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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.






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






3. A solute that accepts protons.






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






5. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






6. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.






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






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






9. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






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






12. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






13. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






14. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






16. An instrument that measures cloud height.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. The loutermost layer of the earth.






24. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






25. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






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






28. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.






29. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






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






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






33. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






34. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






43. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






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






46. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






49. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.






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