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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Nucleolus
Gamete
Muscular system
2. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Mitosis
Smooth muscle
Metaphase
3. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Muscle tissue
Anaphase
Chromatid
Mitochondria
4. 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
Somatic Cell
Animal tissue
Telophase
Metaphase
5. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Mitochondria
Mitosis
Connective tissue
Skeletal (striated) muscle
6. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Nucleolus
Mitochondria
Organelle
Plasmodesmata
7. 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
Glands
Connective tissue
Vesicle
Hair
8. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Epithelial tissue
Animal tissue
Totepotent
Somatic Cell
9. 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
Digestive System
Adrenal gland
Mitochondria
Skeletal (striated) muscle
10. Produce testosterone and sperm
Meristematic cells
Testes
Vesicle
Prokaryotes
11. 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
Adrenal gland
Stem cells
Meristematic cells
12. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Walther Flemming
Sporophyte
Glands
Cytokinesis
13. 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
Cytokinesis
Liver
Endoplasmic reticulum
Integumentary system
14. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Cell
Immune system
Somatic Cell
Lignin
15. 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 Wall
Walther Flemming
Smooth muscle
16. Organelle containing genetic material
Cell Differentiation
Nucleus
Immune system
Skeletal (striated) muscle
17. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Prophase
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Cell Differentiation
Totepotent
18. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Small intestine
Eukaryotes
Cell Differentiation
Nervous System
19. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Large intestine
Tissue
Lymph nodes
Stomach
20. Protects the body and holds in heat
Integumentary system
Hair
Cytokinesis
Smooth muscle
21. Thin layer of plant tissue just below the bark which produces the xylem
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Spore
Vascular cambium
Gamete
22. Organelle in which proteins are synthesized
Stomata
Animal tissue
Prokaryotes
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
23. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Monerans
Immune system
Cardiac muscle
Photoautotrophs
24. Produces hormones directly into the blood; pituitary gland - thyroid gland - adrenal glands - pancreas - ovaries - testes - thymus gland
Circulatory System
Endocrine System
Meiosis
Thyroid gland
25. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Rectum
Transpiration
Vacuoles
Circulatory System
26. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Ribosomes
Central Nervous System
Muscular system
Cell
27. Your first line of defense against disease and helps regulate body temperature; skin - glands - hair - nails
Walther Flemming
Central Nervous System
Monerans
Integumentary system
28. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Walther Flemming
Thymus Gland
Tissue
Spindle Fiber
29. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Skin
Connective tissue
Stomach
Prophase
30. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Pancreas
Cell Cycle
Small intestine
31. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Hair
Tissue
Meristematic cells
Stomata
32. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Spore
Chromosome
Protists
Eukaryotes
33. Produces and stores nutrients through photosynthesis
Nucleolus
Centromere
Ground tissue (plant)
Lysosome
34. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nonvascular plant
Rectum
Vacuoles
35. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Cell
Nervous System
Gametophyte
Hair
36. Release of water from plants through stomata
Nucleus
Transpiration
Muscle tissue
Walther Flemming
37. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Daughter Cell
Plasmodesmata
Integumentary system
Peripheral Nervous System
38. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Phloem
Oscar Hertwid
Small intestine
Nonvascular plant
39. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Epithelial tissue
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Gall bladder
Muscular system
40. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Vascular bundles
Mitosis
Sporophyte
White blood cells
41. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Totepotent
Central Nervous System
Spore
Golgi body
42. 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.
Nonvascular plant
Epithelial tissue
Spore
Cell Wall
43. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Meiosis
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Chloroplasts
Pituitary gland
44. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Daughter Cell
Anaphase
Liver
Thymus Gland
45. Connections between plant cells that allow fluids and nutrients to be shared
Plasmodesmata
Ovaries
Cell Cycle
Centromere
46. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Pituitary gland
Prophase
Nervous System
Spore
47. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Telophase
Liver
Xylem
Ground tissue (plant)
48. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
White blood cells
Hair
Lysosome
Totepotent
49. The gamete - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Gametophyte
Cell Cycle
Plasmodesmata
Sporophyte
50. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Prokaryotes
Meristematic cells
Vesicle
Somatic Cell