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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






3. The movement and collision of gas molecules in the atmosphere that can form into high or low pressure areas.






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






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






6. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






9. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.






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






11. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






12. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.






13. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A rod - shaped bacteria.






23. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






25. The study of what causes motion.






26. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. An instrument that measures cloud height.






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






37. The flow of a charge.






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






39. 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.






40. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






42. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.






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






44. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






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






47. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






48. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






49. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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