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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Release of water from plants through stomata
Muscular system
Transpiration
Pluripotent
Totepotent
2. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Lymph nodes
White blood cells
Protists
Digestive System
3. Brain and spinal cord
Lymph nodes
Large intestine
Central Nervous System
Golgi body
4. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Liver
Ground tissue (plant)
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Animal tissue
5. Stores and releases bile
Gall bladder
Adrenal gland
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
White blood cells
6. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Cell Cycle
Protists
Xylem
Oscar Hertwid
7. 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
Adrenal gland
Nucleus
Digestive System
Immune system
8. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Lymph
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Oscar Hertwid
Metaphase
9. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
Epithelial tissue
Sporophyte
Nervous tissue
10. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Endocrine System
Skin
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Ground tissue (plant)
11. 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
Ovaries
Somatic Cell
Photoautotrophs
Vesicle
12. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Daughter Cell
Cell
Centriole
Vascular cambium
13. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Oscar Hertwid
Daughter Cell
Muscle tissue
Phloem
14. Any cell in a multicellular organism except the gametes
Transpiration
Mitochondria
Centromere
Somatic Cell
15. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Chromatid
Pituitary gland
Ovaries
Gall bladder
16. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Mitosis
Cell Differentiation
Nervous tissue
Spore
17. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Lymph
Mitosis
Spindle Fiber
Immune system
18. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Pluripotent
Chromatid
Transpiration
Metaphase
19. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Centriole
Mitosis
Cell Differentiation
20. Organism that harnesses light energy to produce organic materials from carbon dioxide and water
Lymph nodes
Plant Tissue
Walther Flemming
Photoautotrophs
21. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Somatic Cell
Plant Tissue
Vascular cambium
Lysosome
22. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Small intestine
Hair
Golgi body
Skin
23. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Testes
Circulatory System
Anaphase
Plasmodesmata
24. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Vesicle
Prokaryotes
Small intestine
Mitochondria
25. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Nonvascular plant
Central Nervous System
Meiosis
Nucleus
26. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Chromatid
Thyroid gland
Glands
Totepotent
27. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Phloem
Thyroid gland
Endoplasmic reticulum
Gamete
28. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Nervous tissue
Gamete
Rectum
Central Nervous System
29. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Digestive System
Vascular plant
Pituitary gland
Nucleolus
30. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Daughter Cell
Vascular plant
Lysosome
Sporophyte
31. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Circulatory System
Cytokinesis
Golgi body
Plasmodesmata
32. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Pancreas
Endoplasmic reticulum
Daughter Cell
33. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Plasmodesmata
Nucleolus
Golgi body
Vascular plant
34. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Prophase
Immune system
Vascular bundles
Vascular plant
35. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Cytokinesis
Gamete
Central Nervous System
Organelle
36. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Glands
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Lymph nodes
Circulatory System
37. Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes condense into structures visible in a regular microscope
Nucleus
Prophase
Nervous tissue
Central Nervous System
38. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Ground tissue (plant)
Vesicle
Adrenal gland
Nucleolus
39. 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
Mitochondria
Nervous tissue
Anaphase
Cell Cycle
40. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Cell
Epithelial tissue
Nervous System
Immune system
41. Holds tissues together
Muscular system
Connective tissue
Pituitary gland
Integumentary system
42. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Totepotent
Mitochondria
Smooth muscle
Hair
43. Useful for tearing and scratching
Xylem
Nails
Organelle
Vascular cambium
44. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Ribosomes
Stomach
Eukaryotes
Organelle
45. 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
Meristematic cells
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Telophase
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
46. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Stem cells
Spore
Sporophyte
Prophase
47. Produce testosterone and sperm
Animal tissue
Nails
Testes
Vacuoles
48. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Digestive System
Cytokinesis
Nucleolus
Stomach
49. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Glands
Lignin
Adrenal gland
Pluripotent
50. 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
Cell Differentiation
Vascular cambium
Skin