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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Connective tissue
Vacuoles
Large intestine
Telophase
2. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Lymph
Daughter Cell
Testes
Centromere
3. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Stomata
Lysosome
Eukaryotes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
4. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Cytokinesis
Integumentary system
Chloroplasts
Lymph nodes
5. 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
Xylem
Mitochondria
Vascular bundles
Smooth muscle
6. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Vascular plant
Phloem
Stomach
Daughter Cell
7. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Walther Flemming
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Endocrine System
Immune system
8. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Eukaryotes
Photoautotrophs
Anaphase
Totepotent
9. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Metaphase
Small intestine
Telophase
Nervous tissue
10. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Skin
Muscle tissue
Centriole
Chromatid
11. 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
Vacuoles
Stomata
Gametophyte
12. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Gamete
Endocrine System
Vascular cambium
Phloem
13. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Ground tissue (plant)
Ovaries
Circulatory System
Lignin
14. Organelle in which lipids and steroids are produced - carbohydrates and steroids are metabolized - and calcium concentration - drug detoxification - and attachment of cell membrane receptors are regulated.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Phloem
Tissue
Meiosis
15. 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
Digestive System
Stomach
Pluripotent
Thyroid gland
16. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Meiosis
Cell Cycle
Vascular plant
Lignin
17. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Lymph
Cell Differentiation
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Protists
18. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Meristematic cells
Oscar Hertwid
Skin
Chloroplasts
19. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Vesicle
Immune system
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Golgi body
20. Stores solid waste products
Xylem
Rectum
Cardiac muscle
Integumentary system
21. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Chromosome
Muscular system
Thyroid gland
Cell Cycle
22. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Anaphase
Golgi body
23. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Rectum
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Lymph
Organelle
24. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Sporophyte
Circulatory System
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
25. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Chromosome
Small intestine
Immune system
Vascular cambium
26. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Central Nervous System
Oscar Hertwid
Integumentary system
Prokaryotes
27. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Glands
Connective tissue
White blood cells
Pluripotent
28. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Gametophyte
Glands
Pituitary gland
Pluripotent
29. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Chromatid
Telophase
Lignin
Thyroid gland
30. 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.
Meiosis
Spore
Cytokinesis
Connective tissue
31. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Organelle
Gall bladder
Cell Differentiation
32. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Nervous tissue
Phloem
Anaphase
Peripheral Nervous System
33. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Nonvascular plant
Ovaries
Thyroid gland
34. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Photoautotrophs
Muscular system
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Gamete
35. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Prophase
Central Nervous System
Lysosome
Transpiration
36. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Mitosis
Muscular system
Large intestine
Chromatid
37. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Lignin
Anaphase
Lymph nodes
Stomach
38. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Vascular cambium
Plasmodesmata
Cell Wall
Xylem
39. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Organelle
Pituitary gland
Nails
Photoautotrophs
40. Stores and releases bile
Gall bladder
Lymph
Meristematic cells
Endoplasmic reticulum
41. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Spore
Peripheral Nervous System
Meristematic cells
Mitochondria
42. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Rectum
Spore
Ribosomes
43. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Thymus Gland
Large intestine
Monerans
Cell Differentiation
44. 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
Gametophyte
Cardiac muscle
Ground tissue (plant)
45. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Digestive System
Protists
Metaphase
Cardiac muscle
46. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Prophase
Smooth muscle
Thymus Gland
Nonvascular plant
47. Release of water from plants through stomata
Transpiration
Hair
Vesicle
Peripheral Nervous System
48. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Gamete
Cardiac muscle
Testes
Cytokinesis
49. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Vascular bundles
Cell Wall
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Immune system
50. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Muscular system
Ground tissue (plant)
Epithelial tissue
Meristematic cells