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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A solute the denotes protons.






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






3. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






4. The study of what causes motion.






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






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






7. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






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






10. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






11. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.






12. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






14. Compounds that are fats and oils.






15. A colorless - odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice.






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






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






18. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






19. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






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






21. 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.






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






23. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






24. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






27. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






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






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






31. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






32. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






33. A solute that accepts protons.






34. The flow of a charge.






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






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






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






38. Atoms of the same chemical element with a different number of neurons but the same number of protons. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but may not have the same mass.






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






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






41. Long term patterns of temperature - humidity and amount of sunshine.






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






43. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.






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






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






46. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






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






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






50. Plants that die after one growing season.