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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.






2. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.






3. The movement and collision of gas molecules in the atmosphere that can form into high or low pressure areas.






4. Different versions of a gene in a population.






5. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.






6. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.






7. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.






8. Plants that die after one growing season.






9. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.






10. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.






11. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.






12. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






13. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.






14. The loutermost layer of the earth.






15. A substance that can lead to cancer.






16. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






17. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.






18. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.






19. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.






20. Study and interpretation of fossils.






21. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.






22. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.






23. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






24. A solute that accepts protons.






25. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






26. Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal - distributing nutrients - and usually oxygen.






27. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.






28. Compounds that are fats and oils.






29. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.






30. That part of the body cavity between the mouth and the anus including in most animals the mouth - the pharynx - esophagus - stomach - intestine - and the anus.






31. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






32. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.






33. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.






34. A way to date organic substances based on the carbon -14 remaining.






35. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.






36. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.






37. Strong upper wind currents in a narrow stream that flow west to east in the United States. Weather patterns are related to the position of the jet stream - which changes often.






38. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.






39. A solute the denotes protons.






40. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.






41. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.






42. An organism's unique place in the environment.






43. A colorless - odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice.






44. Plants that live through more than one growing season.






45. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.






46. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.






47. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.






48. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.






49. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






50. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.