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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.
El Nino
Parasitism
Seed
Placenta
2. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.
Fruit
Cloud
Endocrine system
Nymph
3. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.
Germination
Paleontology
Fruit
Canopy
4. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Paleontology
Niche
Gamete
Flower
5. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Equinox
Auxins
Commensalism
Tree Rings
6. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Heart
Crust
Insulin
Nerve
7. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Endocrine system
Heart
Carnivore
Moraine
8. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Crust
Weathering
El Nino
Pupa
9. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Auxins
Anemometer
Cross - Pollination
Permafrost
10. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.
Eukaryotic cells
Fruit
El Nino
Parasitism
11. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.
Acid
Isotope
Equinox
Magma
12. An instrument that measures cloud height.
Pollination
Endoskeleton
Summer Solstice
Ceilometer
13. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.
Endoskeleton
Crust
Carcinoma
Bacillus
14. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.
Air Pressure
Ecology
Gamete
Marsupial
15. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.
Plankton
Enzyme
Plate Tectonics
Gut
16. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.
Cell
Sonic Boom
Charge
Gill
17. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Wind Chill
Chinook Wind
Convection
Esophagus
18. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.
Atmosphere
Heart
California current
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
19. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Circulatory System
Chlorophyll
Acid
Isotope
20. When the sun is highest in the sky and directly above the Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2 degrees North Latitude. This date usually falls on June 22.
Summer Solstice
Ceilometer
Magma
Plate Tectonics
21. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.
Seed
Metamorphosis
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Nymph
22. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Climate
Permafrost
Paleontology
Metamorphosis
23. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Carcinoma
Fruit
Pupa
Summer Solstice
24. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.
Phloem
Paleontology
Marsupial
Cloud
25. Different versions of a gene in a population.
Climate
Tree Rings
Deposition
Alleles
26. Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal - distributing nutrients - and usually oxygen.
Blood
Gill
Parasitism
Commensalism
27. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Blood
Carcinogen
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Phylum
28. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.
Carnivore
Angiosperm
Equinox
Carcinoma
29. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Marsupial
El Nino
Cloud
Flower
30. An instrument to measure wind speed.
Endocrine system
Reef
Endoskeleton
Anemometer
31. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Moraine
Virga
Carcinoma
Cell
32. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.
Wind Chill
Virga
Continental Divide
Crust
33. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Carcinogen
Tree Rings
Charge
34. Long term patterns of temperature - humidity and amount of sunshine.
Climate
Phloem
Nerve
Nimbostratus
35. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.
Intestine
Chemotherapy
Wind Chill
Eukaryotic cells
36. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
Atmosphere
Celsius
Crust
Carnivore
37. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.
Auxins
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Cross - Pollination
Classical genetics
38. The loutermost layer of the earth.
Deposition
Paleontology
Crust
Altimeter
39. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Absorption
Climate
Flower
Seed
40. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Sonic Boom
Charge
Phloem
Gill
41. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Canopy
Auxins
Central Nervous System
Mitosis
42. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
California current
Placenta
Classical genetics
Diabetes
43. 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.
Larva
Clone
Anemometer
Kelvin
44. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.
Epicenter
Carnivore
Anemometer
Heart
45. 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.
Mitosis
Neuron
Intestine
Climate
46. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Larva
Germination
Haploid Cell
Mitosis
47. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Convection
Central Nervous System
Gamete
Reef
48. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Anemometer
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Climate
Insulin
49. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Hypothesis
Enzyme
Diabetes
Condensation
50. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Commensalism
Haploid Cell
Charge
Vernal Equinox