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CSET Science: Biology

Subjects : cset, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to






2. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering






3. A shield that protects pathogens from entering the body






4. The mouth parts of an insect that are used to chew up food and wood for nests






5. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing






6. How organisms are organized through evolution






7. A group of vertebrates that have dry scaly skin that protects them and keeps moisture inside their bodies and use lungs to breathe air






8. Joint that is used to turn one's head






9. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move






10. The hard outer layer of the tooth






11. Version of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions like petting or talking






12. The bumps found on a tongue






13. Human body system made up of bones that hold the body up and protect the vital organs of the system






14. One of the small bones in the ear that creates vibrations in the inner ear from the hammer and anvil






15. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color






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






17. Glands in the skin that produce sebum






18. Anthropods that are the most adaptable insects all over the world. they have a hard exoskeleton and jointed limbs and eight legs - like spiders and scorpions and mites and ticks






19. Special layer of tissue found in the back of the eye covered with photoreceptive nerve cells






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






21. The central part of a flower that contains its female sex organs






22. Something that has lost almost all of its use through evolution






23. The physical breaking apart of food






24. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people






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






26. Nerve cells that carry messages back and forth from the body






27. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses






28. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart






29. Pointed teeth that help tear the food apart






30. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes






31. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart






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






33. Metabolic reactions in which the simpler molecjules of food are built into more complicated molecules






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






35. 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






36. The far - back molars that take forever to come out






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






38. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar






39. Something that makes somebody sick






40. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone






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






42. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons






43. Any types of germs and chemicals that can make people sick






44. 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






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






46. Heart chamber that is filled with blood that was used by the body and needs to go back to the lungs for more oxygen






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






48. Protozoans that move with a flagellum and live in the water






49. A soft layer of bone that is below the compact bone






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