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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.






2. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






17. Reproduction involving only one parent.






18. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






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






21. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






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






24. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






25. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






27. 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.






28. The flow of a charge.






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






30. 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.






31. Evidence of past life.






32. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.






33. A cell that reacts to stimuli and transmits impulses consisting of a body with a nucleus and dendrites to receive and axons to transmit impulses.






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






35. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






37. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The study of what causes motion.






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






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






49. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.






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