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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reptiles that have protective shells and can live in land or in water
fungi
elastin and collagen
cones
turtles and tortoises
2. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
phloem
pulp
neurotransmitters
gills
3. Protozoans that move with cillia and have two nuclei - the micro nucleus and the macro nucleus
gills
cilliates
urethra
internal fertilization
4. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body
thymus
sponges
chloroplast
ovaries and testes
5. A neuron cell's body
compact bone
soma
mollusks
spongy bone
6. A protein that binds with molecules - called the antigen - that is found on the invading germ. the protein signals white blood cells to kill the invading germ
voluntary muscle
antibody
plasma
dicots
7. The science of life
biology
pathogens
red tide
endoplasmic reticulum
8. A group of animals that belong to the arthropod phylum that have no backbone and have an exoskeleton
chemical digestion
olfactory bulb
insects
lungs
9. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits
sign language
carbohydrate
cell membrane
parasites
10. The most common type of algae that produces half of the world's oxygen
snakes
olfactory cells
green algae
teeth
11. Glands in the skin that produce sweat
sweat glands
chitin
fungi
nephrons
12. Extensions on a neuron that stretch out of its body and transmit messages throughout the nervous system
processes
tympanic membrane
red blood cell
pollen
13. An inner skeleton which offers support and protects the soft parts of an animal
heart
endoskeletal
diatoms
cerebellum
14. The inabiliy to hear sound
deafness
platelets
roundworms
superior and inferior vena cava
15. Animals that do not have a shape at all - like sponges
pollen
dicots
asynmetric animals
ameboids
16. Also known as messenger RNA. It carries out protein recipes from the DNA to the ribosomes
mRNA
capillaries
spiracles
invertebrates
17. Living organism that makes their own food through photosynthesis - including trees - weed - moss
plants
systemic circulation
rectum
mechanoreceptors
18. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell
hemoglobin
genes
anophase
urea
19. Organs that a fish uses to move through the water
DNA
dominant trait
interneurons
fins
20. Porrtion of the spinal chord that reflects impulses to and from the brain
platelets
chromosomes
white matter
chemical digestion
21. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born
pistill
spicules
marsupials
cavity
22. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
RNA World
notochord
myelin
hemoglobin
23. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
tendons
chromosomes
algal blooms
thymus
24. Organ underneath the cerebrum that controls emotions
prokaryotic
swim bladder
hypothalamus
limbic system
25. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum
testicles
compact bone
negative feedback
roundworms
26. When chemicals called enzymes break food up into molecules that can be absorbed
chemical digestion
golgi bodies
estrogen
pupil
27. The walls of a plant cell
cellulose
anura
urodela
epidermis
28. Vascular plants that do not produce flowers or fruit - like conifers - cycads - gingkoes - and gnetophytes
scrotum
gymnosperms
antibody
lanugo hair
29. Inverterate animals that have two halves that match if you draw a line down the center of their bodies - like butterfly
brain
bilateral symmetry
molars
seeds
30. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
hemoglobin
nucleus
micronucleus
urethra
31. Cell organelle that stores water - waste products and food until needed
pallisade and spongy cells
medusas
vacuoles
hinge joint
32. A combination of waater - urea - and salts that you don't need
large intestine
urine
archaea
catabolic metabolism
33. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls planning - problem solving and speech
spine
autonomic nervous system
euglenoids
frontal lobe
34. The process in which the body collects oxygen
interneurons
breathing
gills
mitochondria
35. The tube that is connected to the outside world
urethra
red blood cell
amphibians
arthropods
36. Sense of touch that allows one to feel where they are in space
pulp
proprioception
coronary circulation
hinge joint
37. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
synapse
dermis
mitosis
left atrium
38. Single celled creatures that are too small to see and have a nucleus and live in moist or wet surroundings
monocots
green algae
olfactory bulb
protists
39. The cell organelle that breaks down food and releases energy
vertebrae
mitochondria
integumentary system
saliva
40. How organisms are organized through evolution
urethra
heredity
metaphase
phylogeny
41. Also known as the ear drum - it vibrates like a real drum when soundwaves enter the ear
tympanic membrane
lysosomes
Jacobson's organ
vocal folds
42. A type of symmetry that certain invertebrate animals have in which body parts are arranged in a circle around a central point - like the starfish
ectotherm
scrotum
semen
radial symmetry
43. The stems at the edge of the flower that contain the male sex cells called pollen
sebaceous glands
flagellum
stamen
pallisade and spongy cells
44. Also known as transfer RNA - it decodes the recipes/instructions from the messenger RNA to produce certain proteins
plants
tRNA
chloroplasts
metabolism
45. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
flypaper trap
periosteum
double hellix
integumentary system
46. One of the five senses that is experienced all over the body
cyanobacteria
sebum
penis
touch
47. The soft inner layer of a tooth that supports the enamel and gives the tooth its shape
stirrup
dentin
euglenoids
vertebrates
48. Hormone released by the ovaries that cauess breast development - body shape changes - and menustration
joint
estrogen
jawless fish
carrageenan
49. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking
animals
swim bladder
right atrium
pathogenic
50. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin
chyme
digestive system
melanocytes
vocal folds