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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. Evidence of past life.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






9. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






10. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






11. 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.






12. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.






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






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






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






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






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






18. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






19. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






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






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






22. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






23. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






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






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






38. A solute the denotes protons.






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






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






41. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






43. Plants that die after one growing season.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. A substance that can lead to cancer.






49. 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.






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