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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
Protists
Central Nervous System
Muscular system
2. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Rectum
Gamete
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Hair
3. 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.
Endoplasmic reticulum
Lignin
Thymus Gland
Skeletal (striated) muscle
4. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Prokaryotes
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Vesicle
Nonvascular plant
5. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Sporophyte
Vascular plant
Cell
Thymus Gland
6. 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
Cell Differentiation
Epithelial tissue
Digestive System
Nucleus
7. Protects the body and holds in heat
Daughter Cell
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Circulatory System
Hair
8. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Sporophyte
Cell Differentiation
Nonvascular plant
Thymus Gland
9. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Immune system
Stomach
Ribosomes
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
10. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Lymph
Monerans
Somatic Cell
Cytokinesis
11. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Mitosis
Meristematic cells
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Hair
12. Organelle containing genetic material
Cell Cycle
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Nucleus
White blood cells
13. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Sporophyte
Tissue
Monerans
Digestive System
14. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Nervous System
Nonvascular plant
Telophase
Liver
15. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Nervous System
Digestive System
Nervous tissue
Gamete
16. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Xylem
Photoautotrophs
Lymph nodes
17. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Golgi body
Walther Flemming
Pituitary gland
Pluripotent
18. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Nervous tissue
Oscar Hertwid
Circulatory System
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
19. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
White blood cells
Testes
Pluripotent
Photoautotrophs
20. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Stem cells
Spindle Fiber
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Chromatid
21. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Spore
Cell Cycle
Rectum
Phloem
22. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Sporophyte
Spore
Anaphase
Meristematic cells
23. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Liver
Anaphase
Large intestine
Vascular cambium
24. 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
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Pluripotent
Cytokinesis
Endoplasmic reticulum
25. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Gall bladder
Mitosis
Large intestine
Lignin
26. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Muscle tissue
Gametophyte
Ground tissue (plant)
Animal tissue
27. 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.
Thymus Gland
Nucleus
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Hair
28. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Totepotent
Thyroid gland
Nails
Chloroplasts
29. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Cell Differentiation
Lignin
Ovaries
Stomach
30. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Centromere
Nervous System
Lignin
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
31. Produce testosterone and sperm
Testes
Ribosomes
Lymph nodes
Muscle tissue
32. Discovered meiosis
Oscar Hertwid
Telophase
Meristematic cells
Stomach
33. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Chloroplasts
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Cell Wall
Prokaryotes
34. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Xylem
Lymph
Muscle tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
35. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Endocrine System
Nucleolus
Nails
Lymph
36. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Lymph
Organelle
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Transpiration
37. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Protists
Hair
Nucleolus
Lignin
38. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Cell Cycle
Epithelial tissue
Metaphase
Xylem
39. Stores solid waste products
Immune system
Rectum
Testes
Thymus Gland
40. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Telophase
Stomata
Muscular system
Skin
41. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Thyroid gland
Metaphase
Golgi body
Cytokinesis
42. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Gall bladder
Plant Tissue
Cell Cycle
Somatic Cell
43. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Stomach
Chloroplasts
Cell Wall
Muscle tissue
44. Stores and releases bile
Lymph nodes
Spindle Fiber
Gall bladder
Endoplasmic reticulum
45. Discovered mitosis
Somatic Cell
Hair
Spore
Walther Flemming
46. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Gall bladder
Animal tissue
Monerans
Lymph nodes
47. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Smooth muscle
Immune system
Stomata
Skin
48. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Vascular plant
Xylem
Somatic Cell
Endocrine System
49. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Meiosis
Gall bladder
Ribosomes
Mitosis
50. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Muscular system
Spindle Fiber
Meristematic cells
Integumentary system