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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Golgi body
Meiosis
Adrenal gland
Ribosomes
2. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Vacuoles
Meristematic cells
Lymph nodes
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
3. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Metaphase
Lysosome
Meiosis
Ground tissue (plant)
4. Brain and spinal cord
Endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes
Central Nervous System
Mitosis
5. Stores and releases bile
Animal tissue
Gall bladder
Chromosome
Tissue
6. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Circulatory System
Spore
Lymph
Rectum
7. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Lignin
Thymus Gland
Tissue
White blood cells
8. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Somatic Cell
Large intestine
Lysosome
Spindle Fiber
9. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Lymph
Totepotent
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Cytokinesis
10. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Somatic Cell
Cell Cycle
Central Nervous System
Photoautotrophs
11. Release of water from plants through stomata
Transpiration
Thyroid gland
Adrenal gland
Cell Differentiation
12. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Stomata
Meristematic cells
Rectum
Xylem
13. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Centriole
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Pituitary gland
14. Protects the body and holds in heat
Ribosomes
Cell Wall
Hair
Centriole
15. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Digestive System
Smooth muscle
Endoplasmic reticulum
Nonvascular plant
16. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Hair
Walther Flemming
Oscar Hertwid
Sporophyte
17. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Anaphase
Vascular bundles
Nervous tissue
Lysosome
18. Discovered meiosis
Gametophyte
Thyroid gland
Oscar Hertwid
Chromatid
19. 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.
Totepotent
Animal tissue
Walther Flemming
Thymus Gland
20. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Telophase
Vascular plant
Meiosis
Chromatid
21. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Cytokinesis
Daughter Cell
Prokaryotes
Centriole
22. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Large intestine
Gametophyte
Sporophyte
Phloem
23. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Prokaryotes
Hair
Circulatory System
Chromosome
24. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Vacuoles
Monerans
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
White blood cells
25. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Meiosis
Cardiac muscle
Ovaries
Thymus Gland
26. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Skin
Gametophyte
Ovaries
Animal tissue
27. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Rectum
Centromere
Immune system
Gamete
28. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Pluripotent
Monerans
Stomata
Ovaries
29. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Endocrine System
Mitochondria
Digestive System
Chloroplasts
30. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Large intestine
Thymus Gland
Vascular cambium
31. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Spore
Pluripotent
Endoplasmic reticulum
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
32. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Eukaryotes
Mitochondria
Digestive System
Tissue
33. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Rectum
Cell Wall
Thyroid gland
Lymph nodes
34. 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
Cardiac muscle
Endoplasmic reticulum
Xylem
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
35. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Monerans
Muscular system
Circulatory System
White blood cells
36. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Animal tissue
Adrenal gland
Pancreas
Epithelial tissue
37. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Adrenal gland
Meiosis
Large intestine
Centriole
38. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Vascular cambium
Centriole
Stomata
Meristematic cells
39. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Vesicle
Totepotent
Monerans
Cell Wall
40. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Muscle tissue
Somatic Cell
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Thyroid gland
41. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Mitochondria
Pancreas
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
42. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Cell Differentiation
Prophase
Cardiac muscle
Peripheral Nervous System
43. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Eukaryotes
Cytokinesis
Mitochondria
Animal tissue
44. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Gall bladder
Cell
Sporophyte
Glands
45. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Lymph nodes
Pluripotent
Lignin
White blood cells
46. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Lignin
Totepotent
Epithelial tissue
Photoautotrophs
47. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Vascular cambium
Endocrine System
Walther Flemming
Stem cells
48. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Endoplasmic reticulum
Pancreas
Tissue
Cytokinesis
49. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Spindle Fiber
Cell Wall
White blood cells
Prophase
50. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Oscar Hertwid
Spindle Fiber
Vacuoles
Connective tissue