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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Adrenal gland
Nervous tissue
Xylem
Hair
2. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Pluripotent
Vascular cambium
Nonvascular plant
Oscar Hertwid
3. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Nucleolus
Stomata
Adrenal gland
Stem cells
4. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Vascular plant
Glands
Epithelial tissue
Integumentary system
5. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Stomata
Totepotent
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Nervous tissue
6. Responsible for releasing several tropic hormones - which regulate the activity of other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
Immune system
Organelle
Lysosome
7. Release of water from plants through stomata
Muscle tissue
Glands
Meristematic cells
Transpiration
8. 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
Stem cells
Mitochondria
Sporophyte
Vesicle
9. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Organelle
Transpiration
Tissue
Skin
10. Organelle containing genetic material
Lignin
Cell Wall
Integumentary system
Nucleus
11. 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
Telophase
Stomach
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Phloem
12. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Cytokinesis
Nonvascular plant
Cell Wall
13. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Vacuoles
Cell Differentiation
Glands
Hair
14. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Vascular cambium
Digestive System
Chloroplasts
Skin
15. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Totepotent
Walther Flemming
Lymph nodes
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
16. 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.
Pituitary gland
Spore
Cytokinesis
Muscular system
17. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Gall bladder
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Ovaries
Oscar Hertwid
18. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
White blood cells
Meiosis
Animal tissue
Thyroid gland
19. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Vascular plant
Stomach
Stomata
20. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Meristematic cells
Stem cells
Golgi body
Cardiac muscle
21. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Ground tissue (plant)
Vascular cambium
Telophase
Chloroplasts
22. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Stomach
Thyroid gland
Skin
Organelle
23. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Pituitary gland
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Vascular cambium
Small intestine
24. Holds tissues together
Connective tissue
White blood cells
Pluripotent
Lignin
25. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Vesicle
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
Sporophyte
26. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
Cell Cycle
Walther Flemming
Hair
27. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Vesicle
Tissue
Peripheral Nervous System
28. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Chloroplasts
Ground tissue (plant)
Peripheral Nervous System
Chromosome
29. Process that results in cell division
Mitosis
Photoautotrophs
White blood cells
Cell Cycle
30. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Thymus Gland
Cytokinesis
Telophase
Xylem
31. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Circulatory System
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Liver
32. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Animal tissue
Ground tissue (plant)
Glands
Walther Flemming
33. Discovered meiosis
Chloroplasts
Centromere
Photoautotrophs
Oscar Hertwid
34. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Muscular system
Vascular cambium
Organelle
Nonvascular plant
35. Produce testosterone and sperm
Testes
Telophase
Chromatid
Pancreas
36. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Stem cells
Spindle Fiber
Lignin
Vascular bundles
37. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Immune system
Lignin
Smooth muscle
Cell Cycle
38. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Daughter Cell
Metaphase
Prokaryotes
Ovaries
39. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Chloroplasts
Spindle Fiber
Stomach
Endoplasmic reticulum
40. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Vascular plant
Nonvascular plant
Organelle
Immune system
41. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Large intestine
Golgi body
Metaphase
42. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Nervous tissue
Spore
Cytokinesis
Anaphase
43. Dense portion of the nucleus; contains RNA and is involved in protein synthesis
Nucleolus
Immune system
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
44. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Nonvascular plant
Monerans
Metaphase
Daughter Cell
45. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Metaphase
Anaphase
Vascular bundles
Spore
46. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Nervous tissue
Adrenal gland
Sporophyte
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
47. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Protists
Peripheral Nervous System
Cytokinesis
Nervous System
48. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Gametophyte
Muscle tissue
Walther Flemming
Ovaries
49. 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
Thyroid gland
Totepotent
Nonvascular plant
50. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Spindle Fiber
Gametophyte
Walther Flemming
Pancreas