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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to
hypothalamus
heredity
auditory canal
mechanical digestion
2. Undeveloped plants with stored food in a protective covering
follicles
tissues
internal fertilization
seeds
3. A shield that protects pathogens from entering the body
outer ear
red algae
rRNA
skin
4. The mouth parts of an insect that are used to chew up food and wood for nests
sound waves
negative feedback
dinoflagellates
mandibles
5. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
plasma
estrogen
respiratory system
lobes
6. How organisms are organized through evolution
sebaceous glands
olfactory bulb
phylogeny
appendix
7. A group of vertebrates that have dry scaly skin that protects them and keeps moisture inside their bodies and use lungs to breathe air
reptiles
asynmetric animals
RNA World
flagellates
8. Joint that is used to turn one's head
vacuoles
olfactory cells
pivot joint
duodenum
9. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
telophase
pseudopod
heart
sensory neurons
10. The hard outer layer of the tooth
rRNA
enamel
ureters
mitosis
11. Version of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions like petting or talking
somatic nervous system
photoreceptive
internal fertilization
incisors
12. The bumps found on a tongue
Punnett Square
true vocal chords
papillae
genome
13. Human body system made up of bones that hold the body up and protect the vital organs of the system
skeletal system
touch
salivary amylase
frontal lobe
14. One of the small bones in the ear that creates vibrations in the inner ear from the hammer and anvil
stirrup
hypodermis
sponges
hinge joint
15. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color
gene
fins
cilliates
pollination
16. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth
anabolic metabolism
rectum
carrageenan
left atrium
17. Glands in the skin that produce sebum
pupil
soma
cellular respiration
sebaceous glands
18. Anthropods that are the most adaptable insects all over the world. they have a hard exoskeleton and jointed limbs and eight legs - like spiders and scorpions and mites and ticks
arachnids
pollen
plant - like protist
white matter
19. Special layer of tissue found in the back of the eye covered with photoreceptive nerve cells
dominant trait
duodenum
platelets
retina
20. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick
anvil
vestigial
autonomic nervous system
immune system
21. The central part of a flower that contains its female sex organs
insects
plaque
pistill
asynmetric animals
22. Something that has lost almost all of its use through evolution
vestigial
ribcage
iris
annelids
23. The physical breaking apart of food
interneurons
uterus
mechanical digestion
motor neurons
24. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people
esophogus
pollen
sign language
nervous system
25. Gland that keeps the level of calcium in the blood at a certain level
discs
eukaryotic cells
parathyroid gland
turtles and tortoises
26. Nerve cells that carry messages back and forth from the body
neurons
scales
tRNA
villi
27. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
mitosis
pineal gland
myelin
parasites
28. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart
ventricle
voluntary muscle
nucleus
flypaper trap
29. Pointed teeth that help tear the food apart
grey matter
appendicitis
canine teeth
red blood cell
30. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes
cellular respiration
fins
gymnosperms
rRNA
31. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
atrium
pineal gland
periosteum
epinepherine
32. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood
thymus
dendrites
crocodilians
cilliates
33. Metabolic reactions in which the simpler molecjules of food are built into more complicated molecules
metabolism
olfactory membrane
photosynthesis
anabolic metabolism
34. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat
villi
cell membrane
mollusks
autonomic nervous system
35. Vertebrate animals that are warm - blooded with two legs - wings - feathers - and a beak or a bill and lay hardshelled eggs and have hollow bones suitable for flying
birds
pituitary gland
negative feedback
lysosomes
36. The far - back molars that take forever to come out
wisdom teeth
roundworms
metabolism
voluntary muscle
37. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
echnioderm
chemical digestion
lobster pot trap
RNA
38. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
growth hormone
type 1 diabetes
coronary circulation
lanugo hair
39. Something that makes somebody sick
growth hormone
sensilla
flatworms
pathogenic
40. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone
crocodilians
penis
periosteum
pulmonary circulation
41. Creatures found sucking nutrients from dead animals and plants by breaking down their remains
bone marrow
fungi
diatoms
reproductive system
42. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons
thalamus
umami
interneurons
salivary amylase
43. Any types of germs and chemicals that can make people sick
dermis
vascular
cartilagenous fish
pathogens
44. 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
skeletal system
algal blooms
mammals
brown algae
45. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
genetic modification
superior and inferior vena cava
tRNA
ligaments
46. Heart chamber that is filled with blood that was used by the body and needs to go back to the lungs for more oxygen
right atrium
appendicitis
metabolism
thalamus
47. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
terminal hair
olfactory membrane
pupil
jawless fish
48. Protozoans that move with a flagellum and live in the water
flagellates
vocal folds
vacscular plants
synovial fluid
49. A soft layer of bone that is below the compact bone
spongy bone
double hellix
rectum
cerebrospinal fluid
50. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts
scrotum
molt
cerebrum
xylem