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CSET Science: Biology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes






2. Algae that lives in the ocean too and consists mostly of seaweed and kelp






3. Prozotoans that live in host organisms and help the host






4. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat






5. Human body system that makes sure that germ fighting cells get collected by blood tissue






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






7. A protist that uses sunlight to make food - like plankton and algae






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






9. 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






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






11. Single celled creatures that are too small to see and have a nucleus and live in moist or wet surroundings






12. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick






13. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus






14. Special mechanoreceptors that allow you to sense temperature like hot and cold






15. A substance that lubricates the cartilage and allows bones to slide over each other easily






16. The soft inner layer of a tooth that supports the enamel and gives the tooth its shape






17. The physical breaking apart of food






18. The inabiliy to hear sound






19. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey






20. A type of invertebrate that has a long flat body and bilateral symmetry. Most are parasites and live off of other organisms






21. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach






22. Glands in women and men that produce the sex cells for reproduction






23. Organ underneath the cerebrum that controls emotions






24. Sense of touch that allows one to feel where they are in space






25. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of






26. Phase of mitosis - in which spindle fibers start to disappear and it becomes harder to see them and each of the seperated chromosomes creates a separate nucleus to






27. Multi - celled organisms that eat food to survive






28. A shield that protects pathogens from entering the body






29. Two pairs of elastic membranes that stretch across the larynx






30. The dramatic change an animal goes through on its way to becoming an adult






31. Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes are visible and centrioles move to the opposite ends of the cells and threadlike spindle fibers start to spread across






32. Something that makes somebody sick






33. The portion of the vocal chords that produce sound






34. Body part of a fish used for protection






35. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body






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






37. The way that eukaryotic cells divide to help cause growth. The nucleus of one cell divides into two identical nuclei






38. Organ in the body that controls memory and the body's functions






39. A type of amphibian that has a short body - strong legs and no tail - like a frog






40. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle






41. Cell organelle that moves waste - food and water inside a cell






42. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding






43. The stems at the edge of the flower that contain the male sex cells called pollen






44. Angiosperms that have one seed leaf inside of their seeds






45. Different parts of the cerebrum that control different kinds of thought






46. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis






47. Chemicals that help carry an impulse from one neuron to another






48. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering






49. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through






50. 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