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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.
Chemotherapy
Ecosystem
Moraine
Endoskeleton
2. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.
Alleles
Permafrost
Reef
Moraine
3. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.
Ecology
Annuals
Binary Fission
Parasitism
4. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Embryo
Glucose
Weathering
Deposition
5. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.
Nucleus
Cell
Commensalism
Placenta
6. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.
Blood
Cell
Nebula
Eukaryotic cells
7. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Metamorphosis
Carcinogen
Neuron
Flower
8. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Esophagus
Cross - Pollination
Diabetes
Chemotherapy
9. Evidence of past life.
Fossil
Carnivore
Parasitism
Atmosphere
10. Plants that die after one growing season.
Asexual reproduction
Chromosome
Annuals
Paleontology
11. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Larva
Marsupial
Altimeter
Paleontology
12. A rod - shaped bacteria.
Sonic Boom
Bacillus
Larva
Condensation
13. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Lipids
Phloem
Diabetes
Equinox
14. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.
Crust
Phloem
Chemotherapy
Virga
15. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.
Reef
Nimbostratus
Nucleus
Interferon
16. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Nebula
Cross - Pollination
Endoskeleton
Climate
17. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.
Sonic Boom
Chromosome
Angiosperm
Isotope
18. A solute that accepts protons.
Cell
Ceilometer
Isotope
Base
19. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Meiosis
Nymph
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Chlorophyll
20. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Condensation
Sonic Boom
Cell
Ecosystem
21. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Interferon
El Nino
Moraine
Continental Divide
22. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Placenta
Condensation
Diploid Cell
Nucleus
23. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Carcinoma
Pupa
Atmosphere
Epicenter
24. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Endoskeleton
Charge
Estuary
Pupa
25. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Atmosphere
Moraine
Ceilometer
Hypothesis
26. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Metamorphosis
Asexual reproduction
Genus
Nymph
27. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.
Gamete
Angiosperm
Diabetes
Meiosis
28. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Esophagus
Ecosystem
Double Helix
Central Nervous System
29. A way to date organic substances based on the carbon -14 remaining.
Crust
Radiocarbon Dating
Esophagus
Circulatory System
30. Different versions of a gene in a population.
Vernal Equinox
Double Helix
Lenticular Cloud
Alleles
31. The rate of change of an objects velocity.
Anemometer
Acceleratrion
Gamete
Weathering
32. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Paleontology
Mitosis
Flower
Absorption
33. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Pollination
Enzyme
Mantle
Epicenter
34. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Nimbostratus
Chlorophyll
Pollination
California current
35. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Auxins
Germination
Radiocarbon Dating
Marsupial
36. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Seed
Pupa
Condensation
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
37. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Bacillus
Paleontology
Charge
Equinox
38. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.
Meiosis
Plankton
Intestine
Haploid Cell
39. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
Jet Stream
Enzyme
Celsius
Eukaryotic cells
40. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Gill
Insulin
Core
Chemotherapy
41. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Nebula
Perennials
Plate Tectonics
Deposition
42. An instrument to measure wind speed.
Flower
Pupa
Anemometer
Virga
43. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.
Classical genetics
Altimeter
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Knot
44. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.
Wind Chill
California current
Magma
Jet Stream
45. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Chlorophyll
Genus
Base
Flower
46. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.
Commensalism
Condensation
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Clone
47. The study of what causes motion.
Dynamcis
Placenta
Annuals
Endocrine system
48. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Lipids
Circulatory System
Reef
Nucleus
49. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.
Eukaryotic cells
Angiosperm
Nymph
Haploid Cell
50. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Clone
Heart
Alleles
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)