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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. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells
genes
double hellix
urinary system
marrow
2. A substance that lubricates the cartilage and allows bones to slide over each other easily
follicles
synovial fluid
umami
mechanical digestion
3. Cells found in the blood that help make clots when you get a cut
stamen
monocots
touch
platelets
4. The material that is used to control all
pivot joint
Punnett Square
compact bone
genes
5. The top layer of skin and made up of five layers
circulatory system
epidermis
snakes
metamorphosis
6. The way that eukaryotic cells divide to help cause growth. The nucleus of one cell divides into two identical nuclei
mitosis
genes
metabolism
reproductive system
7. The mouth parts of an insect that are used to chew up food and wood for nests
sebaceous glands
fission
mandibles
circulatory system
8. Portion of the ear that is connected to nerve fibers that carry signals to the brain
discs
inner ear
flagellum
sweat glands
9. The way that hormone production is regulated by the cells producing chemicals that stop certain hormones from being released
cellulose
sperm duct
invertebrates
negative feedback
10. The inabiliy to hear sound
vacscular plants
limbic system
deafness
ribosomes
11. A type of amphibian thath as a long body - short legs and flattened tails for swimming
brown algae
follicles
rectum
urodela
12. Blood vessels found on the alveoli that transport oxygen to the bloodstream
contour feathers
touch
capillaries
melanin
13. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
gills
bony fish
Fallopian tube
estrogen
14. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are less light sensitive and can detect color
plaque
false vocal chords
cones
joint
15. Human body system that breaks down food so that nutrients and water can be used for the body
vacscular plants
digestive system
olfactory cells
photoreceptive
16. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
cellular respiration
superior and inferior vena cava
pollination
stomach
17. The hard outer layer of the tooth
salivary amylase
enamel
brain
bony fish
18. A type of vertebrate whose body temperature changes with its surroundings - like reptiles
capillaries
lymphatic system
anura
ectotherm
19. Vascular plants that do not produce flowers or fruit - like conifers - cycads - gingkoes - and gnetophytes
synovial fluid
gymnosperms
carnivorous
crocodilians
20. Glands in the skin that produce sebum
sprozoa
sebaceous glands
vestigial
hemoglobin
21. The walls of a plant cell
blood
cellulose
alveoli
vertebrae
22. Joint that is used to turn one's head
lysosomes
pivot joint
sphincteres
cerebrospinal fluid
23. The long strands that DNA comes in. Two DNA molecules held together by a central structure
cuticle
torpor
sponges
chromosomes
24. Jointed plates on an insect that are located in the abdomen and let in air so that an insect can breathe
spiracles
arthropods
marsupials
vertebrae
25. Neurons that transfer impulses from sensory organs like the eyes and ears
sweat glands
brain
sensory neurons
cuticle
26. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people
interneurons
integumentary system
sign language
esophogus
27. Portion of the tooth that connects the teeth to the jawbone
roots
plaque
growth hormone
cortex
28. Something that makes somebody sick
parathyroid gland
cornea
pathogenic
temporal lobe
29. The points on the tentacles of a cnidarian that is used to stun prey
amphibians
jawless fish
alveoli
nematocyst
30. The sex glands of women
turtles and tortoises
pathogenic
spicules
ovaries
31. A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
chloroplast
pitfall trap
arthropods
esophogus
32. Pigment that gives skin its color
pineal gland
cephalothorax
melanin
scales
33. The jelly - like fluid that is inside the cell and is a mixture of chemicals and water
rectum
cytoplasm
bone marrow
insects
34. A neuron cell's body
metamorphosis
soma
swim bladder
alveoli
35. Metabolic reactions that break down complicated models from food into simpler molecules
tympanic membrane
respiratory system
monotremes
catabolic metabolism
36. Organ that digests food with enzyme and other digestive juices like hydrochloric acid
pituitary gland
swim bladder
gymnosperms
stomach
37. An inner skeleton which offers support and protects the soft parts of an animal
incisors
endoskeletal
integumentary system
xylem
38. A condition in which the appendix gets inflamed and can be painful
phylogeny
appendicitis
chlorophyll
algal blooms
39. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.
plasma
ameboids
lizards
esophogus
40. Tiny forms of algae that form the basis of most saltwater food chains
penis
larynx
chloroplast
phytoplankton
41. Two pairs of elastic membranes that stretch across the larynx
vocal folds
sound waves
echnioderm
glucose
42. Little glands located in the abdomen of a spider to make silk for spider webs
cuticle
animal - like protist
spinnerets
skin
43. Segmented worms - like earthworms - and are made up of ringed segments
annelids
ameboids
myelin
systemic circulation
44. Glands in women and men that produce the sex cells for reproduction
ovaries and testes
synovial fluid
annelids
dermis
45. Glands in the skin that produce sweat
stomata
RNA
sweat glands
jawless fish
46. Neurons transmit signals from your central nervous system to your muscles - telling them to move
monotremes
motor neurons
cellulose
lobster pot trap
47. Circular muscles that keep urine from leaking out of the bladder opening
sphincteres
fission
plant - like protist
scrotum
48. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
platelets
tendons
crocodilians
chyme
49. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen
birds
pulmonary circulation
nephrons
urethra
50. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows
neurons
spiracles
notochord
voluntary muscle