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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Muscle tissue
Peripheral Nervous System
Plasmodesmata
Chloroplasts
2. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Mitochondria
Spindle Fiber
Gametophyte
Skin
3. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Golgi body
Cell
Xylem
4. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Vacuoles
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Central Nervous System
Somatic Cell
5. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Vacuoles
Spore
Sporophyte
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
6. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
Vacuoles
Eukaryotes
Cell Cycle
7. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Prokaryotes
Endoplasmic reticulum
Plant Tissue
Liver
8. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Eukaryotes
Pancreas
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Muscular system
9. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
White blood cells
Endocrine System
Stem cells
Chromatid
10. Discovered mitosis
Large intestine
Cell Wall
Walther Flemming
Vascular (plant) Tissue
11. 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.
Totepotent
Spindle Fiber
Animal tissue
Spore
12. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Anaphase
Totepotent
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Meiosis
13. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
Muscle tissue
Meristematic cells
14. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Animal tissue
Oscar Hertwid
Cell Cycle
Telophase
15. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Meiosis
Epithelial tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Chromosome
16. 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
Chloroplasts
Peripheral Nervous System
Stem cells
17. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Golgi body
Daughter Cell
Plasmodesmata
Vascular (plant) Tissue
18. Produce testosterone and sperm
Hair
Metaphase
Testes
Vascular (plant) Tissue
19. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Lignin
Vascular cambium
Vacuoles
20. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Endoplasmic reticulum
Immune system
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Tissue
21. Stores solid waste products
Cardiac muscle
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Rectum
Totepotent
22. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Small intestine
Liver
Gamete
Golgi body
23. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Protists
Large intestine
Anaphase
Lymph
24. 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.
Stomach
Nervous System
Cell Cycle
Thymus Gland
25. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Cell Differentiation
Central Nervous System
Circulatory System
White blood cells
26. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Vascular bundles
Ovaries
Integumentary system
Organelle
27. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Muscular system
Phloem
Sporophyte
Protists
28. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Meiosis
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Stomach
Ovaries
29. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Spindle Fiber
Mitosis
Gametophyte
Photoautotrophs
30. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
Eukaryotes
Metaphase
Organelle
31. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Peripheral Nervous System
Cell Cycle
Anaphase
Telophase
32. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Integumentary system
Spore
Cell Differentiation
Cardiac muscle
33. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Immune system
Eukaryotes
Ground tissue (plant)
34. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Pancreas
Chromosome
Organelle
Vacuoles
35. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Stem cells
Ribosomes
Gall bladder
36. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Glands
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Golgi body
Organelle
37. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Lignin
Eukaryotes
Small intestine
Anaphase
38. Discovered meiosis
Photoautotrophs
Oscar Hertwid
Phloem
Eukaryotes
39. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Monerans
Gametophyte
Pancreas
Vascular (plant) Tissue
40. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Large intestine
Glands
Ovaries
Nonvascular plant
41. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Thyroid gland
Peripheral Nervous System
Stomata
Protists
42. 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
Mitochondria
Stomach
Cell Differentiation
Chromosome
43. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Rectum
Spore
Central Nervous System
Nervous tissue
44. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Muscle tissue
Cell Cycle
Ground tissue (plant)
Gamete
45. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Liver
Vesicle
Meiosis
Lymph
46. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Meristematic cells
Ribosomes
White blood cells
Vacuoles
47. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Immune system
Epithelial tissue
Muscular system
Adrenal gland
48. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Protists
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Gametophyte
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
49. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Gamete
Nucleolus
Anaphase
Large intestine
50. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Nucleus
Monerans
Gametophyte
Cell