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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. Version of the nervous system that controls things that happen on their own - like heartbeat
lanugo hair
autonomic nervous system
mechanoreceptors
plasma
2. Plants that only live for a few seasons and reproduce only once - including flower box flowers and crop plants
annuals
pedipalps
lens
carbohydrate
3. A type of reptile with four legs ending in sharped clawed feet and bodies that taper off into tails - like the chameleon
mammals
double hellix
cones
lizards
4. A type of sugar that we get from food and is the main source of the body's energy. It is broken up in the mitochondrian as energy and water
impulses
spicules
glucose
scales
5. The hard outer layer of the tooth
gymnosperms
euglenoids
proprioception
enamel
6. Prokaryotic cells that are the oldest forms of life on Earth and survive in extreme conditions like hot springs - salt lakes - and underwater trenches
olfactory cells
sebum
enamel
archaea
7. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in
anophase
parathyroid gland
bone marrow
genes
8. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
sponges
impulses
rRNA
auditory canal
9. Also known as the ear drum - it vibrates like a real drum when soundwaves enter the ear
platelets
molt
tympanic membrane
vertebrae
10. The mouth parts of an insect that are used to chew up food and wood for nests
frontal lobe
compound eyes
golgi bodies
mandibles
11. Also known as messenger RNA. It carries out protein recipes from the DNA to the ribosomes
dicots
mRNA
annuals
chelicerae
12. The most popular form of the invertebrate that is extremely tiny and lives in the soil and can be plant parasites - decomposers - or predators
vellus hair
capillaries
roundworms
contour feathers
13. The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs trading carbon dioxide for oxygen
diaphragm
cortex
pulmonary circulation
algae
14. A protein on red blood cells that attach oxygen to it
canine teeth
superior and inferior vena cava
hemoglobin
prophase
15. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by
villi
cyanobacteria
angiosperms
endoskeletal
16. Within scent organs that can detect more than 10000 odors
cones
olfactory cells
jawless fish
gills
17. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold
fungus - like protists
vestigial
vascular
growth hormone
18. Holes caused by plaque buildup that expose the sensitive portion of the tooth
cavity
cnidarians
reptiles
thermoreceptors
19. Human body system that helps humans make more humans
premolars
metabolism
reproductive system
pollination
20. Once considered blue - green algae - these single celled bacteria organisms have no cell nucleus
ball and socket joint
epidermis
synapse
cyanobacteria
21. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
chlorophyll
neurotransmitters
type 1 diabetes
catabolic metabolism
22. An extension of the brain that determines smells based on the scents picked up by the cilia in the olfactory membrane
appendix
evergreens
cerebrum
olfactory bulb
23. A white - fatty substance that axons contain to speed up transmission of impulses
frontal lobe
arachnids
myelin
breathing
24. A peach fuzz that is light in color and no larger than 2 cm found on the underside of the arms in the body
vellus hair
vacscular plants
tRNA
compact bone
25. Hormones released by the hypothalmus and pituitary gland that regulate puberty and make the ovaries and testes grow
gonadotropins
bony fish
radial symmetry
thymus
26. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
vertebrates
pseudopod
hammer
phylogeny
27. Two pairs of elastic membranes that stretch across the larynx
wisdom teeth
vocal folds
bases
chloroplasts
28. The nuclei of a cilliate protozoa that controls reproduction
micronucleus
thymus
notochord
hair follicle
29. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking
swim bladder
ribosomes
somatic nervous system
soma
30. The bumps found on a tongue
chemical digestion
carbohydrate
papillae
pathogens
31. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born
sperm cells
alveoli
brain
marsupials
32. A type of invertebrate that is very simple and filteres food that goes through its body
sponges
appendectomy
anura
villi
33. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows
crocodilians
melanocytes
urodela
notochord
34. A soft layer of bone that is below the compact bone
spongy bone
neurotransmitters
frontal lobe
pancreas
35. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts
sensilla
cerebrum
endotherm
tendons
36. Algae that lives in the ocean too and consists mostly of seaweed and kelp
mechanical digestion
pseudopod
brown algae
catabolic metabolism
37. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to
cavity
sensory neurons
auditory canal
flagellates
38. The central part of a flower that contains its female sex organs
breathing
chordata
pistill
parathyroid gland
39. A protozoa that cannot move on its own and depends on living bodies for transport
sprozoa
sphincteres
vellus hair
carrageenan
40. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
ribosomes
synapse
grey matter
circulatory system
41. Organ that is fundamental for breathing
heart
lungs
cellular respiration
fins
42. Bony structure that protects the lungs
ribcage
large intestine
perennials
soma
43. The inabiliy to hear sound
mucus
fins
echnioderm
deafness
44. Located in the nose - it is a substance that prevents pathogens from getting into the bloodstream
premolars
anura
tendons
mucus
45. The points on the tentacles of a cnidarian that is used to stun prey
algae
chromosomes
proteins
nematocyst
46. A green pigment found inside the chloroplasts of leaves. It traps the energy of the sunlight
chlorophyll
sign language
rectum
periosteum
47. Something that has lost almost all of its use through evolution
hemoglobin
vestigial
hair follicle
sprozoa
48. 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
turtles and tortoises
testicles
perennials
arachnids
49. A cup shaped growth with liquid inside that is found in carivorous plants - like the pitcher plant
pitfall trap
arthropods
genes
lungs
50. Specialized mechanoreceptors in the ear that sense vibration and allow you to hear sound
taste buds
nucleus
spicules
hair cells