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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.






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






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






4. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.






5. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






6. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






8. An instrument to measure wind speed.






9. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.






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






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






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






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.






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






15. A substance that can lead to cancer.






16. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.






17. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






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






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






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






22. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.






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






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






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






26. A rod - shaped bacteria.






27. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.






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






29. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






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






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






33. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.






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






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






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






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






38. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






46. The flow of a charge.






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






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






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






50. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.