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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Golgi body
Smooth muscle
Immune system
Large intestine
2. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Stomata
Telophase
Cell Cycle
Lysosome
3. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Prophase
Chromatid
Spindle Fiber
Thyroid gland
4. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Meiosis
Prophase
Skin
Nervous tissue
5. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Phloem
Nails
Totepotent
Cell
6. Stores solid waste products
Sporophyte
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Rectum
7. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Pancreas
Muscle tissue
Nucleolus
8. Discovered meiosis
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi body
Xylem
Oscar Hertwid
9. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Vascular plant
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Photoautotrophs
10. Release of water from plants through stomata
Integumentary system
Eukaryotes
Transpiration
Prokaryotes
11. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Centriole
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Rectum
Gametophyte
12. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Somatic Cell
Adrenal gland
Pluripotent
Cell Cycle
13. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Monerans
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Chromatid
Gametophyte
14. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Adrenal gland
Metaphase
Tissue
Circulatory System
15. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Endocrine System
Cytokinesis
Chromatid
Cell
16. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Cytokinesis
Xylem
Eukaryotes
17. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Telophase
Circulatory System
Tissue
Daughter Cell
18. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Stomach
Nervous tissue
Mitosis
Vascular bundles
19. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Pancreas
Nervous tissue
Rectum
Transpiration
20. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Skin
Eukaryotes
Muscle tissue
Smooth muscle
21. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Stem cells
Cell
Nucleus
Sporophyte
22. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Golgi body
Pluripotent
Spindle Fiber
Pancreas
23. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Pluripotent
Daughter Cell
Cell Cycle
Nails
24. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Circulatory System
Connective tissue
Pancreas
Ribosomes
25. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Endocrine System
Chromosome
Muscular system
Metaphase
26. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Stomach
Lysosome
Nervous System
Totepotent
27. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Testes
Cell Wall
Gametophyte
Liver
28. Produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagons
Pancreas
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Adrenal gland
Immune system
29. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Protists
Ribosomes
Xylem
Nucleolus
30. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Smooth muscle
Lymph nodes
Photoautotrophs
Chloroplasts
31. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Mitochondria
Cell Cycle
Circulatory System
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
32. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Thymus Gland
Chloroplasts
Prophase
Lymph
33. Protects the body and holds in heat
Hair
Mitochondria
Stomach
Skeletal (striated) muscle
34. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Smooth muscle
Phloem
Oscar Hertwid
35. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Vascular cambium
Smooth muscle
Endoplasmic reticulum
Oscar Hertwid
36. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Prophase
Cytokinesis
Lymph nodes
Nails
37. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Ribosomes
Ovaries
Chromatid
Small intestine
38. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Skin
Nails
Plant Tissue
Gall bladder
39. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Nervous tissue
Lymph
Protists
Vascular bundles
40. 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
Vesicle
Totepotent
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Ground tissue (plant)
41. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Cell
Protists
Sporophyte
Smooth muscle
42. 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.
Golgi body
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Small intestine
Cytokinesis
43. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Cell Cycle
Telophase
Endocrine System
44. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Mitosis
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Cell Differentiation
Epithelial tissue
45. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Golgi body
Nails
White blood cells
Vascular cambium
46. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Meiosis
Sporophyte
Plant Tissue
Vascular (plant) Tissue
47. 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
Liver
Oscar Hertwid
Telophase
Lysosome
48. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Photoautotrophs
Ovaries
Centriole
Vacuoles
49. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Anaphase
Digestive System
Nucleus
Cell Differentiation
50. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Walther Flemming
Cell Wall
Plant Tissue
Nervous tissue