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CSET Science Vocab 2

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






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






3. Different versions of a gene in a population.






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






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






6. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.






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






8. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






9. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






11. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






12. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






13. An instrument that measures cloud height.






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






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






16. Warming of Pacific Ocean seawater along the coast of South America that leads to significant weather changes in the United States.






17. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






18. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






20. The study of what causes motion.






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






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






23. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






25. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






27. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






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






30. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.






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






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






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






34. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






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






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






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






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






39. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






41. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






42. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.






43. 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.






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






45. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






46. The flow of a charge.






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






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






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






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