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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Central Nervous System
Ground tissue (plant)
Peripheral Nervous System
2. Organelle composed of microtubules within the nucleus that helps ensure that duplicated chromosomes are evenly distributed to the daughter cells
Centriole
Prophase
Chloroplasts
Organelle
3. 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.
White blood cells
Spore
Nucleolus
Hair
4. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Stomach
Chromatid
Totepotent
Pluripotent
5. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Ribosomes
Vascular cambium
Eukaryotes
Vascular bundles
6. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Immune system
Phloem
Vascular bundles
Chromatid
7. 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
Tissue
Lignin
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
8. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Totepotent
Circulatory System
Anaphase
Stomach
9. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Vacuoles
Chromatid
Rectum
Cell Cycle
10. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Prophase
Anaphase
Meristematic cells
Lymph
11. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Organelle
Centromere
Sporophyte
Nucleus
12. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Vesicle
Tissue
Stomach
Ribosomes
13. Discovered mitosis
Muscular system
Central Nervous System
Walther Flemming
Telophase
14. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Stem cells
Centromere
Vesicle
Sporophyte
15. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Ribosomes
Prophase
Nucleolus
Cell Cycle
16. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Digestive System
Rectum
Nonvascular plant
Cell
17. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Protists
Nervous System
Monerans
Vascular (plant) Tissue
18. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Gamete
Vesicle
Plant Tissue
Photoautotrophs
19. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Sporophyte
Chloroplasts
Ovaries
Prophase
20. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Pancreas
Epithelial tissue
Chloroplasts
Nervous tissue
21. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Lysosome
Epithelial tissue
Gall bladder
Endocrine System
22. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Testes
Thymus Gland
Monerans
Prophase
23. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Sporophyte
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Connective tissue
Thyroid gland
24. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Large intestine
Immune system
Centromere
25. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Phloem
Smooth muscle
Hair
Cell Cycle
26. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Adrenal gland
Spore
Somatic Cell
27. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Mitochondria
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
Nucleus
28. Holds tissues together
Connective tissue
Adrenal gland
Prophase
Rectum
29. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Vacuoles
Organelle
Prophase
Centriole
30. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Golgi body
Meiosis
Ground tissue (plant)
Cell Wall
31. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Golgi body
Cell Cycle
Vesicle
Epithelial tissue
32. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Centriole
Testes
Prophase
Gamete
33. Produce testosterone and sperm
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Photoautotrophs
Ovaries
Testes
34. Stores solid waste products
Chromosome
Stem cells
Endocrine System
Rectum
35. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Digestive System
Muscle tissue
Nervous System
Smooth muscle
36. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Vascular cambium
Nails
Daughter Cell
Cell Wall
37. 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
Endoplasmic reticulum
Protists
Nervous System
Chromatid
38. 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.
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Thymus Gland
Integumentary system
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
39. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Telophase
Smooth muscle
Integumentary system
Golgi body
40. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Cytokinesis
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Prophase
Tissue
41. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Stomach
Daughter Cell
Vesicle
Smooth muscle
42. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Tissue
Organelle
Chloroplasts
Nucleolus
43. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Photoautotrophs
Nucleolus
Totepotent
Telophase
44. 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
Walther Flemming
Endocrine System
Cell Cycle
Mitochondria
45. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Spindle Fiber
Prokaryotes
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Mitosis
46. 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
Pluripotent
Meristematic cells
Vesicle
Nonvascular plant
47. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Nails
Protists
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cell Differentiation
48. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Small intestine
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleolus
Glands
49. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Thyroid gland
Gall bladder
Adrenal gland
Meristematic cells
50. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Thyroid gland
Cell Cycle
Walther Flemming
Skeletal (striated) muscle
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