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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.






2. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.






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






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






5. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






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






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






9. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.






10. 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.






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






12. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






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






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






21. An instrument that measures cloud height.






22. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. A colorless - odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice.






33. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






34. A solute the denotes protons.






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






36. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






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






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






45. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).






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






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






48. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






50. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.







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