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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. 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.
Nymph
Nerve
Annuals
Neuron
2. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Binary Fission
Nebula
Flower
Continental Divide
3. Plants that live through more than one growing season.
Perennials
Auxins
Nerve
Metamorphosis
4. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Altimeter
Phylum
Esophagus
Carnivore
5. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Diploid Cell
Genus
Cell
Placenta
6. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Nucleus
Endoskeleton
Larva
Nebula
7. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
Gill
Marsupial
Ecosystem
Air Pressure
8. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
California current
Esophagus
Dynamcis
Altimeter
9. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.
Anemometer
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Endoskeleton
Chlorophyll
10. The flow of a charge.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Celsius
Diploid Cell
Commensalism
11. Evidence of past life.
Knot
Niche
Fossil
El Nino
12. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.
Chinook Wind
Diabetes
Intestine
Crust
13. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Paleontology
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Chinook Wind
Neuron
14. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Diploid Cell
Flower
Isotope
Perennials
15. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Fruit
Nerve
Meiosis
Core
16. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.
Classical genetics
Angiosperm
Vernal Equinox
Flower
17. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Sonic Boom
Auxins
Air Pressure
Embryo
18. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Mantle
Cell
Lenticular Cloud
Plate Tectonics
19. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Epicenter
Embryo
Pupa
Marsupial
20. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.
Bacillus
Reef
Pollination
Wind Chill
21. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Cross - Pollination
California current
Atmosphere
Carcinogen
22. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Deposition
Ecology
Nebula
Celsius
23. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.
Nimbostratus
Commensalism
Cloud
Lenticular Cloud
24. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Annuals
Metamorphosis
Pupa
Equinox
25. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Enzyme
Chlorophyll
Mitosis
26. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Mantle
Equinox
Condensation
Core
27. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Continental Divide
Esophagus
Phloem
Tree Rings
28. 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.
Nimbostratus
Kelvin
Binary Fission
Cloud
29. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.
Pollination
Plate Tectonics
Chromosome
Altimeter
30. 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.
Phylum
Larva
Gut
Acid
31. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).
Plankton
Radiocarbon Dating
Ecology
Lenticular Cloud
32. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.
Mitosis
Fossil
Insulin
Central Nervous System
33. A solute that accepts protons.
Base
Vernal Equinox
Embryo
Moraine
34. A colorless - odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice.
Haploid Cell
Genus
Hypothesis
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
35. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.
Radiocarbon Dating
Acid
Carcinogen
Canopy
36. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Jet Stream
Endocrine system
Circulatory System
Summer Solstice
37. An identical copy of an organism.
Phylum
Fossil
Cloud
Clone
38. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Core
Weathering
Pupa
Carnivore
39. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.
Estuary
Embryo
Charge
Angiosperm
40. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Circulatory System
Genus
Central Nervous System
Double Helix
41. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Equinox
Air Pressure
Nebula
Reef
42. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.
Crust
Ecosystem
Dynamcis
Moraine
43. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Atmosphere
Pollination
Double Helix
Meiosis
44. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.
Knot
Cloud
Annuals
Niche
45. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.
Virga
Hypothesis
Gut
Fossil
46. A solute the denotes protons.
Radiocarbon Dating
Celsius
Placenta
Acid
47. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.
Gamete
Isotope
Carcinoma
Fruit
48. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Nucleus
Genus
Deposition
Pupa
49. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Genus
Nymph
Binary Fission
Dynamcis
50. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Estuary
Angiosperm
Glucose