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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Organelle containing genetic material
Lignin
Nucleus
Centromere
Lymph nodes
2. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Nucleolus
Chromosome
Metaphase
Thymus Gland
3. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Ground tissue (plant)
Cell
Prokaryotes
Circulatory System
4. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Digestive System
Meiosis
Organelle
Tissue
5. 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.
White blood cells
Photoautotrophs
Spore
Meiosis
6. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Vascular plant
Small intestine
Cytokinesis
Prophase
7. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Thymus Gland
Metaphase
Pluripotent
Vascular (plant) Tissue
8. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Telophase
Golgi body
Chloroplasts
Peripheral Nervous System
9. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Nervous tissue
Gamete
Sporophyte
Muscular system
10. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Glands
Gamete
11. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Skin
Pancreas
Cell
Nervous System
12. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Muscular system
Pluripotent
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
White blood cells
13. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Telophase
Cell Wall
Large intestine
14. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Stomata
Chromatid
Liver
Ovaries
15. Stores and releases bile
Integumentary system
Endocrine System
Pluripotent
Gall bladder
16. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Sporophyte
Spindle Fiber
Pituitary gland
Nails
17. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Vascular cambium
Cell Differentiation
Circulatory System
Eukaryotes
18. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Stem cells
Nonvascular plant
Peripheral Nervous System
Anaphase
19. Release of water from plants through stomata
Chloroplasts
Metaphase
Transpiration
Somatic Cell
20. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Meristematic cells
Nonvascular plant
Mitosis
Ribosomes
21. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Vascular bundles
Ovaries
Spore
Meiosis
22. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Liver
Mitochondria
White blood cells
Daughter Cell
23. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Stomach
Daughter Cell
Nucleolus
Cardiac muscle
24. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Ribosomes
Somatic Cell
Vascular plant
White blood cells
25. Discovered mitosis
Nucleus
Walther Flemming
Cytokinesis
Phloem
26. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Chromosome
Peripheral Nervous System
Nails
Lignin
27. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Sporophyte
Central Nervous System
Large intestine
Nucleolus
28. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Xylem
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Nonvascular plant
Immune system
29. Useful for tearing and scratching
Pluripotent
Nails
Nervous System
Tissue
30. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Testes
Nervous tissue
Pancreas
Stem cells
31. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Lysosome
Hair
Centriole
Chromatid
32. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Cardiac muscle
Walther Flemming
Stem cells
Meristematic cells
33. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Large intestine
Thyroid gland
Muscular system
34. 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
Phloem
Chromosome
Daughter Cell
Vesicle
35. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Meristematic cells
Centriole
Transpiration
Prokaryotes
36. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Nervous System
Vascular plant
Endocrine System
Stomach
37. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Cell Cycle
Nervous tissue
Pluripotent
38. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Animal tissue
Connective tissue
39. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Vascular cambium
Stomach
Mitosis
Lymph
40. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Thyroid gland
Cell Wall
Somatic Cell
Metaphase
41. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Chromatid
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Plasmodesmata
Glands
42. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cell Differentiation
Integumentary system
Pancreas
43. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Lymph
Monerans
Prophase
Chloroplasts
44. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Skin
Hair
Plasmodesmata
Prophase
45. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Protists
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Metaphase
Lymph nodes
46. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Testes
Ovaries
Meiosis
47. 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.
Centromere
Prokaryotes
Mitosis
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
48. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Hair
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Integumentary system
Totepotent
49. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Golgi body
Immune system
Ribosomes
Skin
50. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Oscar Hertwid
Adrenal gland
Gametophyte
Thymus Gland