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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Useful for tearing and scratching
Walther Flemming
Organelle
Nails
Stomach
2. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Smooth muscle
Vascular bundles
Ground tissue (plant)
Mitochondria
3. Protects the body and holds in heat
Hair
Animal tissue
Lysosome
Cell Cycle
4. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Animal tissue
Pluripotent
Vascular plant
5. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Somatic Cell
Cell Differentiation
Mitochondria
Anaphase
6. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Testes
Vacuoles
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Centriole
7. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Glands
Spore
Eukaryotes
Vascular bundles
8. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Centromere
Peripheral Nervous System
Circulatory System
Connective tissue
9. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Oscar Hertwid
Smooth muscle
Gametophyte
Metaphase
10. Release of water from plants through stomata
Transpiration
White blood cells
Ovaries
Endoplasmic reticulum
11. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Small intestine
Thyroid gland
Vascular plant
12. 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.
Spore
Cell Differentiation
Totepotent
Eukaryotes
13. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Ovaries
Endoplasmic reticulum
Immune system
Endocrine System
14. Brain and spinal cord
Chloroplasts
Central Nervous System
Nails
Meristematic cells
15. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Peripheral Nervous System
Totepotent
Cell
Gametophyte
16. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nervous System
Integumentary system
Nonvascular plant
17. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Metaphase
Cell
Phloem
18. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Eukaryotes
Muscle tissue
White blood cells
Chromatid
19. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Endocrine System
Stomach
Thyroid gland
Meiosis
20. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Vascular bundles
Lymph
Metaphase
Xylem
21. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Spindle Fiber
Epithelial tissue
Centriole
Gamete
22. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Pituitary gland
Liver
Totepotent
Circulatory System
23. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Meristematic cells
Cell Differentiation
Muscular system
24. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Nucleolus
Protists
Lysosome
Anaphase
25. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Stomata
Protists
Anaphase
Large intestine
26. Discovered mitosis
Gall bladder
Walther Flemming
Smooth muscle
Integumentary system
27. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Centromere
Digestive System
Plasmodesmata
Chloroplasts
28. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Lignin
Cardiac muscle
Organelle
Stem cells
29. 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
Tissue
Vesicle
Nervous tissue
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
30. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Vascular bundles
Chromosome
Plant Tissue
Nervous tissue
31. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Gall bladder
Xylem
White blood cells
Prophase
32. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Cell
Vascular cambium
Chloroplasts
Stomata
33. Organelle containing genetic material
Stem cells
Meristematic cells
Nucleus
Skeletal (striated) muscle
34. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Ground tissue (plant)
Smooth muscle
Prokaryotes
Pancreas
35. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Cell Wall
Lysosome
Walther Flemming
Organelle
36. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Vacuoles
Spore
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Gall bladder
37. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Stomata
Tissue
Immune system
38. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Tissue
Photoautotrophs
Plant Tissue
Daughter Cell
39. 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
Centriole
Tissue
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Digestive System
40. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Small intestine
Endocrine System
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Animal tissue
41. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Stomach
Gamete
Ground tissue (plant)
42. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Tissue
Protists
Hair
Sporophyte
43. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Adrenal gland
Cell Wall
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Pituitary gland
44. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Walther Flemming
Metaphase
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Meiosis
45. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Muscle tissue
Endoplasmic reticulum
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Chromosome
46. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Gamete
White blood cells
Protists
Large intestine
47. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Vascular plant
Photoautotrophs
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Chloroplasts
48. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Stomata
Vascular plant
Mitosis
Centriole
49. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Animal tissue
Chloroplasts
Prophase
Vesicle
50. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Sporophyte
Cell Cycle
Connective tissue
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum