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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Connective - muscle - nervous - epithelial
Animal tissue
Nucleus
Stomach
Endoplasmic reticulum
2. Located close to the kidneys. Responsible for releasing adrenaline - a hormone that produces the flight or fight response.
Vacuoles
Adrenal gland
Ground tissue (plant)
Integumentary system
3. Ability of a cell to differentiate into multiple different types of cells
Pluripotent
Meristematic cells
Sporophyte
Liver
4. Protects the body and holds in heat
Ground tissue (plant)
Prokaryotes
Hair
Monerans
5. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Pituitary gland
Stem cells
Meiosis
Sporophyte
6. Covers organ surfaces (skin - airways - reproductive tract - inner lining of the digestive tract)
Circulatory System
Gall bladder
Nervous System
Epithelial tissue
7. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Daughter Cell
Plant Tissue
Cell Wall
Small intestine
8. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Mitochondria
Sporophyte
Chromosome
Pluripotent
9. Responsible for defending the body against disease - causing agents; white blood cells (macrophages - B- cells and T- cells) - lymph nodes
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Endoplasmic reticulum
Thyroid gland
Immune system
10. Largest organ in terms of surface area
Thyroid gland
Skin
Lignin
Circulatory System
11. Organelle that 'packages' proteins to be secreted from the cell
Golgi body
Xylem
Walther Flemming
Centriole
12. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Centriole
Meiosis
Skin
Lysosome
13. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Muscle tissue
Daughter Cell
Plasmodesmata
Vacuoles
14. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Thyroid gland
Lysosome
Vesicle
Protists
15. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Gall bladder
Vascular bundles
Chloroplasts
Large intestine
16. Stores solid waste products
Organelle
Rectum
Plant Tissue
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
17. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Large intestine
Nervous System
Prokaryotes
Lysosome
18. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Pancreas
Small intestine
Spindle Fiber
Vesicle
19. Responsible for providing voluntary and involuntary movement; cardiac - skeletal - smooth
Cardiac muscle
Plant Tissue
Muscular system
Endocrine System
20. Cells that form the outer surface of plants
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Phloem
Xylem
Endoplasmic reticulum
21. Detoxifies the blood - produces bile - and stores many vitamins and minerals
Cytokinesis
Liver
Spindle Fiber
Glands
22. Discovered meiosis
Connective tissue
Adrenal gland
Spindle Fiber
Oscar Hertwid
23. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands
Glands
Central Nervous System
Circulatory System
Chromosome
24. 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
Transpiration
Digestive System
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nervous System
25. Microtubule within a cell's nucleus; joined to one of the poles during cell division
Pluripotent
Connective tissue
Phloem
Spindle Fiber
26. Made up of celluolose - protein - and lignin - and allows pressure in plant cells to increase without the cell bursting.
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Tissue
Cell Wall
Photoautotrophs
27. Stage in which chromosomes are aligned in the center of the cell
Metaphase
Thyroid gland
Cell Wall
Transpiration
28. Attaches to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements
Oscar Hertwid
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Central Nervous System
Totepotent
29. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Photoautotrophs
Meristematic cells
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Vacuoles
30. Stores and releases bile
Gametophyte
Glands
Gall bladder
Gamete
31. Discovered mitosis
Walther Flemming
Vascular bundles
Cell Cycle
Rectum
32. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Nucleolus
Cytokinesis
Oscar Hertwid
Nucleus
33. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Nails
Telophase
Xylem
Lymph nodes
34. 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
Plant Tissue
Lymph nodes
Oscar Hertwid
Vesicle
35. The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Prophase
Cell Differentiation
Stomata
Cytokinesis
36. The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Thyroid gland
Rectum
Phloem
Cell
37. Makes up the brain - cranial nerves - spinal cord - and peripheral nervous system
Gametophyte
Cell Wall
Gamete
Nervous tissue
38. Brain and spinal cord
Integumentary system
Hair
Xylem
Central Nervous System
39. Process that results in cell division
Telophase
Phloem
Nucleolus
Mitosis
40. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Smooth muscle
Lymph nodes
Eukaryotes
Prokaryotes
41. Circulates through the vessels of the lymphatic system - which in turn assists the immune system.
Vacuoles
Lymph
Testes
Connective tissue
42. 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
Glands
Lymph
Photoautotrophs
43. Useful for tearing and scratching
Nails
Gamete
White blood cells
Animal tissue
44. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Spindle Fiber
Lymph
Chromatid
Testes
45. Group of similarly constructed cells that perform the same function within a multicellular organism
Walther Flemming
Tissue
Central Nervous System
Ribosomes
46. Organelle containing genetic material
Nucleus
Lymph nodes
Xylem
Oscar Hertwid
47. 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
Testes
Somatic Cell
Vascular (plant) Tissue
48. Tiny nodules found all over the body. They contain a colorless fluid called lymph.
Centromere
Walther Flemming
Pancreas
Lymph nodes
49. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Cardiac muscle
Vascular plant
Chloroplasts
Large intestine
50. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Sporophyte
Tissue
Ovaries
Vascular bundles