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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Centromere
Ovaries
Hair
Central Nervous System
2. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Spore
Organelle
Lysosome
Testes
3. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Large intestine
Small intestine
Lymph nodes
4. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Sporophyte
Lysosome
Small intestine
Nucleolus
5. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Pancreas
Mitochondria
Cytokinesis
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
6. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Nucleolus
Testes
Liver
Immune system
7. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Thyroid gland
Cell Differentiation
Cell Cycle
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
8. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Integumentary system
Centromere
Vascular bundles
Anaphase
9. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Skin
Thymus Gland
Protists
Phloem
10. Discovered meiosis
Pluripotent
Meristematic cells
Oscar Hertwid
Hair
11. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
White blood cells
Adrenal gland
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Monerans
12. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Nervous tissue
Prokaryotes
Mitochondria
Meristematic cells
13. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Chloroplasts
Glands
Prophase
Gall bladder
14. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Nervous System
Lymph nodes
Nucleolus
Small intestine
15. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cytokinesis
Thyroid gland
Lysosome
16. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Central Nervous System
Large intestine
Cell
Photoautotrophs
17. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Stomach
Cell Cycle
Vacuoles
Ovaries
18. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Endocrine System
Spindle Fiber
Vascular cambium
Stomata
19. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Pluripotent
Tissue
Digestive System
Organelle
20. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Cytokinesis
Xylem
Epithelial tissue
Daughter Cell
21. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Muscle tissue
Vascular cambium
Vascular bundles
Nonvascular plant
22. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Centromere
Hair
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
23. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Gametophyte
Metaphase
Ovaries
White blood cells
24. Brain and spinal cord
Lymph
Nails
Central Nervous System
Centromere
25. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Oscar Hertwid
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Rectum
Adrenal gland
26. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Stomata
Nails
Xylem
Nucleolus
27. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Walther Flemming
Vascular cambium
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Centromere
28. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Epithelial tissue
Centriole
Vascular bundles
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
29. 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
Endoplasmic reticulum
Digestive System
Stomata
Vascular cambium
30. Produce testosterone and sperm
Testes
Nails
Nucleus
Mitochondria
31. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Ovaries
Chromatid
Chloroplasts
Centriole
32. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Gamete
Metaphase
Lignin
Cell Differentiation
33. Process that results in cell division
Gamete
Nucleus
Mitosis
Xylem
34. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Mitosis
Animal tissue
Smooth muscle
Golgi body
35. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Cell Cycle
Spindle Fiber
Pancreas
Daughter Cell
36. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Meiosis
Cardiac muscle
Peripheral Nervous System
Thyroid gland
37. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Plasmodesmata
Anaphase
Organelle
Metaphase
38. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Rectum
Centromere
Pituitary gland
Muscular system
39. Stores solid waste products
Chloroplasts
Nervous System
Eukaryotes
Rectum
40. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Daughter Cell
Anaphase
Cytokinesis
Chloroplasts
41. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Muscle tissue
Lymph nodes
42. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Central Nervous System
Nucleolus
Sporophyte
Cardiac muscle
43. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Stomata
Plasmodesmata
Endocrine System
Metaphase
44. Discovered mitosis
Stomata
Somatic Cell
Cell Cycle
Walther Flemming
45. Release of water from plants through stomata
Central Nervous System
Epithelial tissue
Pluripotent
Transpiration
46. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Circulatory System
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Animal tissue
Totepotent
47. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Nervous tissue
Anaphase
48. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Lignin
Plasmodesmata
Lysosome
Muscular system
49. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Chromosome
Meristematic cells
Skin
Endoplasmic reticulum
50. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Cytokinesis
Mitochondria
Thyroid gland
Smooth muscle
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