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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. 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.
Prophase
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Skin
Phloem
2. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Skin
Cell
Centromere
Vacuoles
3. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Ground tissue (plant)
Lymph nodes
Cell Differentiation
Immune system
4. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Cytokinesis
Animal tissue
Gall bladder
Central Nervous System
5. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Smooth muscle
Plasmodesmata
Cell Cycle
Photoautotrophs
6. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Centriole
Lignin
Hair
Totepotent
7. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Meristematic cells
Liver
Nucleolus
Gametophyte
8. Brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
Spore
Mitochondria
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
9. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Cardiac muscle
Meristematic cells
Mitosis
Vacuoles
10. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Nucleolus
Ribosomes
Monerans
Pluripotent
11. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Lignin
Large intestine
Stomach
Small intestine
12. Stores solid waste products
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Vascular plant
Epithelial tissue
Rectum
13. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Cell Differentiation
Golgi body
Skin
Epithelial tissue
14. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Digestive System
Pancreas
Nonvascular plant
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
15. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Mitosis
Animal tissue
Ovaries
Somatic Cell
16. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Oscar Hertwid
Gametophyte
Ribosomes
Chloroplasts
17. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Cell Wall
Vascular cambium
Stomata
Prophase
18. 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
Golgi body
Ribosomes
Digestive System
Stomach
19. Release of water from plants through stomata
Gall bladder
Transpiration
Mitosis
Vascular bundles
20. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Ground tissue (plant)
Prophase
Nervous System
Gamete
21. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Pluripotent
Organelle
Nervous System
Somatic Cell
22. Discovered mitosis
Peripheral Nervous System
Animal tissue
Muscular system
Walther Flemming
23. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Plasmodesmata
Endoplasmic reticulum
Spindle Fiber
Cell Cycle
24. 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.
Spore
Organelle
Smooth muscle
Mitochondria
25. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Metaphase
Pituitary gland
Prokaryotes
Cell
26. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Mitochondria
Chromosome
Lymph
Phloem
27. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Somatic Cell
Integumentary system
Gamete
Chromatid
28. Organelle containing genetic material
Rectum
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Nucleus
Nervous System
29. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Cell
Spindle Fiber
Cardiac muscle
Central Nervous System
30. Useful for tearing and scratching
Connective tissue
Golgi body
Prokaryotes
Nails
31. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Monerans
Ovaries
Epithelial tissue
Nervous tissue
32. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Lymph
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
Mitosis
33. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Phloem
Circulatory System
Tissue
Nonvascular plant
34. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Metaphase
Connective tissue
Meiosis
Liver
35. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Spindle Fiber
Stem cells
Somatic Cell
Vascular plant
36. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Cardiac muscle
Spore
Vascular cambium
Vascular plant
37. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Pituitary gland
Nervous tissue
Skin
Metaphase
38. Last stage of mitosis - in which the cell membrane begins to pinch the cell in two - cytokinesis begins - and the nuclear membrane forms around the chromosomes
Cell Wall
Stem cells
Telophase
Plasmodesmata
39. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Organelle
Metaphase
Spore
40. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Vascular cambium
Daughter Cell
Adrenal gland
Lymph
41. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Circulatory System
Xylem
Muscle tissue
42. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Pancreas
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Endoplasmic reticulum
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
43. Discovered meiosis
Pancreas
Oscar Hertwid
Chromatid
Nucleolus
44. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Muscular system
Sporophyte
Tissue
Oscar Hertwid
45. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Thyroid gland
Ovaries
Animal tissue
Lysosome
46. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Lymph
Golgi body
Prophase
Vascular bundles
47. 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
Cell Differentiation
Immune system
Organelle
Mitochondria
48. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Nucleus
Mitosis
Adrenal gland
Vascular plant
49. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Epithelial tissue
Glands
Anaphase
50. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Pluripotent
Skin
Prokaryotes
Tissue
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