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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Male sex cells produced in the testes
true vocal chords
discs
sperm cells
premolars
2. The material that is used to control all
genes
muscular system
cellular respiration
cuticle
3. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air
contour feathers
cornea
mechanical digestion
baby teeth
4. The lead organ of the endocrine system because it decodes messages from the brain to the other glands
parathyroid gland
recessive trait
pituitary gland
pitfall trap
5. The brain's switchboard which passes information from the body to the correct part of the brain
thalamus
skeletal muscles
plasma
plaque
6. The body's liquid messenger that takes oxygen and nutrients to the body
axons
temporal lobe
blood
sponges
7. Muscle that pumps blood through your body and handles circulation
fungi
heart
chitin
cones
8. Groups of cells that live together
chordata
tissues
rods
tendons
9. The front teeth that bite and chop off pieces of food to fit in your mouth
incisors
coronary circulation
biology
thyroid
10. The tiny nerve endings at the bottom of the skin
parathyroid gland
dermis
voluntary muscle
torpor
11. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls planning - problem solving and speech
frontal lobe
right atrium
plasma
brain
12. Layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis
golgi bodies
dermis
tendons
lungs
13. A carnivorous plant that sucks water into it along with the bugs that are in the water
iris
bladder trap
blood
soma
14. Hormones released from the adrenal glands during times of stress by telling the body to metabolize carbohydrates to produce extra energy
epinepherine
dinoflagellates
cerebrum
dentin
15. 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
RNA World
tRNA
budding
birds
16. The colored portion of the eye that opens and closes around the pupil depending on how much light there is
torpor
iris
vocal folds
right atrium
17. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth
sign language
turtles and tortoises
carrageenan
phylogeny
18. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
discs
monotremes
salivary glands
superior and inferior vena cava
19. A transport tissue found in plants that water travels from the roots to the leaves through...also known as wood
ectotherm
xylem
cell membrane
plants
20. A group of animals that belong to the arthropod phylum that have no backbone and have an exoskeleton
lymphatic system
insects
air sacs
lizards
21. Thick and dark hair that is usually head hair and also found on legs - armpits and pubic areaa
terminal hair
flagellum
plasma
animal - like protist
22. Animals that have hair - breathe air - and nurse their young
large intestine
pollination
mammals
neurons
23. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
prokaryotic
flypaper trap
genes
hammer
24. Portion of the tooth that connects the teeth to the jawbone
genome
roots
voluntary muscle
annuals
25. Reptiles shed their skin to grow
molt
terminal hair
lanugo hair
flagellum
26. Angiosperms that have one seed leaf inside of their seeds
bilateral symmetry
olfactory cells
monocots
mammals
27. Hormone released by the ovaries that cauess breast development - body shape changes - and menustration
golgi bodies
anabolic metabolism
saliva
estrogen
28. The spiky part of a sponge's skin that keeps it from being eaten
cementum
spicules
double hellix
plant - like protist
29. A type of sugar that we get from food and is the main source of the body's energy. It is broken up in the mitochondrian as energy and water
glucose
mechanical digestion
kidneys
crocodilians
30. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
anura
pseudopod
dendrites
invertebrates
31. Human body system that helps humans make more humans
urethra
pseudopod
reproductive system
swim bladder
32. Located under the cerebrum - this part of the brain controls movement
Fallopian tube
papillae
cerebellum
scales
33. Gland that controls how fast your body cells burn energy
hair cells
skin
thyroid
hinge joint
34. The command center of the cell and is guided by the DNA contained within
tympanic membrane
esophogus
nucleus
roundworms
35. Openings found on leaves that absorb carbon dioxide from the air
terminal hair
stomata
carrageenan
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
36. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis
touch
breathing
chloroplasts
recessive trait
37. Enzyme found in spit that breaks down carbohydrates
salivary amylase
sphincteres
metabolism
melanin
38. Neuron processes that receive impulses passed on from other neurons
molt
molars
dendrites
stamen
39. Gives hair its strength and coloring
antibody
cementum
lanugo hair
cortex
40. 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
alveoli
autonomic nervous system
cavity
arachnids
41. Cells found in the blood that help make clots when you get a cut
genetic modification
swim bladder
metabolism
platelets
42. A green pigment found inside the chloroplasts of leaves. It traps the energy of the sunlight
chlorophyll
teeth
organelle
sprozoa
43. Algae that has chlorophyll - but also has a red pigment which helps them absorb sunlight from deep underwater
immune system
red algae
gliding joints
papillae
44. Protozoans that move with a flagellum and live in the water
chitin
prokaryotic
flagellates
umami
45. An organ that reptiles have inside of the roof of their mouth to taste and smell
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46. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.
bases
digestive system
somatic senses
ameboids
47. Specialized mechanoreceptors in the ear that sense vibration and allow you to hear sound
macronucleus
annuals
hair cells
epinepherine
48. Hormones released by the hypothalmus and pituitary gland that regulate puberty and make the ovaries and testes grow
roots
gonadotropins
cerebrospinal fluid
anvil
49. The tube that is connected to the outside world
urethra
touch
small intestine
umami
50. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to
vellus hair
sperm cells
negative feedback
auditory canal