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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.






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






3. A rod - shaped bacteria.






4. 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.






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






6. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).






7. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.






15. A temperature scale in which 1 degrees Kelvin equals 1 degree Celsius. 0 degree Kelvin is about -273 degree Celsius. Kelvin is called absolute zero because there is no movement of molecules.






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. An instrument that measures cloud height.






21. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






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






23. The study of what causes motion.






24. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






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






27. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






34. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






36. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






37. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






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






39. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






40. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






42. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






44. 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.






45. Plants that die after one growing season.






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






47. Evidence of past life.






48. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






50. Compounds that are fats and oils.