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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. Small tube attached to the large intestine






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






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






4. Meat - eating






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






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






7. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in






8. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus






9. The outer layer of a cell that serves as a wall to let food in and let waste out






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






11. 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






12. The millions of pairs of chemical compounds that make up DNA






13. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows






14. Little glands located in the abdomen of a spider to make silk for spider webs






15. Liquid produced by salivary glands that helps break down chemicals and determine taste by traveling back to the tastebuds






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






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






18. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds






19. The pair of pinchers that are part of an arachnid's cephalothorax for grabbing things and deducting smells and vibrations






20. Thick and dark hair that is usually head hair and also found on legs - armpits and pubic areaa






21. Organs that a fish uses to move through the water






22. Multi - celled organisms that eat food to survive






23. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead






24. Little hairs that protoists use to move through the water






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






26. 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






27. A transport tissue found in plants that water travels from the roots to the leaves through...also known as wood






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






29. The cell organelle that breaks down food and releases energy






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






31. Cnidarians - like jellyfish - that use their tentacles to move through the water. Reproduce by laying their eggs in the water






32. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to






33. Glands that regulate response to stress by releasing adrenaline - a hormone that gives one extra energy and speed during extremely harmful of stressful situations






34. Eyes that some insects may have that haveh undreds of lenses that allow an insect to see many things at once






35. The outermost part of the eye that collects all light that is bouncing off the objects and focuses it into a small hole






36. Cell organs that manufacture proteins






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






38. The physical breaking apart of food






39. A fine lightly colored hair that covers your body when you are a baby






40. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility






41. Organ that is fundamental for breathing






42. 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






43. A protein that an insect's exoskeleton is made out of






44. Algae that have animal - like features including flagella and eye spots that are sensitive to light






45. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell






46. Vibrations in the air around you






47. The pouch below the penis that testicles are located






48. Extensions on a neuron that stretch out of its body and transmit messages throughout the nervous system






49. Neurons that transfer impulses from sensory organs like the eyes and ears






50. Organs inside pallisade and spongy cells of leaves that contain chlorophyll - an essential pigment for photosynthesis