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CSET Science Vocab 2

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.






2. The loutermost layer of the earth.






3. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






4. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






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






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






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






9. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






10. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






11. Compounds that are fats and oils.






12. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






13. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






17. A solute the denotes protons.






18. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.






19. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






20. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.






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






22. A solute that accepts protons.






23. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.






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






25. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






26. An instrument that measures cloud height.






27. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The troposphere extends from the surface to about 10 km.; the stratosphere from 10km to 50 km.; the mesosphere from 50 km. to 80 km.; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.






28. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






29. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.






30. A substance that can lead to cancer.






31. An instrument to measure wind speed.






32. When the sun is highest in the sky and directly above the Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2 degrees North Latitude. This date usually falls on June 22.






33. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






34. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.






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






36. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.






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






38. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.






39. Different versions of a gene in a population.






40. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.






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






42. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.






43. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.






44. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






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






46. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.






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






48. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.






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






50. 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.