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CSET Science: Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glands in women and men that produce the sex cells for reproduction
ovaries and testes
apoda
invertebrates
hypodermis
2. The most popular form of the invertebrate that is extremely tiny and lives in the soil and can be plant parasites - decomposers - or predators
anvil
lanugo hair
tRNA
roundworms
3. Filters located inside the kidney that help filter urea out of the blood
dicots
nephrons
internal fertilization
pitfall trap
4. Human body system that breaks down food so that nutrients and water can be used for the body
digestive system
anabolic metabolism
sperm duct
alveoli
5. Portion of the ear that is connected to nerve fibers that carry signals to the brain
appendicitis
meninges
cones
inner ear
6. A group of animals that belong to the arthropod phylum that have no backbone and have an exoskeleton
pollination
sensory neurons
insects
organelle
7. A protozoan that has a pseudopod to move around with and to eat with.
ameboids
alveoli
chloroplasts
wisdom teeth
8. Complex molecules that cells use for all different types of jobs
norepinephrine
proteins
conifers
pathogenic
9. Area surrounding spinal chord that has motorneurons responsible for voluntary movement and flexibility
atrium
pulmonary circulation
anophase
grey matter
10. Gland that keeps the level of calcium in the blood at a certain level
temporal lobe
hypodermis
parathyroid gland
antibody
11. Thick muscular folds that protect the true vocal chords
fission
cortex
false vocal chords
left atrium
12. Groups of cells that live together
tissues
antibody
echnioderm
estrogen
13. A rod of stiffened tissue that develops into the backbone of a vertebrate as the animal grows
algal blooms
molars
vacuoles
notochord
14. Cells owned by plants and animals in which the cell's genetic material is surrounded by a membrane
phytoplankton
chordata
eukaryotic cells
RNA World
15. Organ behind the eye's pupil that foucses light back onto the eyeball
lens
vellus hair
salivary glands
flagellum
16. The act of selecting genes carefully that lead to a better yield of good characteristics
ligaments
genetic modification
down feathers
insulin
17. Electric signals that neurons carry from one part of the body to another
lysosomes
heart
placental mammals
impulses
18. Soft mass at the center of the tooth containing blood vessels and sensitive nerves
negative feedback
myelin
pseudopod
pulp
19. Meat - eating
sphincteres
carnivorous
muscular system
skeletal system
20. A transport tissue found in plants that water travels from the roots to the leaves through...also known as wood
amphibians
chyme
xylem
perennials
21. A thick hard layer of bone that is below the periosteum
systemic circulation
dendrites
ball and socket joint
compact bone
22. Photoreceptive nerve cells that are sensitive to light and can be triggered by a single photon
photoreceptive
saliva
insulin
rods
23. A trait in heredity that does not appear as frequently in the offspring
monocots
platelets
pedipalps
recessive trait
24. A substance found in red algae that is put in pudding and toothpaste to make them smooth
double hellix
carrageenan
cyanobacteria
polyps
25. An animal that does not move around - but is not dead
gene
nematocyst
carbohydrate
sessile
26. An aquatic invertabrate that has tentacles - including anemones and jellyfish
somatic nervous system
chloroplast
appendicitis
cnidarians
27. Any place where two or more bones meet
compound eyes
joint
cortex
ribosomes
28. Organs inside pallisade and spongy cells of leaves that contain chlorophyll - an essential pigment for photosynthesis
rods
golgi bodies
vacscular plants
chloroplast
29. The process in which plants turn water and carbon dioxide and sunlight into photosynthesis
photosynthesis
vertebrates
sessile
cillia
30. The brain's switchboard which passes information from the body to the correct part of the brain
melanin
thalamus
telophase
placental mammals
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
placental mammals
catabolic metabolism
phylogeny
RNA World
32. Animals that do not have a shape at all - like sponges
snakes
mucus
gills
asynmetric animals
33. A special kind of skin with hair in it located in your nose
plaque
urinary system
olfactory membrane
joint
34. Cells found in the blood that help make clots when you get a cut
cerebrospinal fluid
platelets
heart
antibody
35. Human body system that protects insides including skin - hair - and nails
integumentary system
notochord
reptiles
atrium
36. A protein that an insect's exoskeleton is made out of
chitin
skeletal system
phloem
mitosis
37. Creatures found sucking nutrients from dead animals and plants by breaking down their remains
fungi
parathyroid gland
annuals
ameboids
38. Also known as messenger RNA. It carries out protein recipes from the DNA to the ribosomes
placental mammals
RNA
perennials
mRNA
39. The lead organ of the endocrine system because it decodes messages from the brain to the other glands
larynx
bony fish
ball and socket joint
pituitary gland
40. The way that the female's sex cell - the egg - travels inside the female reproductive system
Fallopian tube
mammals
salivary glands
vacscular plants
41. The largest part of the brain that is divided into two halves called hemipsheres and controls thoughts
vacuoles
photoreceptive
cerebrum
diatoms
42. Tiny sacs found in the lungs that oxygen gets stored in
alveoli
neurotransmitters
ribosomes
touch
43. Jointed plates on an insect that are located in the abdomen and let in air so that an insect can breathe
chordata
spiracles
peritonitis
skeletal system
44. Membranes filled with tiny blood vessels that a fish uses to get oxygen from water as blood flows through them
metaphase
small intestine
gills
vascular
45. Invertebrates that have a spiny skin - bone - like plates - water - filled network of veins - and bottom feet
sperm cells
vertebrae
echnioderm
spine
46. Dome shaped muscle that the lungs rest on
hair follicle
diaphragm
roundworms
plant - like protist
47. Gland that helps the body fight off infections by producing T- cells that identify and kill germs in the blood
marsupials
immune system
testosterone
thymus
48. The process that plants use to reproduce. Insects travel from plant to plant dropping off pollen into the pistills
pollination
endotherm
ectotherm
jawless fish
49. Phase of mitosis - in which identical chromosomes seperate and move to opposite sides of the cell
anophase
skeletal muscles
plant - like protist
synapse
50. Part of the brain that monitors and controls all the automatic functions that keep people alive
Fallopian tube
mechanical digestion
cones
brain stem