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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






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






10. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.






11. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.






12. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






14. A way to date organic substances based on the carbon -14 remaining.






15. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






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






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






18. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.






19. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






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






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






23. Evidence of past life.






24. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






27. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






31. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






32. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






33. 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.






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






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






36. An instrument to measure wind speed.






37. Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal - distributing nutrients - and usually oxygen.






38. An instrument that measures cloud height.






39. 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.






40. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






42. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.






43. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.






44. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






45. Long term patterns of temperature - humidity and amount of sunshine.






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






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






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






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






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