaphragm
34. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive
insects
brain stem
mitosis
spine
35. Phase of mitosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and each centromere attaches to two spindle fibers
lymphatic system
metaphase
conifers
genome
36. The soft inner layer of a tooth that supports the enamel and gives the tooth its shape
ribosomes
dentin
skin
pitfall trap
37. Jointed plates on an insect that are located in the abdomen and let in air so that an insect can breathe
pitfall trap
telophase
cartilage
spiracles
38. The sum of an organism's genes
genome
heart
left atrium
prophase
39. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in
spine
bony fish
testicles
bone marrow
40. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells
fungus - like protists
marrow
cornea
roots
41. Male sex cells produced in the testes
somatic nervous system
sperm cells
budding
esophogus
42. Joint that is used to turn one's head
ribcage
systemic circulation
pivot joint
periosteum
43. Gland that secretes the hormone melatonin - which is important for the sleep cycle - metabolism - and sexual development
pineal gland
scales
anabolic metabolism
cerebrum
44. A type of invertebrate that has a long flat body and bilateral symmetry. Most are parasites and live off of other organisms
flatworms
dicots
kidneys
follicles
45. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people
plants
vascular
sign language
mitosis
46. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by
temporal lobe
melanocytes
alveoli
villi
47. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding
cnidarians
Punnett Square
plant - like protist
peritonitis
48. A neuron cell's body
soma
pitfall trap
phylogeny
micronucleus
49. Human body system made up of bones that hold the body up and protect the vital organs of the system
duodenum
marrow
skeletal system
breathing
50. Version of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions like petting or talking
mitosis
somatic nervous system
marrow
coronary circulation