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CSET Science Vocab 2

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.






2. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






4. 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.






5. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






12. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.






13. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






22. 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.






23. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






25. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






26. An identical copy of an organism.






27. Plants that die after one growing season.






28. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






30. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






31. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






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






33. Reproduction involving only one parent.






34. An instrument that measures cloud height.






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






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






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






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






39. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.






40. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






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






42. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






44. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






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






47. A solute the denotes protons.






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






49. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






50. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.