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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.
California current
Permafrost
Diploid Cell
Commensalism
2. A solute that accepts protons.
Angiosperm
Continental Divide
Jet Stream
Base
3. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Equinox
Lenticular Cloud
Chinook Wind
Ecosystem
4. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.
Binary Fission
Acceleratrion
Permafrost
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
5. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.
Climate
Cross - Pollination
Gill
Glucose
6. 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.
Gut
Cross - Pollination
Central Nervous System
Asexual reproduction
7. Reproduction involving only one parent.
Mantle
Lipids
Asexual reproduction
Plankton
8. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Blood
Chlorophyll
Angiosperm
Anemometer
9. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Kelvin
Sonic Boom
Mirage
Mantle
10. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Wind Chill
Jet Stream
Paleontology
Placenta
11. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Carcinogen
Absorption
Deposition
Base
12. 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.
Commensalism
Mirage
Jet Stream
Crust
13. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Marsupial
Tree Rings
Commensalism
Neuron
14. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Flower
Tree Rings
Cross - Pollination
Wind Chill
15. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.
Marsupial
Phloem
Knot
Cross - Pollination
16. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.
Pupa
Isotope
Carnivore
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
17. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.
Moraine
Haploid Cell
Interferon
Anemometer
18. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Nebula
Epicenter
Carcinogen
California current
19. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.
Kelvin
Eukaryotic cells
Placenta
Altimeter
20. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Perennials
Central Nervous System
Magma
Chinook Wind
21. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Germination
Pupa
Enzyme
Canopy
22. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Core
Ceilometer
Permafrost
Insulin
23. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Charge
Diabetes
Alleles
Esophagus
24. An organism's unique place in the environment.
Jet Stream
Enzyme
Deposition
Niche
25. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.
Tree Rings
Estuary
Crust
Chromosome
26. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Condensation
Gill
Auxins
Genus
27. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Absorption
Deposition
Central Nervous System
Meiosis
28. A rod - shaped bacteria.
Convection
Phloem
Nimbostratus
Bacillus
29. 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.
California current
Phylum
Neuron
Base
30. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Clone
Lenticular Cloud
Deposition
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
31. The loutermost layer of the earth.
Air Pressure
Crust
Nebula
Charge
32. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.
Carcinogen
Summer Solstice
Canopy
Intestine
33. Plants that die after one growing season.
Interferon
Endoskeleton
Annuals
Chlorophyll
34. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.
Nimbostratus
Metamorphosis
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Neuron
35. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.
Fruit
Diabetes
Wind Chill
Alleles
36. 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.
Kelvin
Heart
Pollination
Moraine
37. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Dynamcis
Genus
Cloud
Enzyme
38. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Carcinoma
Dynamcis
Diabetes
Cell
39. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.
Air Pressure
Gut
Lenticular Cloud
Haploid Cell
40. Compounds that are fats and oils.
Altimeter
Lipids
Endoskeleton
Diabetes
41. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Circulatory System
Eukaryotic cells
Plate Tectonics
Convection
42. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.
Haploid Cell
Diabetes
Mitosis
Mirage
43. Evidence of past life.
Bacillus
Diploid Cell
Fossil
Anemometer
44. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.
Jet Stream
Equinox
Cross - Pollination
Binary Fission
45. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Virga
Lipids
Condensation
Mirage
46. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Pupa
Jet Stream
Air Pressure
Nerve
47. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Herbivore
Celsius
Chemotherapy
Ecology
48. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.
Jet Stream
Chemotherapy
Mantle
Central Nervous System
49. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.
Diabetes
Phylum
Pollination
Insulin
50. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Radiocarbon Dating
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Herbivore
Seed