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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Endocrine System
Mitosis
Muscular system
Central Nervous System
2. Pores underneath plant leaves used to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen
Lymph
Cell
Stomata
Skeletal (striated) muscle
3. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Rectum
Lysosome
4. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Liver
Nucleolus
Adrenal gland
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
5. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Nervous System
Golgi body
Nucleolus
Nails
6. Holds tissues together
Pancreas
Thymus Gland
Organelle
Connective tissue
7. Stores and releases bile
Digestive System
Pluripotent
Gall bladder
Lignin
8. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Lymph
Endoplasmic reticulum
Daughter Cell
Skeletal (striated) muscle
9. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Smooth muscle
Cell Differentiation
Centromere
Walther Flemming
10. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Ground tissue (plant)
Monerans
Peripheral Nervous System
Lysosome
11. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Mitosis
Nucleus
Liver
12. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Nonvascular plant
Animal tissue
Spore
Sporophyte
13. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Integumentary system
Thymus Gland
Smooth muscle
White blood cells
14. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Endoplasmic reticulum
Xylem
Integumentary system
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
15. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Muscle tissue
Chromatid
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Nervous System
16. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Spindle Fiber
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Endocrine System
17. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Immune system
Large intestine
Centromere
Endocrine System
18. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Somatic Cell
Central Nervous System
Tissue
Golgi body
19. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Organelle
Cytokinesis
Thymus Gland
Adrenal gland
20. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Peripheral Nervous System
Meiosis
Golgi body
Rectum
21. Release of water from plants through stomata
Animal tissue
Testes
Cell
Transpiration
22. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Digestive System
Mitochondria
Vacuoles
Cell Cycle
23. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Nervous System
Pancreas
Epithelial tissue
Spindle Fiber
24. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Daughter Cell
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Prokaryotes
25. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Centriole
Lysosome
Nonvascular plant
Eukaryotes
26. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Golgi body
Circulatory System
Phloem
Oscar Hertwid
27. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Oscar Hertwid
Spindle Fiber
Plasmodesmata
Integumentary system
28. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Vacuoles
Large intestine
Cell Wall
Glands
29. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Connective tissue
Gamete
Endocrine System
Stomach
30. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Small intestine
Pituitary gland
Muscular system
Lymph
31. 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
Xylem
Muscle tissue
Vesicle
Golgi body
32. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Spindle Fiber
Ribosomes
Endoplasmic reticulum
Hair
33. 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
Large intestine
Gamete
Prophase
34. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Muscle tissue
Monerans
Chromosome
Smooth muscle
35. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Skin
Cell Differentiation
Plant Tissue
Liver
36. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Gametophyte
Spindle Fiber
White blood cells
Meiosis
37. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Chromosome
Totepotent
Oscar Hertwid
Digestive System
38. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Organelle
Immune system
Cytokinesis
Stem cells
39. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Animal tissue
Adrenal gland
Nails
Lymph
40. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Cytokinesis
Nucleolus
Central Nervous System
Cell Wall
41. Process that results in cell division
Prophase
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Liver
Mitosis
42. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Muscle tissue
Prophase
Thyroid gland
Meristematic cells
43. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Smooth muscle
Anaphase
Small intestine
44. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Centriole
Gamete
Stomata
Hair
45. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Glands
Nucleolus
Eukaryotes
46. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Endocrine System
Vascular plant
Organelle
Metaphase
47. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Vascular plant
Nervous tissue
Xylem
Ground tissue (plant)
48. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Plasmodesmata
Chromosome
Large intestine
Nucleolus
49. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Testes
Peripheral Nervous System
Protists
Xylem
50. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Prokaryotes
Vascular bundles
Cell
Xylem