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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Endoplasmic reticulum
Thymus Gland
Vascular plant
Vascular bundles
2. Useful for tearing and scratching
Ovaries
Chromosome
Nails
Ribosomes
3. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Vesicle
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Gamete
Sporophyte
4. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Adrenal gland
Nervous tissue
Protists
Endocrine System
5. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Cell
Metaphase
Monerans
Spore
6. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Eukaryotes
Mitochondria
Anaphase
Chromatid
7. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Skin
Small intestine
Meiosis
Prophase
8. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
White blood cells
Vascular plant
Protists
Nonvascular plant
9. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Pluripotent
Muscle tissue
Vascular bundles
Muscular system
10. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Meiosis
Muscular system
Nonvascular plant
Pituitary gland
11. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Plasmodesmata
Ribosomes
Nucleolus
Muscular system
12. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
White blood cells
Mitosis
Rectum
Lignin
13. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Endocrine System
Chromosome
Peripheral Nervous System
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
14. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Endoplasmic reticulum
Spindle Fiber
Plant Tissue
Phloem
15. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Nervous tissue
Mitosis
Cell Cycle
Centriole
16. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Lymph nodes
Digestive System
Thymus Gland
Prokaryotes
17. 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
Somatic Cell
Monerans
Connective tissue
18. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Transpiration
Monerans
Integumentary system
Pancreas
19. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Endocrine System
Smooth muscle
Chloroplasts
Plasmodesmata
20. 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
Cell Wall
Animal tissue
Central Nervous System
Endoplasmic reticulum
21. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Thyroid gland
Daughter Cell
White blood cells
Endoplasmic reticulum
22. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Meiosis
Smooth muscle
Circulatory System
Cardiac muscle
23. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Vascular plant
Cardiac muscle
Plant Tissue
Meristematic cells
24. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Vesicle
Pluripotent
Prokaryotes
25. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Pancreas
Lymph
Protists
Mitosis
26. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Nails
Ribosomes
Cell
Sporophyte
27. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nervous System
Gametophyte
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
28. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Circulatory System
Spindle Fiber
Cell
Nervous tissue
29. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Digestive System
Somatic Cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
Eukaryotes
30. Discovered meiosis
Hair
White blood cells
Large intestine
Oscar Hertwid
31. Release of water from plants through stomata
Ribosomes
Transpiration
White blood cells
Vascular plant
32. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Endoplasmic reticulum
Liver
Connective tissue
33. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Anaphase
Immune system
Vascular cambium
Tissue
34. Protects the body and holds in heat
Ground tissue (plant)
Prokaryotes
Integumentary system
Hair
35. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Digestive System
Tissue
Anaphase
Pituitary gland
36. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Lymph
Peripheral Nervous System
Photoautotrophs
Vascular (plant) Tissue
37. Holds tissues together
Plasmodesmata
Lignin
Transpiration
Connective tissue
38. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Vacuoles
Animal tissue
Plant Tissue
Walther Flemming
39. 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
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Stem cells
Vesicle
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
40. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Stomata
Digestive System
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nervous tissue
41. Brain and spinal cord
Eukaryotes
Nails
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
42. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Nervous tissue
Spindle Fiber
Telophase
Phloem
43. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Hair
Glands
Nervous tissue
Organelle
44. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Cell Differentiation
Nervous tissue
Anaphase
Daughter Cell
45. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Vesicle
Adrenal gland
Plant Tissue
Vascular (plant) Tissue
46. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Prokaryotes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Mitosis
Vascular bundles
47. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Prokaryotes
Vacuoles
Cytokinesis
Xylem
48. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Chromosome
Chromatid
Peripheral Nervous System
Circulatory System
49. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Cytokinesis
Vesicle
Chloroplasts
Cell Wall
50. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Vascular bundles
Peripheral Nervous System
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Gamete