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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Different versions of a gene in a population.






2. 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.






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






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






5. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






7. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






9. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






10. A solute that accepts protons.






11. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






13. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






15. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






17. Evidence of past life.






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






19. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.






20. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






21. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






22. The flow of a charge.






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






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






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






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






27. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






29. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.






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






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






32. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The troposphere extends from the surface to about 10 km.; the stratosphere from 10km to 50 km.; the mesosphere from 50 km. to 80 km.; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.






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






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






35. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






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






38. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






42. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.






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






44. 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.






45. A solute the denotes protons.






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






47. Plants that die after one growing season.






48. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






50. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.