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CSET Science Vocab 2

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.






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






3. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






4. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.






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






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






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






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






9. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






10. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






11. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






17. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.






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






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






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






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






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






23. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






24. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






25. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.






26. An identical copy of an organism.






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






28. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.






29. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






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






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






32. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






33. Evidence of past life.






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






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






36. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






39. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






41. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.






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






43. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.






44. 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.






45. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






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






48. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.






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






50. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.