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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The veins that blood returns to the heart and lungs through
cell membrane
dendrites
superior and inferior vena cava
prokaryotic
2. The sex glands of women
mitochondria
umami
ovaries
chloroplasts
3. Larger and flatter teeth in the back that are used to crush food to mix with saliva to make it easier to swallow
sprozoa
fission
molars
animals
4. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
gills
reproductive system
abdomen
prophase
5. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell
fins
anophase
reptiles
plants
6. Tube that the sperm travels through
metamorphosis
monotremes
sperm duct
estrogen
7. Skin chemical that lubricates and waterproofs the skin and hair to make them smooth and supple but can develop acne
reproductive system
sebum
sponges
proprioception
8. Three layers of connective tissue that protect the spinal chord
cell
meninges
olfactory bulb
macronucleus
9. Cell organs that manufacture proteins
ribosomes
metabolism
epinepherine
Fallopian tube
10. The outermost part of the eye that collects all light that is bouncing off the objects and focuses it into a small hole
cornea
frontal lobe
inner ear
reproductive system
11. Plants that keep their needles or slippery leaves all year round
chloroplasts
cerebellum
lungs
evergreens
12. Nerve cells that carry messages back and forth from the body
neurons
ribcage
olfactory cells
Punnett Square
13. The outermost layer of hair and is sort of a protective outer layer
contour feathers
ball and socket joint
asynmetric animals
cuticle
14. Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes are visible and centrioles move to the opposite ends of the cells and threadlike spindle fibers start to spread across
roundworms
insulin
synovial fluid
prophase
15. Human body system that helps humans make more humans
vertebrae
urea
fins
reproductive system
16. Also known as ribonucleic acid - a complex molecule found in cells and viruses. Used by DNA to transport the instructions on how to develop the cell
skeletal muscles
plasma
RNA
myelin
17. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
compound eyes
impulses
taste buds
algae
18. Animals with backbones or spinal columns - includes fish - mammals - amphibians - reptiles - birds
synovial fluid
skin
vertebrates
pollen
19. A protozoa that cannot move on its own and depends on living bodies for transport
sprozoa
sensilla
cornea
DNA
20. A type of vertebrate whose body temperature changes with its surroundings - like reptiles
ectotherm
budding
hypodermis
prokaryotic
21. The process in which plants turn water and carbon dioxide and sunlight into photosynthesis
prokaryotic
photosynthesis
circulatory system
cartilagenous fish
22. Special mechanoreceptors that allow you to sense temperature like hot and cold
rRNA
spine
skeletal system
thermoreceptors
23. Any types of germs and chemicals that can make people sick
metamorphosis
duodenum
mitosis
pathogens
24. Angiosperms that have two seed leaves inside their seeds
touch
dicots
saliva
anura
25. Reptiles shed their skin to grow
molt
ureters
pituitary gland
chyme
26. Plant cell organelles that trap light energy and enable plants to conduct photosynthesis
chloroplasts
pedipalps
lobes
rods
27. Hard substance that covers the root and anchors the tooth in place
metabolism
placental mammals
centromere
cementum
28. The series of reactions that occur in the body to convert food into energy
mRNA
metabolism
heart
cilliates
29. Bony structure that protects the lungs
chyme
melanin
rectum
ribcage
30. Tiny sacs found in the lungs that oxygen gets stored in
spinnerets
thermoreceptors
alveoli
chlorophyll
31. Lobe of the cerebrum that controls planning - problem solving and speech
rectum
negative feedback
sprozoa
frontal lobe
32. Tunnel the soundwaves from the outer ear travel to
stamen
cell
pollination
auditory canal
33. The shape that DNA is formed within
growth hormone
small intestine
double hellix
urethra
34. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things
canine teeth
coronary circulation
RNA World
taste buds
35. A carnivorous plant that sucks water into it along with the bugs that are in the water
endoplasmic reticulum
bladder trap
hyphae
Jacobson's organ
36. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
type 1 diabetes
carnivorous
dermis
nephrons
37. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are sensitive to light and can be triggered by a single photon
rectum
rods
roots
uterus
38. The dramatic change an animal goes through on its way to becoming an adult
arachnids
hyphae
superior and inferior vena cava
metamorphosis
39. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
fission
olfactory membrane
pupil
urinary system
40. The jelly - like fluid that is inside the cell and is a mixture of chemicals and water
cytoplasm
hammer
vacscular plants
uterus
41. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive
brain stem
thymus
small intestine
ligaments
42. 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
fungi
macronucleus
algal blooms
recessive trait
43. The portion of the ear that is seen and has ridges that bounces soundwaves into the middle ear
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
baby teeth
outer ear
metaphase
44. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
hair follicle
tendons
white matter
pollination
45. Filters located inside the kidney that help filter urea out of the blood
flypaper trap
fungus - like protists
melanin
nephrons
46. A hibernation that amphibians go through during the winter months
rectum
somatic nervous system
torpor
alveoli
47. The tiny threads that fungi attach to their food with
cell membrane
sweat glands
limbic system
hyphae
48. Organ behind the eye's pupil that foucses light back onto the eyeball
lens
vertebrae
green algae
bases
49. Human body system that exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen for breathing
lizards
roundworms
semen
respiratory system
50. The small sections of DNA inherited by one's parents that determine certain heriditary features - like eye color
semen
algae
monocots
gene