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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. A solute the denotes protons.
Acid
Kelvin
Annuals
Marsupial
2. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.
Rainbow
Mirage
Perennials
Radiocarbon Dating
3. The movement and collision of gas molecules in the atmosphere that can form into high or low pressure areas.
Equinox
Endoskeleton
Nebula
Air Pressure
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.
Gut
Carcinoma
Double Helix
Vernal Equinox
5. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
El Nino
Angiosperm
Acceleratrion
Cell
6. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.
Knot
Nucleus
Pollination
Core
7. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Nebula
Genus
Meiosis
Convection
8. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.
Jet Stream
Acceleratrion
Reef
Dynamcis
9. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Ceilometer
Parasitism
Phloem
Core
10. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Carcinogen
Intestine
Eukaryotic cells
Condensation
11. When the sun is highest in the sky and directly above the Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2 degrees North Latitude. This date usually falls on June 22.
Summer Solstice
Pupa
Binary Fission
Glucose
12. Different versions of a gene in a population.
Wind Chill
Commensalism
Virga
Alleles
13. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Parasitism
Nebula
Metamorphosis
14. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Alleles
Auxins
Seed
Absorption
15. 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.
Diabetes
Base
Jet Stream
Dynamcis
16. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Base
Paleontology
Carcinogen
Endoskeleton
17. A cell that reacts to stimuli and transmits impulses consisting of a body with a nucleus and dendrites to receive and axons to transmit impulses.
Annuals
Carcinoma
Angiosperm
Neuron
18. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Blood
Heart
Cross - Pollination
Base
19. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Flower
Atmosphere
Pupa
Placenta
20. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Base
Double Helix
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Gut
21. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Esophagus
Glucose
Gut
Classical genetics
22. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.
Ecosystem
Condensation
Isotope
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
23. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.
Intestine
Paleontology
Fruit
Haploid Cell
24. A colorless - odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Chinook Wind
Endocrine system
Plankton
25. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.
Chinook Wind
Radiocarbon Dating
Magma
Estuary
26. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Reef
Plankton
Metamorphosis
Chinook Wind
27. The phenomenon when refraction of light makes objects appear where they are not.
Commensalism
Mirage
Climate
Dynamcis
28. Compounds that are fats and oils.
Lipids
Perennials
Enzyme
Phylum
29. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Condensation
Central Nervous System
Herbivore
Phloem
30. An identical copy of an organism.
Mirage
Clone
Ecology
Fossil
31. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.
Chromosome
Kelvin
Marsupial
Tree Rings
32. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.
Chlorophyll
Tree Rings
Herbivore
Endocrine system
33. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.
Virga
Condensation
Parasitism
Knot
34. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Niche
Isotope
Germination
Meiosis
35. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.
Embryo
Neuron
Nerve
Chromosome
36. Evidence of past life.
Fossil
Carnivore
Commensalism
Ceilometer
37. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Esophagus
Fruit
Diploid Cell
Eukaryotic cells
38. Plants that die after one growing season.
Continental Divide
Perennials
Annuals
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
39. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Marsupial
Gamete
Hypothesis
Annuals
40. A solute that accepts protons.
Chlorophyll
Base
Ecology
Phloem
41. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.
Gill
Continental Divide
Ecosystem
Flower
42. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Marsupial
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Cloud
43. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Knot
Alleles
Gill
Larva
44. Plants that live through more than one growing season.
Perennials
Weathering
Asexual reproduction
Atmosphere
45. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Mantle
Endocrine system
Fruit
Plankton
46. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Metamorphosis
Celsius
Ecosystem
Ceilometer
47. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Magma
Altimeter
Nymph
Endoskeleton
48. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Intestine
Equinox
Hypothesis
Atmosphere
49. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.
Phloem
Vernal Equinox
Ecosystem
Meiosis
50. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.
Cross - Pollination
Neuron
Classical genetics
Seed