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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
processes
periosteum
glucose
endothermic
2. Poison from the bloodstream
urea
diatoms
echnioderm
compound eyes
3. Metabolic reactions that break down complicated models from food into simpler molecules
sound waves
catabolic metabolism
teeth
green algae
4. Fish that have skeletons made out of cartiledge - like sharks - scales and rays
growth hormone
anophase
cartilagenous fish
bony fish
5. The first part of the small intestine where digestive enzymes from liver and pancreas break up chyme into a soup of molecules small enough to enter the bloodstream
cephalothorax
reproductive system
duodenum
sensory neurons
6. A network of nerves in the human body that send signals to your brain to make decisions
symbiosis
nervous system
white blood cells
crocodilians
7. Temporary extensions of cytoplasm on a protozoan that they use to move
cementum
bony fish
pseudopod
sign language
8. Tough tissues that connect bones together
peritonitis
ameboids
fungi
ligaments
9. A meaty flavor sensed by the taste buds
processes
umami
hair follicle
antibody
10. Three layers of connective tissue that protect the spinal chord
meninges
circulatory system
cillia
lanugo hair
11. A language involving hands that is used by deaf people
sphincteres
sign language
angiosperms
chloroplasts
12. The colored portion of the eye that opens and closes around the pupil depending on how much light there is
bases
pathogenic
turtles and tortoises
iris
13. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish
mammals
cnidarians
inner ear
mechanoreceptors
14. Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates cell division - causing growth
cellulose
growth hormone
chelicerae
contour feathers
15. The far - back molars that take forever to come out
red algae
spinnerets
synovial fluid
wisdom teeth
16. Heart chamber that pumps the blood out of the heart
birds
plasma
arthropods
ventricle
17. Feathers on birds that grow on their wing and tail and help steer the bird as it moves through the air
meninges
contour feathers
insulin
cellulose
18. The process that plants use to reproduce. Insects travel from plant to plant dropping off pollen into the pistills
pollination
touch
cillia
chloroplast
19. Muscles that move bones and work in teams to move the bones appropriately
anabolic metabolism
Fallopian tube
endocrine system
skeletal muscles
20. Muscles tha allow you to move different parts of the body
jawless fish
voluntary muscle
bladder
cerebrospinal fluid
21. Joint found in the knees that are less flexible but much more stable
hinge joint
internal fertilization
integumentary system
testicles
22. Also known as the erythrocyte - cells found in blood that carry oxygen to cells
urine
carnivorous
red blood cell
spongin
23. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive
brain stem
cyanobacteria
voluntary muscle
stirrup
24. Neurons that transfer impulses from sensory organs like the eyes and ears
premolars
scrotum
sensory neurons
taste buds
25. A carnivorous plant with sticky beads that attract insects and then sucks the nutrients out of their decaying bodies
flypaper trap
outer ear
chlorophyll
spine
26. 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
pollination
snakes
telophase
anabolic metabolism
27. The portion of the ear that is seen and has ridges that bounces soundwaves into the middle ear
brain
double hellix
outer ear
sponges
28. Deoxyribonucleic acid - which is considered as a computer program for the body. located in the nucleus
appendicitis
DNA
sound waves
olfactory membrane
29. Any types of germs and chemicals that can make people sick
pathogens
premolars
urea
auditory canal
30. Other muscles that one cannot personally control - like the heart and digestive system
involuntary muscle
RNA
Jacobson's organ
roots
31. Segmented worms - like earthworms - and are made up of ringed segments
ovaries and testes
green algae
golgi bodies
annelids
32. The tiny nerve endings at the bottom of the skin
dermis
insects
xylem
penis
33. Human body system that helps humans make more humans
reproductive system
crocodilians
insulin
fission
34. Reptiles shed their skin to grow
vascular
antennae
molt
archaea
35. Larger and flatter teeth in the back that are used to crush food to mix with saliva to make it easier to swallow
molars
mitochondria
involuntary muscle
rods
36. A sac of gas inside a bony fish used to control their depth by either inflating or sinking
sensory neurons
swim bladder
algae
vacuoles
37. The portion of the vocal chords that produce sound
spongy bone
cementum
vocal folds
true vocal chords
38. The end of the large intestine where solid waste leaves the body
xylem
rectum
negative feedback
ribcage
39. Bony structure that protects the lungs
ribcage
angiosperms
uterus
brain
40. A neuron cell's body
arthropods
soma
notochord
salivary glands
41. The way that hormone production is regulated by the cells producing chemicals that stop certain hormones from being released
phloem
proteins
compound eyes
negative feedback
42. The tube that is connected to the outside world
sound waves
cerebrum
urethra
bony fish
43. A jelly - like substance found inside the bone - which produces the body's blood cells
molars
marrow
phytoplankton
chromosomes
44. The first set of teeth that come out of a human baby as they are growing up
ribosomes
baby teeth
algae
algal blooms
45. Located under the cerebrum - this part of the brain controls movement
bases
cerebellum
sessile
canine teeth
46. The shape that DNA is formed within
sweat glands
large intestine
double hellix
parathyroid gland
47. Also known as bicuspids - they are the teeth used for crushing and chewing
genome
premolars
micronucleus
respiratory system
48. Prozotoans that live in host organisms and help the host
genome
incisors
symbiosis
asynmetric animals
49. Algae with a special type of flagellate that allows them to spin in circles
golgi bodies
cytoplasm
sound waves
dinoflagellates
50. How organisms are organized through evolution
pallisade and spongy cells
phylogeny
contour feathers
bony fish