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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.






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






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






4. An instrument to measure wind speed.






5. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






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






8. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






9. The loutermost layer of the earth.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






25. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






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






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






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






30. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






32. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






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






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






37. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.






38. An identical copy of an organism.






39. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






41. A solute that accepts protons.






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






43. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






44. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






45. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






46. A rod - shaped bacteria.






47. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






49. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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