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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function






2. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.






3. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function






4. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs






5. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.






6. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails






7. Largest organ in terms of surface area






8. Useful for tearing and scratching






9. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.






10. Process that results in cell division






11. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)






12. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division






13. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized






14. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations






15. 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






16. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements






17. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally






18. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands






19. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.






20. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial






21. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.






22. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart






23. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.






24. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis






25. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis






26. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland






27. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion






28. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism






29. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells






30. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system






31. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons






32. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth






33. Discovered meiosis






34. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles






35. Contracts or shortens making body parts move






36. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.






37. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins






38. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.






39. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants






40. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals






41. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes






42. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria






43. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope






44. Stores and releases bile






45. Brain and spinal cord






46. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells






47. Release of water from plants through stomata






48. Epidermis - vascular - ground






49. Discovered mitosis






50. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis