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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tubes that the urine from the kidneys travels through to the bladder
capillaries
proprioception
ureters
kidneys
2. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
ligaments
jawless fish
metabolism
soma
3. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
gills
cytoplasm
adrenal glands
flypaper trap
4. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
atrium
molt
nervous system
proprioception
5. Gymnoperm plants that produce male and female cones
somatic senses
conifers
Fallopian tube
vestigial
6. A group of mammals whose children develop in the placenta - a sac - like organ filled with fluid that nourishes the growing embryo
processes
down feathers
fungi
placental mammals
7. The tiny threads that fungi attach to their food with
compound eyes
villi
budding
hyphae
8. Little ring - shaped bones that make up the spine
stomach acids
limbic system
vertebrae
sphincteres
9. Pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae and protect the spinal cord from injury
fungi
growth hormone
discs
cellulose
10. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory
cytoplasm
flagellum
temporal lobe
ectotherm
11. A protist that captures food to eat - such as an amoeba - and are also known as protozoans
internal fertilization
penis
olfactory membrane
animal - like protist
12. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
scrotum
sensilla
dinoflagellates
alveoli
13. The redness of the sea caused by the overpopulation of dinoflagellates
carrageenan
ureters
red tide
flypaper trap
14. The part of an arachnid that the mouth - eyes - and limbs are connected to
cephalothorax
turtles and tortoises
bilateral symmetry
conifers
15. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
tendons
organelle
dinoflagellates
cell membrane
16. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords
chitin
false vocal chords
sensilla
insects
17. 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
budding
pollination
pseudopod
cillia
18. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes
rRNA
photoreceptive
peritonitis
snakes
19. An extension of the brain that determines smells based on the scents picked up by the cilia in the olfactory membrane
crocodilians
olfactory bulb
epinepherine
bacteria
20. Animals that do not have a shape at all - like sponges
cell
turtles and tortoises
asynmetric animals
chloroplasts
21. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
bladder
red tide
myelin
angiosperms
22. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen
green algae
pulmonary circulation
platelets
roots
23. Nerve cells that are sensitive to light and found in the eyes
echnioderm
photoreceptive
coronary circulation
sound waves
24. The tough - elastic skin of a sponge
growth hormone
spongin
cyanobacteria
pancreas
25. A type of invertebrate that has a long flat body and bilateral symmetry. Most are parasites and live off of other organisms
dominant trait
flatworms
iris
mitosis
26. Senses that are related to the body - like touch
thyroid
somatic senses
arachnids
ameboids
27. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat
bone marrow
baby teeth
autonomic nervous system
bony fish
28. The center of the chromosome that holds the structure together
phytoplankton
centromere
metabolism
xylem
29. The soft inner layer of a tooth that supports the enamel and gives the tooth its shape
prokaryotic
dentin
RNA
hormones
30. An overpopulation of algae that can cover huge areas of water and devestate ecosystems by blocking out the sunlight from other organisms or secrete poison into the water
reptiles
algal blooms
outer ear
atrium
31. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking
swim bladder
small intestine
ball and socket joint
mRNA
32. Substance found in the center of the spinal chord that provides nourishment to spinal chord cells and serves as a shock absorber
somatic senses
genome
sensilla
cerebrospinal fluid
33. Plants that only live for a few seasons and reproduce only once - including flower box flowers and crop plants
down feathers
annuals
cerebrum
bases
34. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by
pallisade and spongy cells
pulp
somatic senses
villi
35. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone
frontal lobe
melanin
periosteum
bone marrow
36. Phase of mitosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and each centromere attaches to two spindle fibers
hypothalamus
mucus
metaphase
bases
37. The pair of fangs that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax an contain venom to kill their enemies
sweat glands
chelicerae
nervous system
chemical digestion
38. Sacs that produce the body's hair
gymnosperms
hair follicle
thymus
processes
39. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
hair follicle
true vocal chords
motor neurons
endoplasmic reticulum
40. Openings found on leaves that absorb carbon dioxide from the air
axons
vertebrates
stomata
thalamus
41. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus
lobster pot trap
antibody
cilliates
molt
42. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon
scales
double hellix
lizards
chordata
43. Different parts of the cerebrum that control different kinds of thought
nematocyst
metabolism
lobes
diaphragm
44. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things
animals
mandibles
taste buds
annuals
45. Human body system that contains hormonal glands that control growth and reproduction
endocrine system
telophase
proteins
soma
46. The shape that DNA is formed within
grey matter
reproductive system
double hellix
joint
47. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body
retina
touch
prophase
cerebrum
48. Version of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions like petting or talking
mechanoreceptors
somatic nervous system
bony fish
bases
49. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth
carrageenan
processes
taste buds
spine
50. Also known as messenger RNA. It carries out protein recipes from the DNA to the ribosomes
vertebrates
vascular
mRNA
sessile