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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Prophase
Testes
Vascular plant
Cell Cycle
2. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Organelle
Integumentary system
Sporophyte
Transpiration
3. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Pluripotent
Monerans
Anaphase
White blood cells
4. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Centriole
Smooth muscle
Gamete
Telophase
5. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Large intestine
Vesicle
Photoautotrophs
6. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Lymph
White blood cells
Prokaryotes
Nonvascular plant
7. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Digestive System
Hair
Nonvascular plant
Golgi body
8. Useful for tearing and scratching
Cell Wall
Walther Flemming
Nails
Nonvascular plant
9. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Stomach
Animal tissue
Chromosome
White blood cells
10. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Prophase
Nucleolus
Xylem
11. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Muscle tissue
Xylem
Nervous tissue
Epithelial tissue
12. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Circulatory System
Vascular plant
Pluripotent
Skin
13. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Tissue
Liver
Chloroplasts
Skeletal (striated) muscle
14. 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
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Cell
15. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Nonvascular plant
White blood cells
Phloem
Chromatid
16. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Immune system
Epithelial tissue
Rectum
Somatic Cell
17. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Mitosis
Totepotent
Xylem
Ground tissue (plant)
18. Stores solid waste products
Vascular cambium
Nervous tissue
Rectum
Protists
19. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Sporophyte
Digestive System
Phloem
20. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Circulatory System
Connective tissue
Animal tissue
Chromosome
21. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Peripheral Nervous System
Protists
Pituitary gland
Spindle Fiber
22. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Gamete
Lymph
Pluripotent
Cell Cycle
23. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Cell Differentiation
Smooth muscle
Cytokinesis
Ground tissue (plant)
24. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Stem cells
Animal tissue
Chromatid
Skin
25. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Cell Cycle
Central Nervous System
Daughter Cell
Cell
26. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Thyroid gland
Central Nervous System
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
27. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Protists
Transpiration
Stem cells
Gamete
28. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Integumentary system
Mitochondria
Adrenal gland
Oscar Hertwid
29. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Cell
Thyroid gland
Phloem
Vacuoles
30. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Large intestine
Epithelial tissue
Hair
Nervous tissue
31. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Lysosome
Anaphase
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Gametophyte
32. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Animal tissue
Metaphase
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
33. 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
Telophase
Stomata
Cell Differentiation
Spore
34. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Peripheral Nervous System
Chloroplasts
Liver
Stomach
35. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Nervous System
Anaphase
Centromere
Meristematic cells
36. Stores and releases bile
Nails
Gall bladder
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
37. Holds tissues together
Chloroplasts
Connective tissue
Mitosis
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
38. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Anaphase
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
39. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Eukaryotes
Rectum
Telophase
Lysosome
40. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Chromosome
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Protists
Muscular system
41. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Plant Tissue
Centriole
Thyroid gland
Skeletal (striated) muscle
42. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Centriole
Photoautotrophs
Hair
Epithelial tissue
43. Protects the body and holds in heat
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Cell Wall
Hair
Nervous System
44. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Skin
Ribosomes
Gamete
Peripheral Nervous System
45. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Vesicle
Totepotent
Plasmodesmata
Photoautotrophs
46. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Meristematic cells
Sporophyte
Nucleolus
Cytokinesis
47. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Pituitary gland
Endocrine System
Monerans
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
48. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Sporophyte
Stem cells
Chromatid
Lysosome
49. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Plasmodesmata
Immune system
Eukaryotes
Ovaries
50. 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.
Prophase
Muscular system
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Eukaryotes