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CSET Science Vocab 2

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of what causes motion.






2. An identical copy of an organism.






3. Plants that die after one growing season.






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






5. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






15. Study and interpretation of fossils.






16. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.






17. Compounds that are fats and oils.






18. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






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






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






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






23. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






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






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






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






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






28. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






29. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






30. 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.






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






32. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






34. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






37. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






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






40. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






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






43. Reproduction involving only one parent.






44. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






45. An instrument that measures cloud height.






46. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






48. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






49. Evidence of past life.






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