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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Ecology
Classical genetics
Carcinogen
Acceleratrion
2. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Heart
Carcinoma
Meiosis
Double Helix
3. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Celsius
Nerve
Kelvin
Nymph
4. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Canopy
Chinook Wind
Deposition
Flower
5. The flow of a charge.
Base
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Moraine
Commensalism
6. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Esophagus
Cross - Pollination
Knot
Wind Chill
7. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Insulin
Nymph
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Clone
8. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.
Diabetes
Tree Rings
Embryo
Fossil
9. Plants that die after one growing season.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Annuals
Acceleratrion
Carcinoma
10. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Carnivore
Weathering
Cross - Pollination
Clone
11. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Chromosome
Genus
Absorption
Embryo
12. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Metamorphosis
Phylum
Phloem
Marsupial
13. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.
Bacillus
Eukaryotic cells
Gamete
Wind Chill
14. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.
California current
Convection
Alleles
Chemotherapy
15. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.
Haploid Cell
Perennials
Endocrine system
Ceilometer
16. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Carnivore
Jet Stream
Enzyme
Double Helix
17. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Vernal Equinox
Enzyme
Circulatory System
Heart
18. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Heart
Germination
Neuron
Phloem
19. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.
Epicenter
Mitosis
Embryo
Angiosperm
20. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Diploid Cell
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Larva
Altimeter
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.
Gut
Auxins
Annuals
Lenticular Cloud
22. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.
Radiocarbon Dating
Convection
Hypothesis
Permafrost
23. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.
Bacillus
Celsius
Nucleus
Commensalism
24. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.
Pollination
Tree Rings
Ceilometer
Diploid Cell
25. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.
Reef
Enzyme
Nimbostratus
Germination
26. The study of what causes motion.
Dynamcis
Magma
Placenta
Absorption
27. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.
Seed
Wind Chill
Enzyme
Niche
28. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Commensalism
Cloud
Nerve
Phylum
29. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll
Interferon
Magma
Carcinogen
30. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Dynamcis
Niche
Clone
Enzyme
31. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Marsupial
Condensation
Nucleus
Metamorphosis
32. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.
Summer Solstice
Parasitism
California current
Isotope
33. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Sonic Boom
Nebula
Nucleus
Parasitism
34. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
El Nino
Cell
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Dynamcis
35. The rate of change of an objects velocity.
Gill
Acceleratrion
Esophagus
Lipids
36. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Continental Divide
Climate
Chinook Wind
Placenta
37. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.
El Nino
Haploid Cell
Isotope
Embryo
38. A solute the denotes protons.
Acid
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Moraine
Wind Chill
39. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Marsupial
Carcinogen
Carnivore
Equinox
40. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms.
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Acid
Gut
Base
41. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.
Air Pressure
Intestine
Canopy
Mirage
42. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Insulin
Circulatory System
Haploid Cell
Diabetes
43. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.
Virga
Herbivore
Endoskeleton
Angiosperm
44. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.
Plate Tectonics
California current
Condensation
Wind Chill
45. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Ecology
Deposition
Condensation
Niche
46. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Nerve
Equinox
Bacillus
Plate Tectonics
47. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
Enzyme
Reef
Niche
California current
48. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.
Flower
Larva
Placenta
Plate Tectonics
49. An instrument that measures cloud height.
Ceilometer
Gamete
Plankton
Sonic Boom
50. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.
Commensalism
Mitosis
Endocrine system
Equinox