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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. Big blocks of food that stay in the teeth and release bacteria






2. Three layers of connective tissue that protect the spinal chord






3. Glands in the skin that produce sweat






4. Bony structure that protects the lungs






5. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls the day - to - day functions of a cell






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






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






8. The body's liquid messenger that takes oxygen and nutrients to the body






9. Muscles tha allow you to move different parts of the body






10. The outermost layer of hair and is sort of a protective outer layer






11. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds






12. An organ that reptiles have inside of the roof of their mouth to taste and smell

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13. A condition in which the appendix gets inflamed and can be painful






14. Chemicals that help carry an impulse from one neuron to another






15. Special skin cells that make the pigment melanin






16. The portion of the vocal chords that produce sound






17. A type of vertebrate whose body temperature changes with its surroundings - like reptiles






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






19. The first part of the small intestine where digestive enzymes from liver and pancreas break up chyme into a soup of molecules small enough to enter the bloodstream






20. A shield that protects pathogens from entering the body






21. Filters located inside the kidney that help filter urea out of the blood






22. Helps scientists predict heredity from cross - breeding






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






24. Fish that have skeletons made out of bone






25. A type of cell that has no nucleus and has all the genetic material surrounded by it






26. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons






27. Little spines on an insect that allow it to detect touch and vibration and air currents






28. Bone that supports the entire back and is the reason why one is able to stand up straight






29. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron






30. Living organism that makes their own food through photosynthesis - including trees - weed - moss






31. Organ at the bottom of the body that fills up with the urine transported from the kidneys






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






33. A carnivorous plant that sucks water into it along with the bugs that are in the water






34. Algae that lives in the ocean too and consists mostly of seaweed and kelp






35. Reptiles shed their skin to grow






36. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis






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






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






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






40. 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






41. A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach






42. The physical breaking apart of food






43. Inverterate animals that have two halves that match if you draw a line down the center of their bodies - like butterfly






44. The sum of an organism's genes






45. Flexible feelers that an insect has that can be used to touch and smell






46. Tiny sacs found in the lungs that oxygen gets stored in






47. Joints found in vertebrae that slide in a back and forth motion






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






49. Gland that secretes the hormone insulin - which regulates one's blood sugar






50. Deoxyribonucleic acid - which is considered as a computer program for the body. located in the nucleus