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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Phloem
Spindle Fiber
Cytokinesis
Stomata
2. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Integumentary system
Centriole
Pituitary gland
Cell Cycle
3. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Cell
Walther Flemming
Chloroplasts
Phloem
4. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Vascular cambium
Eukaryotes
Nervous tissue
Ovaries
5. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
White blood cells
Muscular system
Nervous tissue
Endoplasmic reticulum
6. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Adrenal gland
Large intestine
Central Nervous System
Protists
7. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Vesicle
Glands
Gall bladder
Cell Wall
8. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Lysosome
Telophase
Muscle tissue
Central Nervous System
9. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Gametophyte
Protists
10. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Pluripotent
Plant Tissue
Mitosis
Nucleolus
11. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Spore
Vacuoles
Large intestine
Hair
12. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Oscar Hertwid
Thyroid gland
Centriole
Xylem
13. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Cell Differentiation
Vascular plant
Mitochondria
Smooth 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
Mitochondria
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Chromatid
Glands
15. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Nervous System
Hair
Pituitary gland
Meristematic cells
16. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Plant Tissue
Connective tissue
Endocrine System
17. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Metaphase
Ground tissue (plant)
Sporophyte
Thyroid gland
18. Process that results in cell division
Glands
Mitosis
Nails
Gamete
19. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Muscular system
Daughter Cell
Thymus Gland
20. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Photoautotrophs
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Cell Differentiation
Pluripotent
21. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Vesicle
Stomach
Totepotent
Small intestine
22. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Small intestine
Cell Wall
Testes
Vascular bundles
23. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Cell Wall
Protists
Nervous System
Lignin
24. Produce testosterone and sperm
Epithelial tissue
Prophase
Testes
Central Nervous System
25. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Transpiration
Chromosome
Xylem
Vacuoles
26. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Nonvascular plant
Epithelial tissue
Daughter Cell
Totepotent
27. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Xylem
Pluripotent
Skin
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
28. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Cell Wall
Nucleus
Nonvascular plant
Stomach
29. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Thyroid gland
Ground tissue (plant)
Lysosome
30. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
Oscar Hertwid
Digestive System
Tissue
31. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Centromere
Cell Differentiation
Gametophyte
Plasmodesmata
32. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Lysosome
Gamete
Testes
Peripheral Nervous System
33. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Thymus Gland
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Thyroid gland
34. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Muscle tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Organelle
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
35. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Prokaryotes
Lymph nodes
Gamete
Chloroplasts
36. Brain and spinal cord
Endocrine System
Gametophyte
Central Nervous System
Totepotent
37. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Integumentary system
Organelle
Cell Wall
Glands
38. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Phloem
Centriole
Photoautotrophs
39. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Gall bladder
Prokaryotes
Plasmodesmata
40. Stores and releases bile
Gall bladder
Nucleus
Large intestine
Chromatid
41. 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.
Endocrine System
Thymus Gland
Nervous System
Meristematic cells
42. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Skin
Monerans
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Meiosis
43. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Prophase
Anaphase
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
44. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Ovaries
Mitochondria
Prokaryotes
Vascular plant
45. Organelle containing genetic material
Testes
Nucleus
Large intestine
Prokaryotes
46. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Monerans
Lignin
Digestive System
Plasmodesmata
47. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Gametophyte
Sporophyte
Phloem
Lymph nodes
48. 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
Mitochondria
Gamete
Spindle Fiber
49. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Liver
Photoautotrophs
Meristematic cells
Gametophyte
50. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Nucleolus
Meiosis
Oscar Hertwid
Prokaryotes