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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






4. 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.






5. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






6. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






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






10. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






12. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






13. Evidence of past life.






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






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






16. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






17. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.






18. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






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






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






32. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.






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






34. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






47. An instrument that measures cloud height.






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






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






50. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.