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






2. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






3. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






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






5. The loutermost layer of the earth.






6. Plants that die after one growing season.






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






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






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






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






11. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.






12. 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.






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






14. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






24. 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.






25. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






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






27. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






28. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






29. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






30. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






31. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






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






34. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.






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






36. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.






37. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






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






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






40. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






41. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






43. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.






44. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.






45. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.






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






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






48. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






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