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CSET Science: Subtest I Cell And Organismal Biology
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1. Third phase of mitosis and of meiosis I and II - in which the sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the spindle
Chromatid
Gamete
Plasmodesmata
Anaphase
2. A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote
Gamete
Peripheral Nervous System
Telophase
Muscular system
3. Organisms with cells that lack membranous - structurally discrete organelles
Prokaryotes
Monerans
Stomach
Meristematic cells
4. Plants with no phloem - xylem - roots - stems - or leaves; not as large or intricate as vascular plants
Rectum
Nonvascular plant
Meiosis
Centromere
5. Process that results in cell division
Vascular plant
Lymph
Mitosis
Transpiration
6. Cells that are able to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism
Totepotent
Centriole
Smooth muscle
Vesicle
7. Holds tissues together
Anaphase
Vascular plant
Connective tissue
Gamete
8. Responsible for extracting water and essential vitamins from the digested food
Protists
Large intestine
Nervous System
Thyroid gland
9. xylem and phloem; transport fluid and nutrients internally
Endocrine System
Vascular (plant) Tissue
Telophase
Meiosis
10. Include macrophages - B- cells - and T- cells
Centromere
Monerans
Thyroid gland
White blood cells
11. Chlorophyll containing plant cell organelle within which photosynthesis takes place
Organelle
Chloroplasts
Immune system
Prokaryotes
12. Continuous sequence of growth (interphase) and division (mitosis) in a cell
Small intestine
Cell Cycle
Mitosis
Vascular bundles
13. So named because it lacks striations. Involuntary muscle found along the walls of the digestive tract - bladder - arteries - and other internal organs.
Nonvascular plant
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Nervous tissue
Smooth muscle
14. One of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome
Cytokinesis
Large intestine
Chromatid
Stomata
15. 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.
Xylem
Lignin
Spore
Daughter Cell
16. Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
Cytokinesis
Totepotent
Golgi body
Vascular plant
17. Produce progesterone and estrogens - in addition to eggs
Gametophyte
Oscar Hertwid
Ovaries
Connective tissue
18. The spore - producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Cell Differentiation
Chromatid
Glands
Sporophyte
19. Responsible for transporting materials throughout the body: heart - blood (red - white - platelets) - blood vessels (arteries - vein - capillaries)
Circulatory System
Ovaries
Nonvascular plant
Lignin
20. All of the nerves leading to and from the central nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
Plant Tissue
Xylem
Nucleolus
21. 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
Walther Flemming
Nucleolus
Digestive System
Nails
22. A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.
Gametophyte
Cell Wall
Chromosome
Endocrine System
23. Discovered meiosis
Cardiac muscle
Vascular cambium
Oscar Hertwid
Lignin
24. Responsible for the collection - transference - and the processing of external and internal information throughout the body; central nervous system - peripheral nervous system
Nervous System
Cardiac muscle
Prokaryotes
Cytokinesis
25. Responsible for digesting and absorbing the extracted vital nutrients from food
Rectum
Stomata
Nervous System
Small intestine
26. A cell that can differentiate into many different cell types
Thyroid gland
Stem cells
Protists
Eukaryotes
27. 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
Immune system
Oscar Hertwid
Endocrine System
28. Organelles critical to protein synthesis found in the cytoplasm - joined to the endoplasmic reticulum - and within the mitochondria
Ribosomes
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Cardiac muscle
Centriole
29. 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
Spindle Fiber
Small intestine
Oscar Hertwid
Telophase
30. A complex polymer that fills the spaces in the cell wall - conferring mechanical strength to the cell wall and the plant as a whole.
Pancreas
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Photoautotrophs
Lignin
31. Involuntary muscle that forms the contractile walls of the heart
Nonvascular plant
Gamete
Digestive System
Cardiac muscle
32. Process that results in cell division to produce gametes
Thymus Gland
Meiosis
Ground tissue (plant)
Cell Cycle
33. Epidermis - vascular - ground
Nucleolus
Cell
Plant Tissue
Cell Cycle
34. Release of water from plants through stomata
Photoautotrophs
White blood cells
Transpiration
Nervous tissue
35. One of the cells formed from a parents cell after mitosis
Golgi body
Endoplasmic reticulum
Daughter Cell
Cell Wall
36. In plants - a form of undifferentiated embryonic cell; exists in areas of plant growth like the root and shoot tips
Central Nervous System
Meristematic cells
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Cardiac muscle
37. Responsible for storing food and initiating the digestion of proteins
Walther Flemming
Stomach
Spindle Fiber
Thyroid gland
38. Organelle in which calcium levels are regulated
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Chromatid
Plasmodesmata
Connective tissue
39. Contracts or shortens making body parts move
Muscle tissue
Liver
Thyroid gland
Monerans
40. Organelle containing enzymes used in cell digestion
Lysosome
Pluripotent
Stomach
Immune system
41. Structure within a cell that is responsible for a specific function
Pluripotent
Gamete
Ovaries
Organelle
42. Organisms with cells that have a membrane - bound nucleus and other well - structured organelles
Gall bladder
Endoplasmic reticulum
Eukaryotes
Smooth muscle
43. Nutrient conducting plant tissue; formed like small tubules; living cells
Phloem
Prophase
Walther Flemming
Ground tissue (plant)
44. Strands of plant tissue containing xylem and phloem - sometimes surrounded by a fiber covering
Spore
Lymph nodes
Vascular bundles
Chromosome
45. 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.
Gametophyte
Daughter Cell
Muscular system
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
46. Protects the body and holds in heat
Epidermis (plant) Tissue
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Large intestine
Hair
47. Eukaryotic organism that is not an animal - a plant - or a fungus.
Ground tissue (plant)
Spore
Protists
Transpiration
48. Supportive layer of tissue (sapwood or heartwood in trees) that carries water and nutrients up from the roots; dead cells
Tissue
Nucleus
Xylem
Somatic Cell
49. Membrane - bound and fluid filled organelle in plant of fungal cells; also found in some bacterial - protist - and animal cells
Muscular system
Vacuoles
Ovaries
Small intestine
50. Located in the neck area. Releases thyroxin - which regulates the body's metabolic rate.
Vascular cambium
Thyroid gland
Large intestine
Gall bladder