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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Plant Tissue
Stem cells
Monerans
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
2. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Meristematic cells
Vacuoles
Nonvascular plant
Nucleus
3. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Lysosome
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Nails
White blood cells
4. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Glands
Spindle Fiber
Organelle
Gamete
5. Holds tissues together
Connective tissue
Large intestine
Nucleolus
Ground tissue (plant)
6. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Metaphase
Cytokinesis
Thymus Gland
Monerans
7. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Muscular system
Ribosomes
Plant Tissue
Ovaries
8. 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
Endoplasmic reticulum
Walther Flemming
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Anaphase
9. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Cell Wall
Epithelial tissue
Prophase
Chromosome
10. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Photoautotrophs
Large intestine
Gamete
Chromatid
11. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Cell Cycle
Pluripotent
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Animal tissue
12. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Lignin
Nervous System
Sporophyte
13. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Digestive System
Golgi body
Vascular cambium
Peripheral Nervous System
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
Cell
Telophase
Chloroplasts
Vascular cambium
15. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Stomach
Lymph
Somatic Cell
Skeletal (striated) muscle
16. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Tissue
Monerans
Nails
Gall bladder
17. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Nails
Chloroplasts
Nucleolus
Vacuoles
18. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Meristematic cells
Cell
Photoautotrophs
Cell Differentiation
19. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Vascular cambium
Spindle Fiber
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Sporophyte
20. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Cell Differentiation
Pituitary gland
Liver
Ribosomes
21. Discovered meiosis
Oscar Hertwid
Chromatid
Digestive System
Meiosis
22. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Lymph nodes
Immune system
Totepotent
Vascular plant
23. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Animal tissue
Transpiration
Vascular plant
Adrenal gland
24. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Vesicle
Phloem
Testes
Skeletal (striated) muscle
25. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Circulatory System
Nucleolus
Daughter Cell
Prokaryotes
26. 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
Walther Flemming
Skin
Anaphase
27. Process that results in cell division
Vesicle
Vascular plant
Cytokinesis
Mitosis
28. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Eukaryotes
Lymph nodes
Ground tissue (plant)
Stem cells
29. Produce testosterone and sperm
Prokaryotes
Vesicle
Metaphase
Testes
30. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Stomach
Cell Wall
Integumentary system
Telophase
31. 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
Ground tissue (plant)
Organelle
Mitochondria
Glands
32. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Muscular system
Plant Tissue
Meristematic cells
Lignin
33. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Adrenal gland
Spindle Fiber
Nucleolus
Smooth muscle
34. Stores solid waste products
Circulatory System
Rectum
Digestive System
Animal tissue
35. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Digestive System
Liver
Rectum
Prophase
36. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Cytokinesis
Animal tissue
Lysosome
Mitosis
37. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Integumentary system
Lymph nodes
Pituitary gland
Digestive System
38. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Animal tissue
Gall bladder
Glands
Nonvascular plant
39. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Meiosis
Muscular system
Cell Wall
40. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Totepotent
Stem cells
Endocrine System
Cell Wall
41. Protects the body and holds in heat
Spore
Gall bladder
Gametophyte
Hair
42. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Lymph
Eukaryotes
Endocrine System
Prokaryotes
43. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Adrenal gland
Nervous tissue
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Sporophyte
44. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Organelle
Metaphase
Pancreas
Epithelial tissue
45. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Golgi body
Telophase
Liver
Chloroplasts
46. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Ground tissue (plant)
Meiosis
Epithelial tissue
Chloroplasts
47. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Digestive System
Centriole
Testes
Nucleolus
48. Brain and spinal cord
Protists
Pituitary gland
Central Nervous System
Plant Tissue
49. Release of water from plants through stomata
Digestive System
Transpiration
Muscular system
Metaphase
50. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Nucleolus
Ovaries
Walther Flemming
Skeletal (striated) muscle