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CSET Science: Biology
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1. Neurons that transfer impulses from sensory organs like the eyes and ears
bone marrow
mitochondria
gills
sensory neurons
2. Vascular plants that do not produce flowers or fruit - like conifers - cycads - gingkoes - and gnetophytes
temporal lobe
proprioception
gymnosperms
processes
3. The flow of blood within the heart itself
coronary circulation
olfactory membrane
urethra
pollination
4. Human body system made up of bones that hold the body up and protect the vital organs of the system
skeletal system
RNA World
soma
meninges
5. Three layers of connective tissue that protect the spinal chord
incisors
vacuoles
meninges
sound waves
6. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
bony fish
recessive trait
sperm cells
right atrium
7. Cell organelle that packs up protein ready to be sent out to the body
scrotum
diaphragm
canine teeth
golgi bodies
8. Gland that keeps the level of calcium in the blood at a certain level
medusas
rectum
parathyroid gland
endocrine system
9. The way that eukaryotic cells divide to help cause growth. The nucleus of one cell divides into two identical nuclei
appendicitis
atrium
mitosis
invertebrates
10. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
impulses
meninges
stomata
olfactory bulb
11. Human body system that protects insides including skin - hair - and nails
large intestine
integumentary system
amphibians
hammer
12. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
sound waves
respiratory system
semen
chyme
13. Vascular plants that flower and produce fruit
epinepherine
synovial fluid
synapse
angiosperms
14. A protein that an insect's exoskeleton is made out of
chitin
testosterone
uterus
papillae
15. 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
proteins
amphibians
sphincteres
asynmetric animals
16. The way that the female's sex cell - the egg - travels inside the female reproductive system
roundworms
Fallopian tube
temporal lobe
pitfall trap
17. The body's liquid messenger that takes oxygen and nutrients to the body
blood
invertebrates
estrogen
spicules
18. Neurons that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons
interneurons
chlorophyll
mitosis
vestigial
19. A trait in heredity that appears more frequently in the offspring
spiracles
pathogenic
dominant trait
semen
20. Filters located inside the kidney that help filter urea out of the blood
involuntary muscle
lanugo hair
mammals
nephrons
21. 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
gene
birds
tendons
synovial fluid
22. Vibrations in the air around you
cornea
bilateral symmetry
impulses
sound waves
23. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive
pulp
brain stem
muscular system
impulses
24. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color
chemical digestion
gene
reptiles
nucleus
25. The front teeth that bite and chop off pieces of food to fit in your mouth
vacuoles
incisors
monocots
cementum
26. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
endotherm
monocots
pulmonary circulation
gills
27. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls memory
myelin
endotherm
vertebrae
temporal lobe
28. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.
ameboids
fungi
larynx
grey matter
29. Nerve cells that are sensitive to light and found in the eyes
flagellates
salivary glands
muscular system
photoreceptive
30. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air
hypothalamus
echnioderm
contour feathers
glucose
31. Extensions on a neuron that stretch out of its body and transmit messages throughout the nervous system
apoda
rods
processes
cell membrane
32. 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
bases
reptiles
cilliates
33. The hard outer layer of the tooth
fungus - like protists
spicules
coronary circulation
enamel
34. A group of mammals with pouches for infants who are not fully developed when they are born
platelets
marsupials
cellular respiration
sweat glands
35. Also known as ribosonal RNA and is located inside the ribosomes
chloroplast
adrenal glands
rRNA
pallisade and spongy cells
36. Also known as transfer RNA - it decodes the recipes/instructions from the messenger RNA to produce certain proteins
hormones
ectotherm
roots
tRNA
37. When chemicals called enzymes break food up into molecules that can be absorbed
plants
chemical digestion
pollen
vertebrae
38. Cells found inside leaves that are important for photosynthesis and contain chloroplasts
pallisade and spongy cells
pineal gland
dermis
crocodilians
39. Organ in the body that controls memory and the body's functions
brain
left atrium
sperm duct
diatoms
40. Gland that controls how fast your body cells burn energy
type 1 diabetes
periosteum
thyroid
rods
41. Something that makes somebody sick
coronary circulation
motor neurons
swim bladder
pathogenic
42. Set of chemical reactions that occur within the protoplasm - the living material of the cells
diaphragm
vacuoles
auditory canal
metabolism
43. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
amphibians
pollen
dinoflagellates
epidermis
44. Thick and dark hair that is usually head hair and also found on legs - armpits and pubic areaa
terminal hair
cell membrane
pathogenic
sponges
45. Nerve receptors in the skin that sense pressure and vibration
abdomen
meninges
mechanoreceptors
chromosomes
46. A carnivorous plant that sucks water into it along with the bugs that are in the water
bladder trap
endothermic
xylem
vacscular plants
47. 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
telophase
insects
cnidarians
nucleus
48. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls planning - problem solving and speech
frontal lobe
parasites
torpor
axons
49. Any place where two or more bones meet
ureters
joint
alveoli
canine teeth
50. A peach fuzz that is light in color and no larger than 2 cm found on the underside of the arms in the body
urodela
lysosomes
gymnosperms
vellus hair
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