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CSET Science Vocab 2

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






3. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






4. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.






5. An identical copy of an organism.






6. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.






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






8. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.






9. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






11. Study and interpretation of fossils.






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






13. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.






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






15. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






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






18. The loutermost layer of the earth.






19. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






28. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.






29. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.






30. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






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






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






34. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.






35. 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.






36. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).






37. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






38. A rod - shaped bacteria.






39. The phenomenon when refraction of light makes objects appear where they are not.






40. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






41. The study of what causes motion.






42. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






43. 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.






44. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






45. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.






46. A solute the denotes protons.






47. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.






48. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






50. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.