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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. 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.






2. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.






10. The flow of a charge.






11. Evidence of past life.






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






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






14. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






16. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.






25. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






27. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






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. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






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






37. An identical copy of an organism.






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






39. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






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






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






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






43. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.






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






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






46. A solute the denotes protons.






47. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






48. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.






49. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






50. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.