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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






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






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






5. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.






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






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






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






9. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.






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






11. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






12. Different versions of a gene in a population.






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






16. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






17. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






19. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The troposphere extends from the surface to about 10 km.; the stratosphere from 10km to 50 km.; the mesosphere from 50 km. to 80 km.; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.






20. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.






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






22. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.






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






24. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






25. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.






26. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






27. Plants that die after one growing season.






28. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






31. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






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






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






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






36. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






37. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. An organism's unique place in the environment.






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






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






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






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






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






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