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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






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






5. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.






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






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






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






9. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.






10. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






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






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






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






15. Study and interpretation of fossils.






16. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.






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






18. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






19. Atoms of the same chemical element with a different number of neurons but the same number of protons. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but may not have the same mass.






20. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.






21. Compounds that are fats and oils.






22. 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.






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






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






25. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






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






28. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






29. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






30. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.






31. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.






32. 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.






33. An instrument that measures cloud height.






34. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.






35. The study of what causes motion.






36. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






38. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






46. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






49. The flow of a charge.






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