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CSET Science Vocab 2

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






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






3. The study of what causes motion.






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






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






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






7. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






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






10. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






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






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






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






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






16. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






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






18. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






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






21. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






22. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.






23. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






25. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






27. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






29. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






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






32. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






34. Warming of Pacific Ocean seawater along the coast of South America that leads to significant weather changes in the United States.






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






36. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






38. Evidence of past life.






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






40. A substance that can lead to cancer.






41. An instrument to measure wind speed.






42. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.






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






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






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






46. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






48. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.






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






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







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