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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Holds tissues together
Rectum
Connective tissue
Gamete
Prokaryotes
2. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Sporophyte
Cell Cycle
Plasmodesmata
Nervous System
3. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Photoautotrophs
Stomach
Somatic Cell
Metaphase
4. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Peripheral Nervous System
Lysosome
Lymph nodes
Rectum
5. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Animal tissue
Plant Tissue
Spindle Fiber
Pancreas
6. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Vascular cambium
Cytokinesis
Totepotent
Chromosome
7. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Sporophyte
Stem cells
Chromosome
Nails
8. Stores and releases bile
Prophase
Pituitary gland
Gall bladder
Meiosis
9. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Lignin
Cell Cycle
Meristematic cells
Animal tissue
10. 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.
Anaphase
Thymus Gland
Prokaryotes
Nervous tissue
11. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Tissue
Phloem
Metaphase
12. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Skin
Xylem
Metaphase
Mitosis
13. Brain and spinal cord
Daughter Cell
Glands
Nonvascular plant
Central Nervous System
14. Region of condense chromosome that looks pinched; where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis.
Meristematic cells
Centromere
Mitochondria
Nervous System
15. Discovered mitosis
Nonvascular plant
Telophase
Walther Flemming
Sporophyte
16. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Smooth muscle
Nucleolus
Animal tissue
Cell
17. 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
Adrenal gland
Mitochondria
Peripheral Nervous System
Nucleus
18. 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
Thymus Gland
Digestive System
Cytokinesis
Adrenal gland
19. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Smooth muscle
Monerans
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
20. 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
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Cell
Epithelial tissue
Telophase
21. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Nervous System
Phloem
Photoautotrophs
Small intestine
22. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Glands
Telophase
Endocrine System
Thymus Gland
23. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Monerans
Endoplasmic reticulum
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
White blood cells
24. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Thyroid gland
Muscular system
Nails
Anaphase
25. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Rectum
Small intestine
Sporophyte
Oscar Hertwid
26. Discovered meiosis
Mitochondria
Metaphase
Oscar Hertwid
Meristematic cells
27. Plant with specialized tissue for conducting water and nutrients
Monerans
Digestive System
Vascular plant
Integumentary system
28. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplasts
Photoautotrophs
Prophase
Gametophyte
29. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Phloem
Centriole
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Organelle
30. 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
Metaphase
Chromatid
Cardiac muscle
31. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Ground tissue (plant)
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Vesicle
Skeletal (striated) muscle
32. Organelle containing genetic material
Nonvascular plant
Spore
Nucleus
Cardiac muscle
33. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Stomach
Protists
Sporophyte
Xylem
34. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Vascular bundles
Skin
Protists
Daughter Cell
35. Obsolete taxonomic group containing bacteria and cyanobacteria
Metaphase
Monerans
Smooth muscle
Small intestine
36. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Gametophyte
Epithelial tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Nails
37. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Tissue
Monerans
Cell
Spindle Fiber
38. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Hair
Glands
Metaphase
Nonvascular plant
39. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Tissue
Cell Wall
Lysosome
Plasmodesmata
40. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Tissue
Chloroplasts
Somatic Cell
Vascular plant
41. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Integumentary system
Spindle Fiber
Organelle
Prophase
42. 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
Golgi body
Stomata
Integumentary system
43. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Xylem
Hair
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
44. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Gametophyte
Stem cells
Spindle Fiber
Gall bladder
45. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Animal tissue
Thyroid gland
Gametophyte
46. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Stomata
Lymph
Animal tissue
Sporophyte
47. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Pancreas
Testes
Vascular plant
Somatic Cell
48. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Spindle Fiber
Endocrine System
Pancreas
Central Nervous System
49. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Muscle tissue
Phloem
Large intestine
Eukaryotes
50. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Totepotent
Circulatory System
Cytokinesis
Epithelial tissue