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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Organelle in which lipids and steroids are produced - carbohydrates and steroids are metabolized - and calcium concentration - drug detoxification - and attachment of cell membrane receptors are regulated.
Chromatid
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Gamete
Vascular plant
2. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Animal tissue
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Smooth muscle
Liver
3. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Ground tissue (plant)
Lignin
Skin
Cell
4. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Lysosome
Vascular plant
Nonvascular plant
Vesicle
5. In the life cycle of a plant or alga undergoing alternation of generations - a meiotically produced haploid cell that divides mitotically - generating a multicellular individual - the gametophyte - without fusing with another cell.
Thymus Gland
Spore
Pancreas
Nonvascular plant
6. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Connective tissue
Telophase
Golgi body
Integumentary system
7. Discovered meiosis
Chromatid
Oscar Hertwid
Stomata
White blood cells
8. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Prokaryotes
Transpiration
Large intestine
Nervous System
9. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Nervous tissue
Ovaries
Xylem
Ribosomes
10. Responsible for the breakdown and absorption of food and the removal of solid waste; include the alimentary canal (mouth - esophagus - stomach - small intestine - large intestine - colon/ rectum) and the accessory organs (liver - pancreas - gall blad
Digestive System
Cell Wall
Daughter Cell
Gametophyte
11. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
White blood cells
Gametophyte
Nucleolus
12. Stores and releases bile
Cell Wall
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Gall bladder
Ground tissue (plant)
13. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Hair
Chromosome
Daughter Cell
Ovaries
14. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Cell
Vesicle
Nervous tissue
Spindle Fiber
15. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Cell Cycle
Gamete
Pituitary gland
Testes
16. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Nonvascular plant
Ribosomes
White blood cells
Cell Cycle
17. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Skin
Protists
Spindle Fiber
Vascular (plant) Tissue
18. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Daughter Cell
Tissue
Metaphase
Nervous System
19. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Adrenal gland
Nonvascular plant
Cytokinesis
Walther Flemming
20. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Golgi body
Organelle
Cytokinesis
Spindle Fiber
21. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Thyroid gland
Ovaries
Telophase
Cytokinesis
22. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplasts
Oscar Hertwid
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Pituitary gland
23. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Lymph
Immune system
Stomach
Liver
24. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Integumentary system
Eukaryotes
Muscular system
Skin
25. Useful for tearing and scratching
Tissue
Ground tissue (plant)
Nails
Hair
26. Brain and spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Meristematic cells
Central Nervous System
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
27. Holds tissues together
Totepotent
Connective tissue
Tissue
Sporophyte
28. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Glands
Plasmodesmata
Mitosis
Transpiration
29. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Gametophyte
Photoautotrophs
Chromatid
Vascular plant
30. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Lysosome
Connective tissue
Meiosis
Plant Tissue
31. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Protists
Nervous tissue
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Phloem
32. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Totepotent
Vacuoles
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Spindle Fiber
33. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Vesicle
Daughter Cell
Nucleolus
Spindle Fiber
34. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Integumentary system
Prokaryotes
Vascular bundles
Lysosome
35. Organelle containing genetic material
Epithelial tissue
Organelle
Nucleus
White blood cells
36. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Anaphase
Monerans
Muscular system
Lymph nodes
37. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Tissue
Golgi body
Lymph
Plant Tissue
38. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Daughter Cell
Golgi body
Telophase
Protists
39. Release of water from plants through stomata
Ground tissue (plant)
Vacuoles
Transpiration
Testes
40. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Stem cells
Thyroid gland
Cardiac muscle
White blood cells
41. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Circulatory System
Centriole
Epithelial tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
42. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Monerans
Walther Flemming
Stomata
43. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Organelle
Smooth muscle
Animal tissue
Tissue
44. Produce testosterone and sperm
Glands
Testes
Mitosis
Cell Differentiation
45. Is actually a lymphoid organ in the neck or upper chest of all vertebrates. It is essential in the normal development of the immune system.
Golgi body
Connective tissue
Thymus Gland
Cell Cycle
46. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Nucleus
Centromere
Cell
Anaphase
47. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Stem cells
Circulatory System
Liver
Prokaryotes
48. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Liver
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Endocrine System
Cell
49. Organelle in eukaryotic cells that produces chemical energy; have their own DNA and may have evolved from a symbiotic relationship between a primitive eukaryotic organism and a primitive bacteria
Immune system
Mitochondria
Organelle
Cell Differentiation
50. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Somatic Cell
Oscar Hertwid
Ground tissue (plant)
Meristematic cells