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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.






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






3. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






4. Compounds that are fats and oils.






5. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.






6. Study and interpretation of fossils.






7. Plants that live through more than one growing season.






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






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






10. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






11. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.






12. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.






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






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






15. An instrument that measures cloud height.






16. A substance that can lead to cancer.






17. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






18. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






20. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






21. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






23. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






24. 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.






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






26. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






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






29. The flow of a charge.






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






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






32. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






34. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






35. A solute that accepts protons.






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






37. Evidence of past life.






38. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.






39. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.






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






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






42. 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.






43. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






44. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






46. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.






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






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






49. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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.