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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Cytokinesis
White blood cells
Liver
Glands
2. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Prokaryotes
Nervous tissue
Spindle Fiber
Ribosomes
3. 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
White blood cells
Thyroid gland
Totepotent
4. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Ribosomes
Stomata
Liver
Phloem
5. Release of water from plants through stomata
Transpiration
Mitochondria
Nucleolus
Liver
6. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Lymph nodes
Stomach
Liver
Circulatory System
7. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Lymph nodes
Monerans
Peripheral Nervous System
Somatic Cell
8. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Daughter Cell
Nucleolus
Vesicle
Prokaryotes
9. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Muscle tissue
Walther Flemming
Vascular plant
Eukaryotes
10. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Stem cells
Transpiration
Ground tissue (plant)
Large intestine
11. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Anaphase
Lignin
Cell Cycle
Somatic Cell
12. Produce testosterone and sperm
Vascular cambium
Telophase
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Testes
13. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Vascular plant
Xylem
Lymph
Smooth muscle
14. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Centriole
Rectum
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
15. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Telophase
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Prophase
Nervous tissue
16. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Gametophyte
Meristematic cells
Cell Differentiation
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
17. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Plant Tissue
Glands
Meristematic cells
Vascular plant
18. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Pluripotent
Stem cells
White blood cells
19. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Skin
Muscular system
Peripheral Nervous System
Spindle Fiber
20. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Protists
Endocrine System
Smooth muscle
Ground tissue (plant)
21. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Large intestine
Immune system
Metaphase
Photoautotrophs
22. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Cell Wall
Stomach
Metaphase
Nervous tissue
23. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Protists
Cardiac muscle
Tissue
Liver
24. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Testes
Centriole
Cell
Prokaryotes
25. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Stem cells
Monerans
Muscular system
26. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Eukaryotes
Mitosis
Daughter Cell
Ovaries
27. 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
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Endoplasmic reticulum
Thymus Gland
Vascular cambium
28. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Nucleus
Oscar Hertwid
Muscular system
29. 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
Golgi body
Pancreas
Mitochondria
Pituitary gland
30. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Smooth muscle
Nonvascular plant
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Stomata
31. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Centromere
Large intestine
Chloroplasts
Somatic Cell
32. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Chloroplasts
Stem cells
Large intestine
Meristematic cells
33. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Anaphase
Smooth muscle
Ribosomes
Vascular cambium
34. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
White blood cells
Spindle Fiber
Small intestine
Stomata
35. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Eukaryotes
Endocrine System
Cell Cycle
Endoplasmic reticulum
36. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Lysosome
Monerans
Oscar Hertwid
Epithelial tissue
37. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Plasmodesmata
Meiosis
Pituitary gland
Thymus Gland
38. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Testes
Cell Cycle
Gametophyte
Epithelial tissue
39. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Chromosome
Cardiac muscle
Stomata
Centromere
40. 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
Totepotent
Stem cells
Vesicle
Monerans
41. Discovered mitosis
Prophase
Skin
Walther Flemming
Monerans
42. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Metaphase
Plant Tissue
Centriole
Gametophyte
43. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Smooth muscle
Protists
Ovaries
Meiosis
44. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Spore
Thyroid gland
Animal tissue
Cytokinesis
45. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Large intestine
Epithelial tissue
Tissue
Cytokinesis
46. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Vascular plant
Vesicle
Nervous tissue
Photoautotrophs
47. 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.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Circulatory System
Spore
Cell Cycle
48. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Adrenal gland
Thyroid gland
Chromatid
White blood cells
49. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Cardiac muscle
Chromatid
Ribosomes
Glands
50. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Cell
Totepotent
Transpiration
Animal tissue