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CSET Science Vocab 2

Subjects : cset, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






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






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






4. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






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






7. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.






8. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






9. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






10. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






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






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






15. A solute that accepts protons.






16. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.






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






18. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






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






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






22. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






23. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.






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






25. Evidence of past life.






26. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






27. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






28. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






29. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.






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






31. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






32. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.






33. 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.






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






35. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






36. A solute the denotes protons.






37. An instrument that measures cloud height.






38. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






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






40. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.






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






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






43. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.






44. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






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






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






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






48. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






50. An instrument to measure wind speed.