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CSET Science Vocab 2

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. An identical copy of an organism.






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






9. Evidence of past life.






10. A substance that can lead to cancer.






11. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






12. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






13. A solute that accepts protons.






14. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.






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






16. 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.






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






18. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






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






21. The flow of a charge.






22. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.






23. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






24. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.






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






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






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






28. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






30. Study and interpretation of fossils.






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






32. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.






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






34. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






35. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.






36. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






37. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






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






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






40. 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.






41. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






42. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.






43. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






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






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






47. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






49. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.






50. Warming of Pacific Ocean seawater along the coast of South America that leads to significant weather changes in the United States.