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CSET Science: Biology
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1. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things
taste buds
polyps
DNA
metabolism
2. Tough muscle tissue that connect bones to muscle
circulatory system
pupil
tympanic membrane
tendons
3. The most common type of algae that produces half of the world's oxygen
archaea
vestigial
spicules
green algae
4. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood
thymus
skin
notochord
Punnett Square
5. Human body system that battles viruses and bacteria that try to make you sick
autonomic nervous system
apoda
immune system
parasites
6. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by
endothermic
villi
adrenal glands
integumentary system
7. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
semen
thalamus
fungus - like protists
growth hormone
8. Important biological molecule that is part of energy metabolism and storage in plants
ureters
cavity
molt
carbohydrate
9. Organ underneath the cerebrum that controls emotions
protists
fins
brain
limbic system
10. Plants that grow up to live for many seasons and reproduce multiple times
vertebrae
testosterone
glucose
perennials
11. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs
voluntary muscle
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
proteins
ameboids
12. A type of amphibian thath as a long body - short legs and flattened tails for swimming
appendicitis
urodela
hemoglobin
lanugo hair
13. The way that hormone production is regulated by the cells producing chemicals that stop certain hormones from being released
negative feedback
prokaryotic
sperm cells
photosynthesis
14. Glands in the skin that produce sweat
arthropods
sweat glands
stomata
scales
15. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
cementum
uterus
jawless fish
pedipalps
16. The tiny nerve endings at the bottom of the skin
dermis
cementum
chloroplasts
cornea
17. Also known as messenger RNA. It carries out protein recipes from the DNA to the ribosomes
proteins
capillaries
mRNA
plant - like protist
18. Multi - celled organisms that eat food to survive
animals
temporal lobe
true vocal chords
false vocal chords
19. One of the small bones of the ear and it bounces against the anvil when sound hits the eardrum
sensory neurons
circulatory system
hammer
hemoglobin
20. Within scent organs that can detect more than 10000 odors
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
lymphatic system
meninges
olfactory cells
21. Something that makes somebody sick
photoreceptive
testicles
pathogenic
dominant trait
22. A protein that an insect's exoskeleton is made out of
chitin
salivary amylase
vertebrates
sperm cells
23. Extensions on a neuron that stretch out of its body and transmit messages throughout the nervous system
processes
esophogus
endoskeletal
pathogenic
24. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
epinepherine
olfactory membrane
red blood cell
sound waves
25. The physical breaking apart of food
catabolic metabolism
mechanical digestion
invertebrates
stamen
26. A meaty flavor sensed by the taste buds
umami
crocodilians
marsupials
notochord
27. Disease that occurs when the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar
cilliates
gene
pineal gland
type 1 diabetes
28. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
pseudopod
nematocyst
flagellates
vertebrates
29. Hormone released by pancreas to help body cells absorb sugar
penis
Fallopian tube
respiratory system
insulin
30. Pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae and protect the spinal cord from injury
organelle
discs
melanocytes
olfactory membrane
31. The idea that the earliest forms of living organsims were made out of RNA and not DNA. Life forms based on RNA evolved to the life forms that we see today
conifers
annelids
RNA World
recessive trait
32. The dramatic change an animal goes through on its way to becoming an adult
urodela
mitosis
metamorphosis
endoskeletal
33. The male sex organ
interneurons
penis
dermis
baby teeth
34. Warm - blooded and maintains a constant body temperature
ribcage
endothermic
myelin
hammer
35. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
arachnids
white blood cells
sperm duct
cartilage
36. Protozoans that move with a flagellum and live in the water
chemical digestion
nervous system
flagellates
saliva
37. The tissue inside the bones that blood is made in
endothermic
bone marrow
spongy bone
olfactory membrane
38. Protists that live on decaying plants and animals - like slime mold
cortex
antennae
fungus - like protists
sweat glands
39. A trait in heredity that appears more frequently in the offspring
appendectomy
dominant trait
dicots
cementum
40. Organs that a fish uses to move through the water
fins
lanugo hair
cavity
false vocal chords
41. Cell organelle that packs up protein ready to be sent out to the body
digestive system
follicles
pituitary gland
golgi bodies
42. The series of reactions that occur in the body to convert food into energy
metabolism
Fallopian tube
scales
vocal folds
43. A green pigment found inside the chloroplasts of leaves. It traps the energy of the sunlight
photoreceptive
RNA
chlorophyll
carnivorous
44. The thick - milkshake consistency that food becomes once it is digested in the stomach
fungus - like protists
chyme
vocal folds
respiratory system
45. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
carbohydrate
spongin
impulses
motor neurons
46. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell
prokaryotic
anophase
ball and socket joint
scrotum
47. Gland that secretes the hormone insulin - which regulates one's blood sugar
cytosine - guanine - adenine - thymine
pancreas
taste buds
white blood cells
48. The long strands that DNA comes in. Two DNA molecules held together by a central structure
chromosomes
dicots
gymnosperms
nematocyst
49. Cell organs that manufacture proteins
terminal hair
joint
double hellix
ribosomes
50. Plant - like organisms that don't have roots - stems or leaves - but they have chlrophyll which allows them to do photosynthesis
algae
antennae
arachnids
hemoglobin
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