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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. Any types of germs and chemicals that can make people sick
hormones
pathogens
duodenum
circulatory system
2. Vibrations in the air around you
sound waves
autonomic nervous system
symbiosis
chloroplast
3. Human body system that breaks down food so that nutrients and water can be used for the body
digestive system
ameboids
chelicerae
brain stem
4. Heart chamber that is filled blood from the lungs that has oxygen and is ready to go through the body
photoreceptive
left atrium
olfactory cells
type 1 diabetes
5. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
marrow
recessive trait
respiratory system
air sacs
6. Organs inside pallisade and spongy cells of leaves that contain chlorophyll - an essential pigment for photosynthesis
white matter
immune system
flatworms
chloroplast
7. Animals that do not have a backbone - like butterflies - sand dollars - and starfish
mandibles
deafness
invertebrates
stomata
8. Substance found in the center of the spinal chord that provides nourishment to spinal chord cells and serves as a shock absorber
flatworms
Jacobson's organ
cerebrospinal fluid
platelets
9. A type of cell that has no nucleus and has all the genetic material surrounded by it
hypodermis
prokaryotic
nephrons
RNA
10. The male sex cells of a flower
mRNA
hinge joint
pollen
arachnids
11. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking
villi
swim bladder
teeth
recessive trait
12. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
micronucleus
compact bone
parasites
pupil
13. Reptiles that live mainly in the tropics - have eyes and nostrils on top of theier heads
integumentary system
cephalothorax
crocodilians
euglenoids
14. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows
notochord
medusas
impulses
anabolic metabolism
15. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood
thymus
skin
olfactory bulb
taste buds
16. Neuron processes that receive impulses passed on from other neurons
sprozoa
sweat glands
dendrites
appendectomy
17. Layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis
peritonitis
skeletal muscles
sebum
dermis
18. A soft layer of bone that is below the compact bone
phylogeny
spongy bone
photoreceptive
sebaceous glands
19. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish
kidneys
ribcage
hammer
cnidarians
20. Version of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions like petting or talking
genome
spinnerets
somatic nervous system
Fallopian tube
21. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
wisdom teeth
sensory neurons
growth hormone
monotremes
22. Little pouches that hair grows out of
follicles
hemoglobin
lanugo hair
flagellates
23. Dome shaped muscle that the lungs rest on
gene
diaphragm
ameboids
testicles
24. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to
neurons
auditory canal
muscular system
biology
25. The material that is used to control all
small intestine
DNA
genes
nephrons
26. An operation that removes the appendix during appendicitis
superior and inferior vena cava
symbiosis
appendectomy
neurons
27. A fine lightly colored hair that covers your body when you are a baby
lanugo hair
sebaceous glands
limbic system
dermis
28. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons
vocal folds
iris
interneurons
somatic senses
29. Algae that lives in the ocean too and consists mostly of seaweed and kelp
contour feathers
urea
somatic senses
brown algae
30. Joint found in the knees that are less flexible but much more stable
budding
seeds
cones
hinge joint
31. Other muscles that one cannot personally control - like the heart and digestive system
metabolism
sebum
involuntary muscle
capillaries
32. Human body system that contains hormonal glands that control growth and reproduction
enamel
endocrine system
cerebellum
saliva
33. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
cell membrane
synapse
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
growth hormone
34. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
temporal lobe
flypaper trap
bony fish
perennials
35. Something that has lost almost all of its use through evolution
salivary amylase
vestigial
frontal lobe
catabolic metabolism
36. Phylum class for animals that have spinal chords
pistill
chordata
seeds
plant - like protist
37. The dramatic change an animal goes through on its way to becoming an adult
bladder trap
metamorphosis
cyanobacteria
coronary circulation
38. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords
retina
cuticle
carrageenan
false vocal chords
39. Organ that is fundamental for breathing
cellulose
marsupials
lungs
impulses
40. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
vacscular plants
atrium
tendons
parasites
41. A type of invertebrate that has a long flat body and bilateral symmetry. Most are parasites and live off of other organisms
flatworms
Jacobson's organ
salivary glands
hammer
42. A peach fuzz that is light in color and no larger than 2 cm found on the underside of the arms in the body
vellus hair
epinepherine
turtles and tortoises
muscular system
43. Cells owned by plants and animals in which the cell's genetic material is surrounded by a membrane
eukaryotic cells
photosynthesis
flatworms
spine
44. Vascular plants that flower and produce fruit
chelicerae
green algae
angiosperms
mechanoreceptors
45. Two pairs of elastic membranes that stretch across the larynx
invertebrates
vocal folds
olfactory bulb
annelids
46. Larger and flatter teeth in the back that are used to crush food to mix with saliva to make it easier to swallow
insulin
diaphragm
molars
plants
47. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
cartilage
bilateral symmetry
proteins
bony fish
48. Cell organs that manufacture proteins
archaea
turtles and tortoises
ribosomes
pituitary gland
49. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus
roundworms
flagellates
cyanobacteria
photoreceptive
50. Set of chemical reactions that occur within the protoplasm - the living material of the cells
arachnids
brain stem
metabolism
testosterone