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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Cloud
Glucose
Enzyme
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
2. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Sonic Boom
Germination
Hypothesis
Isotope
3. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
Niche
Celsius
Haploid Cell
Sonic Boom
4. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.
Permafrost
Annuals
Parasitism
Placenta
5. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.
Bacillus
Rainbow
Blood
Virga
6. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.
Anemometer
Carnivore
Chromosome
Atmosphere
7. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.
Condensation
Gamete
Carnivore
Placenta
8. An instrument to measure wind speed.
Ceilometer
Rainbow
Nimbostratus
Anemometer
9. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Convection
Kelvin
Angiosperm
Ceilometer
10. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.
Endoskeleton
Carcinoma
Endocrine system
Marsupial
11. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Chinook Wind
Chromosome
Radiocarbon Dating
Deposition
12. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Nerve
Cell
Marsupial
Mantle
13. 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.
Knot
Gut
Acid
Bacillus
14. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
Alleles
Nimbostratus
California current
Climate
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.
Jet Stream
Paleontology
Heart
Chemotherapy
16. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Core
Heart
Cloud
Air Pressure
17. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.
Endoskeleton
Herbivore
Reef
Base
18. A temperature scale in which 1 degrees Kelvin equals 1 degree Celsius. 0 degree Kelvin is about -273 degree Celsius. Kelvin is called absolute zero because there is no movement of molecules.
Acceleratrion
Binary Fission
Kelvin
Germination
19. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.
Estuary
Nebula
Auxins
Isotope
20. The study of what causes motion.
Dynamcis
Epicenter
Marsupial
Neuron
21. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Virga
Insulin
Carcinoma
Circulatory System
22. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.
Mitosis
Carnivore
Gill
Fossil
23. Different versions of a gene in a population.
Annuals
Radiocarbon Dating
Acid
Alleles
24. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Ceilometer
Esophagus
Germination
Ecosystem
25. The phenomenon when refraction of light makes objects appear where they are not.
Rainbow
Neuron
Mirage
Sonic Boom
26. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Ceilometer
Phloem
Classical genetics
Ecology
27. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.
Carnivore
Altimeter
Classical genetics
Intestine
28. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.
Summer Solstice
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Wind Chill
Epicenter
29. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Absorption
Gut
Estuary
Nimbostratus
30. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
Kelvin
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Sonic Boom
Ecosystem
31. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Genus
Vernal Equinox
Blood
Wind Chill
32. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.
Parasitism
Pupa
Rainbow
Tree Rings
33. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Double Helix
Flower
Wind Chill
Rainbow
34. A rod - shaped bacteria.
Perennials
Magma
Bacillus
Acceleratrion
35. An identical copy of an organism.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Cross - Pollination
Nimbostratus
Clone
36. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Enzyme
Canopy
Herbivore
Chlorophyll
37. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Tree Rings
Deposition
Anemometer
38. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Endoskeleton
Sonic Boom
Knot
Pupa
39. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Larva
Cell
Insulin
Embryo
40. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.
California current
Enzyme
Niche
Binary Fission
41. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.
Marsupial
Glucose
Chinook Wind
Magma
42. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.
Permafrost
Chemotherapy
Wind Chill
Condensation
43. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Condensation
Air Pressure
Asexual reproduction
Diploid Cell
44. An organism's unique place in the environment.
Weathering
Meiosis
Niche
Charge
45. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Phloem
Weathering
Continental Divide
Chlorophyll
46. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.
Moraine
Weathering
Tree Rings
Genus
47. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Tree Rings
Haploid Cell
Cloud
Dynamcis
48. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Gut
Esophagus
Glucose
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
49. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Charge
Carcinogen
Marsupial
Convection
50. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.
Commensalism
Reef
Knot
Cell