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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Reproduction involving only one parent.






6. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.






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






8. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






9. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.






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






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






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






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






14. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.






15. Study and interpretation of fossils.






16. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.






17. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.






18. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






19. Atoms of the same chemical element with a different number of neurons but the same number of protons. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but may not have the same mass.






20. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






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






23. Different versions of a gene in a population.






24. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.






25. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






26. A substance that can lead to cancer.






27. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






28. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.






29. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






31. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.






32. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.






33. Compounds that are fats and oils.






34. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.






35. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






36. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).






37. The loutermost layer of the earth.






38. Plants that die after one growing season.






39. Evidence of past life.






40. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.






41. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






43. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.






44. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






45. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






46. An instrument to measure wind speed.






47. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.






48. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The troposphere extends from the surface to about 10 km.; the stratosphere from 10km to 50 km.; the mesosphere from 50 km. to 80 km.; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.






49. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.






50. An instrument that measures cloud height.







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