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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Portion of the ear that is connected to nerve fibers that carry signals to the brain
red tide
inner ear
pivot joint
arthropods
2. Little pouches that hair grows out of
swim bladder
follicles
dermis
urea
3. Gives hair its strength and coloring
cortex
stirrup
ureters
lanugo hair
4. The flow of blood within the heart itself
coronary circulation
olfactory cells
monotremes
cortex
5. Creatures found sucking nutrients from dead animals and plants by breaking down their remains
platelets
spongin
dinoflagellates
fungi
6. Also known as agnathans - these are fish without jaws so they have a round sucker mouth with teeth along the inside - like the lamprey
incisors
jawless fish
scales
metamorphosis
7. Heart chamber that is filled with blood that was used by the body and needs to go back to the lungs for more oxygen
epidermis
flagellates
right atrium
urine
8. Human body system that gets rid of chemical wastes by flushing them out
urinary system
follicles
red blood cell
asynmetric animals
9. The shape that DNA is formed within
nucleus
cyanobacteria
double hellix
saliva
10. Tiny forms of algae that form the basis of most saltwater food chains
hair follicle
phytoplankton
rods
brain
11. 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
macronucleus
snakes
RNA World
olfactory membrane
12. The part of an arachnid that the mouth - eyes - and limbs are connected to
photoreceptive
cephalothorax
fungus - like protists
ureters
13. Cells found in the blood that help make clots when you get a cut
dermis
platelets
pallisade and spongy cells
pulp
14. A rigid - soft tissue that a cartiligeous fish's bones are made of
biology
cartilage
spiracles
budding
15. Soft mass at the center of the tooth containing blood vessels and sensitive nerves
anura
spongy bone
pulp
hinge joint
16. The tiny nerve endings at the bottom of the skin
dermis
anura
asynmetric animals
elastin and collagen
17. 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
archaea
sebum
sensilla
birds
18. Sense of touch that allows one to feel where they are in space
dermis
ribosomes
red tide
proprioception
19. Reptiles that live mainly in the tropics - have eyes and nostrils on top of theier heads
crocodilians
synapse
voluntary muscle
outer ear
20. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart
photoreceptive
negative feedback
vertebrates
ventricle
21. Inward hairs located inside a plant guide bugs to its stomach in a carnivorous plant
lobster pot trap
hair follicle
reproductive system
somatic nervous system
22. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead
ureters
bilateral symmetry
sessile
alveoli
23. Finger - like organs that line up the small intestine that absorb the nutrients as they pass by
iris
villi
taste buds
spiracles
24. Human body system that makes sure that germ fighting cells get collected by blood tissue
somatic nervous system
lymphatic system
lobster pot trap
pupil
25. Poison from the bloodstream
urea
birds
semen
pistill
26. Different parts of the cerebrum that control different kinds of thought
duodenum
dendrites
amphibians
lobes
27. Inverterate animals that have two halves that match if you draw a line down the center of their bodies - like butterfly
cavity
bilateral symmetry
prophase
larynx
28. Little glands located in the abdomen of a spider to make silk for spider webs
larynx
cytoplasm
stomach
spinnerets
29. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish
impulses
myelin
cnidarians
enamel
30. Heart chamber that brings blood back into the heart
ventricle
atrium
evergreens
sebaceous glands
31. Protozoas that live in host organisms without providing any benefits
parasites
axons
incisors
prophase
32. Vibrations in the air around you
urodela
sound waves
bladder trap
sperm duct
33. Prozotoans that live in host organisms and help the host
salivary glands
symbiosis
red blood cell
meninges
34. Organ beneath the papillae of a tongue that enables one to taste things
double hellix
RNA World
chromosomes
taste buds
35. Muscle that pumps blood through your body and handles circulation
heart
vertebrae
protists
cones
36. Hormone released by the testes that causes voice changes - muscle mass - and facial hair
chloroplast
testosterone
marsupials
platelets
37. 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
jawless fish
glucose
phylogeny
vertebrates
38. The inabiliy to hear sound
deafness
roots
spine
cyanobacteria
39. Tube that the sperm travels through
dermis
sperm duct
internal fertilization
radial symmetry
40. The spiky part of a sponge's skin that keeps it from being eaten
blood
sweat glands
spicules
coronary circulation
41. A transport tissue found in plants that water travels from the roots to the leaves through...also known as wood
spinnerets
xylem
budding
chloroplasts
42. The fluid filled gap that axons are connected to in the neuron
mRNA
pistill
synapse
alveoli
43. Chemicals that help carry an impulse from one neuron to another
plants
sprozoa
urethra
neurotransmitters
44. Biological chemicals responsible for regulating mood - organ function - growth - and metabolism
urethra
breathing
photosynthesis
hormones
45. Process in which glucose is broken down and is a catabolic reaction
evergreens
vertebrae
metabolism
cellular respiration
46. Thin membrane that is the outer layer of the bone
jawless fish
compact bone
periosteum
metaphase
47. Organ underneath the cerebrum that controls emotions
myelin
roots
pathogens
limbic system
48. The largest form of invertebrates that have jointed parts - like claws - legs - and antennae - bilateral symmetry - and segmented bodies
red tide
anvil
anura
arthropods
49. Cell organelle that breaks down food - cell waste and broken cell parts
dermis
lysosomes
telophase
deafness
50. The process in which plants turn water and carbon dioxide and sunlight into photosynthesis
immune system
vellus hair
cones
photosynthesis