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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. 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
Immune system
Meiosis
Transpiration
Vesicle
2. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Adrenal gland
Cell Differentiation
Animal tissue
Cell Wall
3. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Nervous System
Xylem
Meiosis
Tissue
4. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Gall bladder
Nervous System
Pituitary gland
Liver
5. Process that results in cell division
Chromosome
Mitosis
Walther Flemming
Large intestine
6. 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.
Chromosome
Spore
Nonvascular plant
Cell
7. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Protists
Small intestine
Xylem
Organelle
8. Holds tissues together
Totepotent
Lymph nodes
Connective tissue
Centromere
9. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Sporophyte
Daughter Cell
Protists
10. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Ribosomes
Centriole
Monerans
Gamete
11. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplasts
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Epithelial tissue
Gall bladder
12. Brain and spinal cord
Cell Differentiation
Meristematic cells
Centriole
Central Nervous System
13. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Golgi body
Vacuoles
Mitochondria
Ground tissue (plant)
14. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Integumentary system
Endoplasmic reticulum
Somatic Cell
Prophase
15. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Rectum
Oscar Hertwid
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
16. 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
Large intestine
Adrenal gland
Digestive System
Plant Tissue
17. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Cardiac muscle
Vascular cambium
Prokaryotes
Meristematic cells
18. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Nervous System
Vascular bundles
Meristematic cells
Spore
19. 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
Endoplasmic reticulum
Telophase
Organelle
Skin
20. Stores and releases bile
Large intestine
Metaphase
Gall bladder
Chloroplasts
21. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Transpiration
Small intestine
Cell Cycle
Cell Wall
22. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Gamete
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Telophase
23. Protects the body and holds in heat
Nervous System
Tissue
Hair
Spindle Fiber
24. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Centromere
Chloroplasts
Lignin
Glands
25. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
Integumentary system
Vascular plant
Nervous tissue
26. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Lymph nodes
Muscle tissue
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
White blood cells
27. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Ground tissue (plant)
Anaphase
Pluripotent
28. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Small intestine
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Meiosis
Vascular bundles
29. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Nails
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Metaphase
30. 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.
Thymus Gland
Golgi body
Protists
Chloroplasts
31. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Stem cells
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
32. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Integumentary system
Thyroid gland
Pituitary gland
Vascular cambium
33. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Pituitary gland
Ground tissue (plant)
Pancreas
34. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Sporophyte
Nervous tissue
Vacuoles
Oscar Hertwid
35. Produce testosterone and sperm
Plasmodesmata
Nervous tissue
Testes
Adrenal gland
36. Stores solid waste products
Thyroid gland
Rectum
Large intestine
Hair
37. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Lignin
Pituitary gland
Hair
Small intestine
38. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Prophase
Testes
Pancreas
Mitosis
39. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Spore
Glands
Gamete
40. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Somatic Cell
Thyroid gland
Cell
Smooth muscle
41. Organelle containing genetic material
Ground tissue (plant)
Gamete
Nails
Nucleus
42. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Xylem
Thymus Gland
Pancreas
Nervous System
43. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Vesicle
Metaphase
Vascular plant
Lysosome
44. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Glands
Immune system
Gall bladder
Vesicle
45. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Protists
Integumentary system
Cell Wall
Spore
46. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Eukaryotes
Hair
Immune system
Adrenal gland
47. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Cell Cycle
Xylem
Ribosomes
Endoplasmic reticulum
48. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Lignin
Peripheral Nervous System
Gametophyte
Lymph
49. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Meiosis
Gamete
Chloroplasts
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
50. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Immune system
Transpiration
Ground tissue (plant)
Cell