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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






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






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






6. A solute the denotes protons.






7. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






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






9. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.






10. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.






11. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.






12. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.






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






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






15. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






16. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






20. The flow of a charge.






21. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A rod - shaped bacteria.






31. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






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






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






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






36. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






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






39. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






48. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






49. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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