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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How organisms are organized through evolution
periosteum
pallisade and spongy cells
bladder
phylogeny
2. Joint that is used to turn one's head
marrow
pivot joint
urea
swim bladder
3. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
pathogens
endoskeletal
growth hormone
green algae
4. A meaty flavor sensed by the taste buds
salivary glands
stamen
somatic nervous system
umami
5. Male sex cells produced in the testes
axons
brain
carnivorous
sperm cells
6. Plants that grow up to live for many seasons and reproduce multiple times
cephalothorax
perennials
cerebellum
recessive trait
7. The tube that is connected to the outside world
red tide
skin
urethra
chloroplasts
8. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon
lizards
torpor
stomach acids
adrenal glands
9. Metabolic reactions that break down complicated models from food into simpler molecules
pistill
sebaceous glands
wisdom teeth
catabolic metabolism
10. The material that is used to control all
saliva
flatworms
genes
synovial fluid
11. Something that makes somebody sick
pathogenic
mammals
cavity
bony fish
12. A combination of waater - urea - and salts that you don't need
nervous system
urine
interneurons
arthropods
13. 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
catabolic metabolism
budding
impulses
auditory canal
14. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things
iris
vocal folds
taste buds
phylogeny
15. A type of amphibian that has a short body - strong legs and no tail - like a frog
cerebrum
anura
cellular respiration
skeletal system
16. Also known as transfer RNA - it decodes the recipes/instructions from the messenger RNA to produce certain proteins
photoreceptive
tRNA
antibody
birds
17. A type of cell that has no nucleus and has all the genetic material surrounded by it
genome
dicots
prokaryotic
appendectomy
18. Little hairs that protoists use to move through the water
gills
kidneys
myelin
cillia
19. The long strands that DNA comes in. Two DNA molecules held together by a central structure
somatic senses
true vocal chords
chromosomes
pitfall trap
20. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick
glucose
immune system
vacuoles
diaphragm
21. Gives hair its strength and coloring
turtles and tortoises
spongin
cortex
skeletal muscles
22. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
ameboids
cillia
frontal lobe
flypaper trap
23. Gland that secretes the hormone insulin - which regulates one's blood sugar
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
pancreas
plants
iris
24. Vertebrate - back - bone bearing animals - like frogs - salamanders and newts. Born in the water - live on land and breed in the water. They are also cold - blooded
sensory neurons
somatic senses
lizards
amphibians
25. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility
pupil
animal - like protist
grey matter
cnidarians
26. Organ at the bottom of the body that fills up with the urine transported from the kidneys
chlorophyll
urinary system
lysosomes
bladder
27. The colored portion of the eye that opens and closes around the pupil depending on how much light there is
iris
RNA
plasma
cementum
28. The body of an arachnid that contains most of their organs
true vocal chords
cartilagenous fish
pallisade and spongy cells
abdomen
29. Also known as the voice box - it is where your voice comes from and made up of cartilege - muscle and ligaments and is found in the trachea
anophase
vertebrae
larynx
arachnids
30. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air
mucus
pollination
spongin
contour feathers
31. Glands in women and men that produce the sex cells for reproduction
Jacobson's organ
ovaries and testes
papillae
micronucleus
32. Pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae and protect the spinal cord from injury
cell membrane
discs
fins
monotremes
33. Hormone released by the testes that causes voice changes - muscle mass - and facial hair
myelin
cell
testosterone
organelle
34. The larger organ that follows the small intestine in digestion which absorbs water from the remaining chyme
red blood cell
ventricle
large intestine
growth hormone
35. The command center of the cell and is guided by the DNA contained within
metabolism
nucleus
contour feathers
stomach
36. Cell organs that manufacture proteins
invertebrates
stirrup
ribosomes
uterus
37. The hard outer layer of the tooth
enamel
type 1 diabetes
dominant trait
mechanical digestion
38. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body
testosterone
chitin
sponges
endocrine system
39. Phase of mitosis - in which spindle fibers start to disappear and it becomes harder to see them and each of the seperated chromosomes creates a separate nucleus to
medusas
fungus - like protists
telophase
cellular respiration
40. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
cementum
xylem
synapse
ovaries and testes
41. The millions of pairs of chemical compounds that make up DNA
amphibians
brown algae
involuntary muscle
bases
42. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus
insects
cyanobacteria
fungus - like protists
estrogen
43. Cell organelle that moves waste - food and water inside a cell
pallisade and spongy cells
endoplasmic reticulum
platelets
grey matter
44. The cell organelle that breaks down food and releases energy
monocots
sponges
gills
mitochondria
45. Organ in the body that controls memory and the body's functions
brain
flypaper trap
thermoreceptors
melanocytes
46. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits
joint
parasites
internal fertilization
villi
47. 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
voluntary muscle
marrow
synovial fluid
RNA World
48. The stems at the edge of the flower that contain the male sex cells called pollen
cytoplasm
chloroplast
stamen
budding
49. Cells owned by plants and animals in which the cell's genetic material is surrounded by a membrane
mucus
angiosperms
ribosomes
eukaryotic cells
50. The way that eukaryotic cells divide to help cause growth. The nucleus of one cell divides into two identical nuclei
urethra
mitosis
inner ear
cones