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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A solute the denotes protons.






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






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






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. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).






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






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






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






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






10. A substance that can lead to cancer.






11. 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.






12. Different versions of a gene in a population.






13. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






15. 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.






16. Study and interpretation of fossils.






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. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






19. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






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






23. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.






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






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






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






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






28. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






30. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






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






35. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.






36. Evidence of past life.






37. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






38. Plants that die after one growing season.






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






40. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






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






44. Plants that live through more than one growing season.






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






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






47. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






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






50. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.