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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Muscle tissue
Cell Cycle
Totepotent
Sporophyte
2. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Daughter Cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
Chromatid
Integumentary system
3. Produce testosterone and sperm
Testes
Totepotent
Glands
Cell Wall
4. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Spore
Connective tissue
Totepotent
5. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Tissue
Ribosomes
Lymph nodes
Smooth muscle
6. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Photoautotrophs
Thyroid gland
Tissue
Connective tissue
7. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Thyroid gland
Centriole
Nervous System
Centromere
8. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Chromatid
Totepotent
Large intestine
Organelle
9. Stores solid waste products
Rectum
Cell Cycle
Prokaryotes
Xylem
10. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Thyroid gland
Anaphase
Meiosis
Somatic Cell
11. 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.
Sporophyte
Rectum
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Stomach
12. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Gametophyte
Cell Wall
Muscular system
13. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Glands
Plant Tissue
Nails
Nonvascular plant
14. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Peripheral Nervous System
Cell Differentiation
Meristematic cells
Anaphase
15. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Nonvascular plant
Peripheral Nervous System
Plasmodesmata
Totepotent
16. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Daughter Cell
Chloroplasts
Organelle
Rectum
17. 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
Vesicle
Gall bladder
Cell Cycle
18. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Spindle Fiber
Nails
Vascular cambium
Hair
19. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Ovaries
Connective tissue
Eukaryotes
20. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Stem cells
Connective tissue
Pancreas
Muscular system
21. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Stomach
Digestive System
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi body
22. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Nucleolus
Thyroid gland
Cardiac muscle
Anaphase
23. Stores and releases bile
Cell Cycle
Gall bladder
Vesicle
Gamete
24. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Cell Differentiation
White blood cells
Large intestine
Lymph nodes
25. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Lignin
Ground tissue (plant)
Cell Cycle
Gall bladder
26. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Integumentary system
Eukaryotes
Testes
Chromosome
27. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Nucleolus
Vascular cambium
Daughter Cell
Glands
28. 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
Pituitary gland
Pluripotent
Spindle Fiber
Mitochondria
29. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Pituitary gland
Gametophyte
Adrenal gland
Lymph nodes
30. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Nonvascular plant
Glands
Vascular bundles
Testes
31. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Animal tissue
Adrenal gland
Hair
Vascular (plant) Tissue
32. Holds tissues together
Animal tissue
Connective tissue
Cardiac muscle
Pluripotent
33. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Phloem
Photoautotrophs
Stomach
Lysosome
34. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Nervous System
Vesicle
Immune system
Ovaries
35. 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.
Chromosome
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Spore
Totepotent
36. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Daughter Cell
Animal tissue
Thymus Gland
Adrenal gland
37. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Connective tissue
Cell Differentiation
Chromosome
Prophase
38. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Organelle
Pluripotent
Pancreas
39. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Cell
Mitochondria
Daughter Cell
Transpiration
40. Protects the body and holds in heat
Thymus Gland
Oscar Hertwid
Hair
Cell Cycle
41. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Xylem
Testes
Metaphase
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
42. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Muscular system
Gamete
Skin
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
43. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Photoautotrophs
Gamete
Organelle
Chromosome
44. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Cell Wall
Stomach
Nonvascular plant
Photoautotrophs
45. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Testes
Lysosome
Chloroplasts
Monerans
46. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Eukaryotes
Gamete
Small intestine
Tissue
47. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Lignin
Meristematic cells
Rectum
Chloroplasts
48. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Nonvascular plant
Monerans
Ovaries
Vascular bundles
49. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Thyroid gland
Digestive System
Vacuoles
White blood cells
50. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Tissue
Peripheral Nervous System
Vesicle
Cell Cycle