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CSET Science: Biology

Subjects : cset, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glands in women and men that produce the sex cells for reproduction






2. The most popular form of the invertebrate that is extremely tiny and lives in the soil and can be plant parasites - decomposers - or predators






3. Filters located inside the kidney that help filter urea out of the blood






4. Human body system that breaks down food so that nutrients and water can be used for the body






5. Portion of the ear that is connected to nerve fibers that carry signals to the brain






6. A group of animals that belong to the arthropod phylum that have no backbone and have an exoskeleton






7. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.






8. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs






9. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility






10. Gland that keeps the level of calcium in the blood at a certain level






11. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords






12. Groups of cells that live together






13. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows






14. Cells owned by plants and animals in which the cell's genetic material is surrounded by a membrane






15. Organ behind the eye's pupil that foucses light back onto the eyeball






16. The act of selecting genes carefully that lead to a better yield of good characteristics






17. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another






18. Soft mass at the center of the tooth containing blood vessels and sensitive nerves






19. Meat - eating






20. A transport tissue found in plants that water travels from the roots to the leaves through...also known as wood






21. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum






22. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are sensitive to light and can be triggered by a single photon






23. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring






24. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth






25. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead






26. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish






27. Any place where two or more bones meet






28. Organs inside pallisade and spongy cells of leaves that contain chlorophyll - an essential pigment for photosynthesis






29. The process in which plants turn water and carbon dioxide and sunlight into photosynthesis






30. The brain's switchboard which passes information from the body to the correct part of the brain






31. The idea that the earliest forms of living organsims were made out of RNA and not DNA. Life forms based on RNA evolved to the life forms that we see today






32. Animals that do not have a shape at all - like sponges






33. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose






34. Cells found in the blood that help make clots when you get a cut






35. Human body system that protects insides including skin - hair - and nails






36. A protein that an insect's exoskeleton is made out of






37. Creatures found sucking nutrients from dead animals and plants by breaking down their remains






38. Also known as messenger RNA. It carries out protein recipes from the DNA to the ribosomes






39. The lead organ of the endocrine system because it decodes messages from the brain to the other glands






40. The way that the female's sex cell - the egg - travels inside the female reproductive system






41. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts






42. Tiny sacs found in the lungs that oxygen gets stored in






43. Jointed plates on an insect that are located in the abdomen and let in air so that an insect can breathe






44. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them






45. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet






46. Dome shaped muscle that the lungs rest on






47. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood






48. The process that plants use to reproduce. Insects travel from plant to plant dropping off pollen into the pistills






49. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell






50. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive