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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Release of water from plants through stomata
Transpiration
Xylem
Connective tissue
Somatic Cell
2. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Ribosomes
Rectum
Small intestine
Stem cells
3. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Gametophyte
Epithelial tissue
Gall bladder
Pancreas
4. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Nucleolus
Eukaryotes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Vacuoles
5. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Mitosis
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Daughter Cell
6. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Cell Wall
Phloem
Pluripotent
Vascular plant
7. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Pluripotent
Nucleolus
Chromosome
8. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Phloem
Vascular bundles
Liver
9. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Organelle
Walther Flemming
Muscle tissue
Stomata
10. Small sac within a cell formed by pinching of some membrane; can contain waste - products the cell is taking in - and secretions the cell is exporting
Prokaryotes
Nucleus
Somatic Cell
Vesicle
11. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Lysosome
Circulatory System
Somatic Cell
Pluripotent
12. Discovered mitosis
Connective tissue
Lymph
Peripheral Nervous System
Walther Flemming
13. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Cell Differentiation
Organelle
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Endoplasmic reticulum
14. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Protists
Vacuoles
Nervous tissue
Vascular bundles
15. 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.
Rectum
Gamete
Cell
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
16. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Adrenal gland
Cytokinesis
Cardiac muscle
Totepotent
17. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Digestive System
Smooth muscle
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Cytokinesis
18. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Cell Differentiation
Epithelial tissue
Nucleus
Totepotent
19. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Nails
Stomata
Testes
Somatic Cell
20. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Anaphase
Muscular system
Epithelial tissue
Plasmodesmata
21. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Cell
Walther Flemming
Pituitary gland
Eukaryotes
22. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Pituitary gland
Prokaryotes
Endocrine System
Somatic Cell
23. Brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
Nervous System
Cell Wall
Endoplasmic reticulum
24. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Gamete
Protists
Cell Wall
Gall bladder
25. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Lignin
Sporophyte
Skin
Xylem
26. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Lymph nodes
Organelle
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Stem cells
27. 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
Eukaryotes
Cytokinesis
Golgi body
28. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Lignin
Stomata
Testes
Protists
29. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Protists
Connective tissue
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Metaphase
30. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Prokaryotes
Lymph nodes
31. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Circulatory System
Lymph nodes
Vascular cambium
Stomata
32. Stores solid waste products
Nails
Rectum
Ground tissue (plant)
Stomata
33. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Tissue
Protists
Thymus Gland
Peripheral Nervous System
34. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Xylem
Cell Cycle
Glands
Cytokinesis
35. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Vascular bundles
Meiosis
Chloroplasts
Walther Flemming
36. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Epithelial tissue
Ribosomes
Lignin
Vacuoles
37. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Eukaryotes
Digestive System
Somatic Cell
38. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Peripheral Nervous System
Meiosis
Animal tissue
Organelle
39. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Cardiac muscle
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Skin
Pluripotent
40. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Sporophyte
Anaphase
Walther Flemming
Cardiac muscle
41. 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.
Endoplasmic reticulum
Hair
Gamete
Spore
42. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Sporophyte
Meiosis
Daughter Cell
Transpiration
43. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Metaphase
Thymus Gland
Glands
Endoplasmic reticulum
44. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplasts
Vascular plant
Cardiac muscle
Lignin
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.
Muscle tissue
Vesicle
Thymus Gland
Photoautotrophs
46. Protects the body and holds in heat
Spore
Monerans
Smooth muscle
Hair
47. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Rectum
Chromatid
Cytokinesis
Endocrine System
48. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Endocrine System
Cell
Cell Cycle
49. Holds tissues together
Endoplasmic reticulum
Connective tissue
Oscar Hertwid
Stem cells
50. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Stem cells
Hair
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Stomach