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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Paleontology
Nebula
Chemotherapy
Sonic Boom
2. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Central Nervous System
Flower
Cell
Atmosphere
3. 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.
Binary Fission
Gut
Absorption
Gill
4. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.
Phloem
Ecology
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Absorption
5. Different versions of a gene in a population.
Phylum
Charge
Alleles
Permafrost
6. The flow of a charge.
Commensalism
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Kelvin
Continental Divide
7. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Eukaryotic cells
Diabetes
Condensation
Phylum
8. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Insulin
Chromosome
Carcinogen
Enzyme
9. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Summer Solstice
Heart
Commensalism
Nucleus
10. An instrument that measures cloud height.
Equinox
Anemometer
Ceilometer
Binary Fission
11. Long term patterns of temperature - humidity and amount of sunshine.
Phylum
Esophagus
Climate
Chlorophyll
12. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Ecology
Wind Chill
Cross - Pollination
Equinox
13. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Paleontology
Pollination
Celsius
Nerve
14. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
Nymph
Classical genetics
Haploid Cell
California current
15. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Meiosis
Esophagus
Altimeter
Chinook Wind
16. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.
Eukaryotic cells
Diabetes
Pollination
Bacillus
17. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Plankton
Mantle
Circulatory System
Commensalism
18. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.
Vernal Equinox
Plankton
Annuals
Weathering
19. The loutermost layer of the earth.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Crust
Nucleus
Lenticular Cloud
20. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.
Heart
Gamete
California current
Annuals
21. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.
Epicenter
Climate
Parasitism
Glucose
22. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.
Cross - Pollination
Virga
Estuary
Mantle
23. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.
Chemotherapy
Core
Wind Chill
Neuron
24. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.
Chemotherapy
Circulatory System
Radiocarbon Dating
Embryo
25. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
Carcinogen
Ecosystem
Gill
Phylum
26. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Lipids
Diploid Cell
Carcinoma
Tree Rings
27. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).
Plankton
Estuary
Lenticular Cloud
Cross - Pollination
28. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Jet Stream
Plate Tectonics
Continental Divide
Enzyme
29. Plants that die after one growing season.
Chemotherapy
Canopy
Annuals
Epicenter
30. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Vernal Equinox
Knot
Deposition
Wind Chill
31. Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal - distributing nutrients - and usually oxygen.
Wind Chill
California current
Blood
Gill
32. The rate of change of an objects velocity.
Eukaryotic cells
Genus
Acceleratrion
Jet Stream
33. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Absorption
Deposition
Nebula
Hypothesis
34. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Equinox
Chinook Wind
Summer Solstice
Magma
35. A solute the denotes protons.
Crust
Weathering
Acid
Jet Stream
36. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Epicenter
Angiosperm
Core
Mantle
37. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Cell
Cross - Pollination
Seed
Mantle
38. An identical copy of an organism.
Phloem
Neuron
Clone
Acceleratrion
39. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.
Plate Tectonics
Estuary
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Mantle
40. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.
Jet Stream
Larva
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Interferon
41. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Eukaryotic cells
Classical genetics
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Absorption
42. 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.
Summer Solstice
Cloud
Haploid Cell
Niche
43. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.
Seed
Carcinoma
Nimbostratus
Core
44. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.
Seed
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Heart
Radiocarbon Dating
45. Plants that live through more than one growing season.
Base
Sonic Boom
Blood
Perennials
46. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Core
Celsius
Nucleus
Pupa
47. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Charge
Mirage
El Nino
Glucose
48. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.
Lipids
Epicenter
Angiosperm
Metamorphosis
49. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.
Phloem
Virga
Eukaryotic cells
Gill
50. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Double Helix
Fossil
Insulin
Carcinogen