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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Metaphase
Glands
Vacuoles
2. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Muscular system
Gall bladder
White blood cells
Chromatid
3. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Gametophyte
Cell
Small intestine
Adrenal gland
4. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Metaphase
Cardiac muscle
Organelle
Photoautotrophs
5. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Vascular cambium
Daughter Cell
Oscar Hertwid
Cell Wall
6. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Spore
Epithelial tissue
Lymph nodes
7. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Vascular bundles
Ribosomes
Peripheral Nervous System
Organelle
8. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Liver
Stomach
Nails
Sporophyte
9. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Muscular system
Digestive System
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Liver
10. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Vascular cambium
Metaphase
Walther Flemming
Gall bladder
11. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Somatic Cell
Smooth muscle
Nails
Lignin
12. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Meristematic cells
Cell Wall
Organelle
Vesicle
13. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Golgi body
Small intestine
Transpiration
Centriole
14. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Skin
Protists
Tissue
15. 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.
Thyroid gland
Ground tissue (plant)
Spore
Telophase
16. Useful for tearing and scratching
Gamete
Cell
Nails
Immune system
17. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Meiosis
Gametophyte
Cell Differentiation
Cell Wall
18. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Stomata
Connective tissue
Meristematic cells
Liver
19. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Thyroid gland
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
Plasmodesmata
20. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Pituitary gland
Nonvascular plant
Chloroplasts
Peripheral Nervous System
21. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Tissue
Vascular bundles
Lymph nodes
Digestive System
22. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Nucleolus
Totepotent
Stem cells
Tissue
23. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Centriole
Endoplasmic reticulum
Adrenal gland
Vesicle
24. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Centriole
Lymph nodes
Nervous tissue
Liver
25. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Xylem
Nervous tissue
Lysosome
Vascular (plant) Tissue
26. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Pancreas
Cell
Gamete
Immune system
27. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Golgi body
Smooth muscle
Nucleolus
Photoautotrophs
28. An extensive membrane network of cisternae (sac - like structures) held together by the cytoskeleton that encloses the cisternal space (or lumen) from the cytosol and is continuous with the perinuclear space. Three types: RER - SER - SR
Epithelial tissue
Peripheral Nervous System
Nervous System
Endoplasmic reticulum
29. Organelle containing genetic material
Endocrine System
Centriole
Nucleus
Cell Cycle
30. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Cytokinesis
Totepotent
Ovaries
Nonvascular plant
31. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Lignin
Vacuoles
Circulatory System
Adrenal gland
32. Discovered meiosis
Oscar Hertwid
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Small intestine
Rectum
33. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Lymph
Lymph nodes
Chloroplasts
Nucleus
34. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Ribosomes
Prokaryotes
Hair
Vascular plant
35. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Large intestine
Liver
Circulatory System
Monerans
36. 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.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Pituitary gland
Meiosis
Hair
37. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Nucleolus
Animal tissue
Transpiration
Nonvascular plant
38. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Protists
Endocrine System
Nails
Skeletal (striated) muscle
39. Brain and spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Golgi body
Central Nervous System
Protists
40. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Mitochondria
Phloem
Pancreas
Muscular system
41. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Monerans
Integumentary system
Plant Tissue
Totepotent
42. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Somatic Cell
Skin
Prophase
Meiosis
43. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Nervous System
Cell Cycle
Stem cells
44. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Plant Tissue
Testes
Anaphase
Circulatory System
45. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Hair
Somatic Cell
Thymus Gland
Vascular (plant) Tissue
46. 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.
Stomach
Liver
Small intestine
Thymus Gland
47. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Testes
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Protists
Oscar Hertwid
48. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Central Nervous System
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Rectum
Integumentary system
49. Stores solid waste products
Telophase
Rectum
Ribosomes
Thyroid gland
50. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Nucleolus
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Stem cells