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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.






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






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






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






5. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.






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






7. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






9. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






10. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.






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






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






13. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






15. The loutermost layer of the earth.






16. 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.






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






18. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






19. 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.






20. Strong upper wind currents in a narrow stream that flow west to east in the United States. Weather patterns are related to the position of the jet stream - which changes often.






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






22. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






23. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






24. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.






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






26. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






38. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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