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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






2. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






4. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






6. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.






7. An identical copy of an organism.






8. The loutermost layer of the earth.






9. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






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






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






24. A rod - shaped bacteria.






25. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






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






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






29. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






30. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.






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






32. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






33. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






43. The flow of a charge.






44. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






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






47. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






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






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