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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Diabetes
Hypothesis
Magma
Flower
2. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Virga
Celsius
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Ecology
3. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Ecosystem
Angiosperm
Radiocarbon Dating
Central Nervous System
4. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.
Lenticular Cloud
Nimbostratus
Classical genetics
Nymph
5. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Metamorphosis
Chinook Wind
El Nino
Moraine
6. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.
Altimeter
Diabetes
Lenticular Cloud
Endocrine system
7. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.
Perennials
Paleontology
Magma
Endoskeleton
8. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Cloud
Intestine
Lenticular Cloud
Circulatory System
9. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Embryo
Cross - Pollination
Altimeter
Seed
10. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.
Fruit
Nucleus
Convection
Condensation
11. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Estuary
Hypothesis
Eukaryotic cells
Diabetes
12. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.
Estuary
Embryo
Plate Tectonics
Diploid Cell
13. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Epicenter
Cloud
Cell
Carcinogen
14. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.
Ecology
Binary Fission
Charge
Vernal Equinox
15. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Gamete
Paleontology
Perennials
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
16. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Plankton
Nymph
Absorption
Double Helix
17. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Ceilometer
Phylum
Carnivore
Equinox
18. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.
Annuals
Binary Fission
Sonic Boom
Glucose
19. 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.
Annuals
Genus
Gill
Isotope
20. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.
Vernal Equinox
Gill
Placenta
Mitosis
21. Compounds that are fats and oils.
Hypothesis
Lipids
Equinox
Neuron
22. 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.
Pupa
Sonic Boom
Binary Fission
Kelvin
23. The phenomenon when refraction of light makes objects appear where they are not.
Weathering
Mirage
Genus
Ecology
24. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
California current
Asexual reproduction
Embryo
Nymph
25. The loutermost layer of the earth.
Crust
Virga
Asexual reproduction
Chinook Wind
26. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.
Sonic Boom
Pupa
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Pollination
27. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.
Jet Stream
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Annuals
Absorption
28. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Phylum
Larva
Meiosis
Nebula
29. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Germination
Placenta
Nimbostratus
Metamorphosis
30. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Placenta
Nymph
Larva
Clone
31. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Summer Solstice
Chinook Wind
Phylum
Pupa
32. 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.
Ecology
Gut
Haploid Cell
Knot
33. An instrument that measures cloud height.
Chromosome
Ceilometer
Epicenter
Carcinoma
34. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Convection
El Nino
Carcinoma
35. The study of what causes motion.
Fruit
Binary Fission
Dynamcis
Esophagus
36. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.
Continental Divide
Circulatory System
Binary Fission
Pupa
37. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.
Virga
Parasitism
Permafrost
Carcinoma
38. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Nymph
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Nerve
Virga
39. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Ecosystem
Pupa
Alleles
Weathering
40. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Absorption
Meiosis
Sonic Boom
Rainbow
41. An organism's unique place in the environment.
Diabetes
Niche
Reef
Mirage
42. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Genus
Kelvin
Estuary
Asexual reproduction
43. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Chinook Wind
Radiocarbon Dating
Moraine
Meiosis
44. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Permafrost
Paleontology
Mantle
Base
45. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Dynamcis
Radiocarbon Dating
Diabetes
Lipids
46. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Crust
Carcinogen
Paleontology
Chinook Wind
47. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.
Knot
Pupa
Reef
Mirage
48. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Heart
Deposition
Intestine
Nucleus
49. The flow of a charge.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Epicenter
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Weathering
50. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Continental Divide
Absorption
Jet Stream
Mantle