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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Integumentary system
Adrenal gland
Golgi body
Epithelial tissue
2. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Rectum
Metaphase
Peripheral Nervous System
Chloroplasts
3. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Pluripotent
Chromosome
Muscle tissue
Cell
4. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Glands
Cell Wall
Centromere
Vascular bundles
5. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Gamete
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Pluripotent
Gametophyte
6. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Animal tissue
Mitosis
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Cytokinesis
7. Discovered mitosis
Muscular system
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Integumentary system
Walther Flemming
8. 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.
Phloem
Spore
Nonvascular plant
Transpiration
9. Produce testosterone and sperm
Testes
Vascular bundles
Nervous tissue
Peripheral Nervous System
10. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Small intestine
Vascular bundles
Meristematic cells
Lignin
11. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Daughter Cell
Ovaries
Spore
Cell Differentiation
12. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Nucleus
Vascular bundles
Ground tissue (plant)
Vesicle
13. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Nucleolus
Stomata
Meristematic cells
Lymph nodes
14. Last stage of mitosis - in which the cell membrane begins to pinch the cell in two - cytokinesis begins - and the nuclear membrane forms around the chromosomes
Protists
Muscular system
Telophase
Mitosis
15. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Anaphase
Lignin
Large intestine
Peripheral Nervous System
16. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Lymph nodes
Peripheral Nervous System
Cardiac muscle
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
17. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Photoautotrophs
Nervous tissue
Cardiac muscle
Anaphase
18. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Testes
Nails
Thyroid gland
Pluripotent
19. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Large intestine
Centriole
Monerans
Adrenal gland
20. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Stomach
Centromere
Vascular cambium
White blood cells
21. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Lymph nodes
Cell Wall
Pituitary gland
Chloroplasts
22. Discovered meiosis
Connective tissue
Skin
Daughter Cell
Oscar Hertwid
23. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Large intestine
Lymph
Organelle
24. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Chromosome
Muscular system
Photoautotrophs
Monerans
25. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Chromosome
Vascular plant
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Central Nervous System
26. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Oscar Hertwid
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Epithelial tissue
Photoautotrophs
27. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Nonvascular plant
Plasmodesmata
Pancreas
Mitochondria
28. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Chromosome
Monerans
Gamete
Glands
29. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Small intestine
Protists
Circulatory System
Cell Cycle
30. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Vascular plant
Transpiration
Skin
Vesicle
31. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Thyroid gland
Centriole
Ovaries
Endocrine System
32. Brain and spinal cord
Totepotent
Central Nervous System
Digestive System
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
33. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Peripheral Nervous System
Smooth muscle
Pluripotent
Plasmodesmata
34. Useful for tearing and scratching
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Nails
Organelle
Testes
35. 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
Pituitary gland
Ribosomes
Digestive System
Integumentary system
36. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Glands
Liver
Sporophyte
Animal tissue
37. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Cytokinesis
Walther Flemming
Ovaries
Prokaryotes
38. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Pluripotent
Nervous System
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Muscle tissue
39. Protects the body and holds in heat
Protists
Prokaryotes
Hair
Circulatory System
40. Holds tissues together
Connective tissue
Cell Cycle
Central Nervous System
Oscar Hertwid
41. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Vascular bundles
Pancreas
Cell
42. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Central Nervous System
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Stomach
43. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Nucleus
Centriole
Spindle Fiber
Pluripotent
44. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Plasmodesmata
Sporophyte
Totepotent
Xylem
45. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Stem cells
Large intestine
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
46. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Plant Tissue
Lymph
Spindle Fiber
Daughter Cell
47. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Vascular cambium
Eukaryotes
Mitochondria
Gametophyte
48. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Vacuoles
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Cardiac muscle
Ground tissue (plant)
49. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Plasmodesmata
Thyroid gland
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Prophase
50. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Stem cells
Cardiac muscle
Prokaryotes
White blood cells