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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






2. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






4. An identical copy of an organism.






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






6. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






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






8. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.






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






10. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






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






13. A solute that accepts protons.






14. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






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






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. An organism's unique place in the environment.






19. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Study and interpretation of fossils.






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






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






27. 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.






28. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






29. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






30. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.






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






32. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






35. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






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






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






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






40. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






41. The study of what causes motion.






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






43. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






44. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






46. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






47. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






48. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.






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






50. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.