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






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






3. 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.






4. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.






5. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






9. The study of what causes motion.






10. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






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






12. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






13. Strong upper wind currents in a narrow stream that flow west to east in the United States. Weather patterns are related to the position of the jet stream - which changes often.






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






15. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






16. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






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






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






20. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






22. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






24. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






26. A rod - shaped bacteria.






27. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






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






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






30. Evidence of past life.






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






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






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






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






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






36. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






37. 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.






38. Plants that die after one growing season.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. An organism's unique place in the environment.






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






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






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






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