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CSET Science: Biology

Subjects : cset, science, biology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Specialized mechanoreceptors in the ear that sense vibration and allow you to hear sound






2. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them






3. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold






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






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






6. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart






7. 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






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






9. Fish that have skeletons made out of bone






10. Plants in which nutrients are delivered through special channels located in the stem






11. Metabolic reactions that break down complicated models from food into simpler molecules






12. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood






13. The process in which plants turn water and carbon dioxide and sunlight into photosynthesis






14. Layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis






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






16. Cells found inside leaves that are important for photosynthesis and contain chloroplasts






17. Fluffy feathers on a bird's body that keeps it warm






18. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction






19. Muscles that move bones and work in teams to move the bones appropriately






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






21. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey






22. Creatures found sucking nutrients from dead animals and plants by breaking down their remains






23. Gland that keeps the level of calcium in the blood at a certain level






24. A combination of waater - urea - and salts that you don't need






25. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air






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






27. A type of reptile that has no limbs






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






29. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering






30. A group of mammals that lays eggs






31. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are less light sensitive and can detect color






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






33. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory






34. Something that makes somebody sick






35. A hibernation that amphibians go through during the winter months






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






37. When chemicals called enzymes break food up into molecules that can be absorbed






38. Human body system that gets rid of chemical wastes by flushing them out






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






40. Plant - like organisms that don't have roots - stems or leaves - but they have chlrophyll which allows them to do photosynthesis






41. Male sex cells produced in the testes






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






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






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






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






46. Organ that follows the stomach where most of the food's nutrients are absorbed






47. The material that is used to control all






48. Cnidarians - like sea anemones - that do not move as much at all






49. Prokaryotic cells that are the oldest forms of life on Earth and survive in extreme conditions like hot springs - salt lakes - and underwater trenches






50. Algae with cell walls that are rich in silica - the main component of glass