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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Diploid Cell
Herbivore
Core
Hypothesis
2. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.
Nerve
Nucleus
Magma
Herbivore
3. The study of what causes motion.
Dynamcis
Clone
Rainbow
Radiocarbon Dating
4. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.
Enzyme
Knot
El Nino
Endoskeleton
5. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.
Knot
Equinox
Permafrost
Carcinoma
6. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.
Placenta
Acid
Binary Fission
Weathering
7. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Angiosperm
Chlorophyll
Circulatory System
Glucose
8. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.
Intestine
Bacillus
Lenticular Cloud
Reef
9. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Bacillus
Deposition
Annuals
Larva
10. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Binary Fission
Circulatory System
Enzyme
Ecosystem
11. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Central Nervous System
Glucose
Nucleus
Insulin
12. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.
Continental Divide
Binary Fission
Isotope
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
13. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Vernal Equinox
Commensalism
Angiosperm
14. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Herbivore
Convection
Mirage
Chemotherapy
15. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.
Estuary
Lenticular Cloud
Permafrost
Fruit
16. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.
Seed
Neuron
Nucleus
Chromosome
17. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.
California current
Altimeter
Carnivore
Chromosome
18. The loutermost layer of the earth.
Crust
Cell
Flower
Canopy
19. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Acceleratrion
California current
Weathering
20. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Tree Rings
Absorption
Metamorphosis
Moraine
21. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.
Fossil
Larva
Binary Fission
Pupa
22. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Binary Fission
Marsupial
Condensation
Pollination
23. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.
Fruit
Mitosis
Summer Solstice
Genus
24. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Cross - Pollination
Double Helix
Cell
Plate Tectonics
25. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Atmosphere
Nymph
Equinox
Plate Tectonics
26. An organism's unique place in the environment.
Niche
Chinook Wind
Chemotherapy
Diploid Cell
27. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Diabetes
Magma
Diploid Cell
Embryo
28. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.
Pupa
Diploid Cell
Gamete
Fruit
29. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Phylum
Gut
Central Nervous System
Nebula
30. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Fossil
Meiosis
Carcinogen
Plate Tectonics
31. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.
Endocrine system
Binary Fission
Nucleus
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
32. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Neuron
Insulin
Annuals
Carcinogen
33. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
Ecosystem
Nucleus
Air Pressure
Herbivore
34. Warming of Pacific Ocean seawater along the coast of South America that leads to significant weather changes in the United States.
Haploid Cell
Mantle
Diabetes
El Nino
35. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.
Tree Rings
Lipids
Asexual reproduction
Rainbow
36. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Germination
Perennials
Cross - Pollination
Cloud
37. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Canopy
Equinox
Altimeter
Weathering
38. Evidence of past life.
Pollination
Glucose
Nebula
Fossil
39. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.
Carnivore
Nerve
Alleles
Haploid Cell
40. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Carcinogen
Double Helix
Angiosperm
Estuary
41. An instrument to measure wind speed.
Vernal Equinox
Binary Fission
Acid
Anemometer
42. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Mantle
Equinox
Larva
Circulatory System
43. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Phylum
Chemotherapy
Convection
Mantle
44. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Auxins
Tree Rings
Interferon
45. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.
Virga
Genus
Hypothesis
Equinox
46. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Genus
Summer Solstice
Diploid Cell
Chlorophyll
47. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Crust
Ecology
Placenta
Mirage
48. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.
Core
Circulatory System
Mitosis
Binary Fission
49. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Charge
Mitosis
Equinox
Celsius
50. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).
Summer Solstice
Weathering
Plankton
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
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