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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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1. Tubes that the urine from the kidneys travels through to the bladder






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






3. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies






4. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart






5. Gymnoperm plants that produce male and female cones






6. A group of mammals whose children develop in the placenta - a sac - like organ filled with fluid that nourishes the growing embryo






7. The tiny threads that fungi attach to their food with






8. Little ring - shaped bones that make up the spine






9. Pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae and protect the spinal cord from injury






10. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory






11. A protist that captures food to eat - such as an amoeba - and are also known as protozoans






12. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles






13. The redness of the sea caused by the overpopulation of dinoflagellates






14. The part of an arachnid that the mouth - eyes - and limbs are connected to






15. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle






16. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords






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






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






19. An extension of the brain that determines smells based on the scents picked up by the cilia in the olfactory membrane






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






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






22. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen






23. Nerve cells that are sensitive to light and found in the eyes






24. The tough - elastic skin of a sponge






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






26. Senses that are related to the body - like touch






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






28. The center of the chromosome that holds the structure together






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






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






31. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking






32. Substance found in the center of the spinal chord that provides nourishment to spinal chord cells and serves as a shock absorber






33. Plants that only live for a few seasons and reproduce only once - including flower box flowers and crop plants






34. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by






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






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






37. The pair of fangs that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax an contain venom to kill their enemies






38. Sacs that produce the body's hair






39. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move






40. Openings found on leaves that absorb carbon dioxide from the air






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






42. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon






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






44. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things






45. Human body system that contains hormonal glands that control growth and reproduction






46. The shape that DNA is formed within






47. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body






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






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






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