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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. Cellular division creating diploid cells which are typically capable of beginning the process again.
Solution
Mitosis
Telophase
Suspension
2. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.
Law of Inertia
Speed
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Stars
3. A material that can be separated by physical means into two or more substances.
Vacuole
Mixture
Atomic Number
layers of the Earth?
4. Phase where spindle grows and which cuts the cell
Experimental group
pH
Metaphase
life cycle of a butterfly
5. As temperature increases volume also increases
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6. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.
Radiation
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Matter
Covalent Bonds
7. Plants response to light
Phototropism
Law of Acceleration
the stages of mitosis?
Steps for the Scientific Method
8. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
Solar eclipse
Ribosomes
Tides
Lunar eclipse
9. Occurs when light is bent while passing from one medium into another.
Diploid cell
Cell wall
Meiosis
Refraction of light
10. Pulls apart into two separate cells
Telophase
types of symbiotic relationships
Diploid cell
Refraction of light
11. Describes speed and direction
Geologic timescale
Metaphase
Cytoplasm
Velocity
12. Force = Mass X Acceleration
Law of Acceleration
Water
Spring tides
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
13. 1. kingdom 2. phylum 3. class 4. order 5. family 6. genus 7. species
layers of the Earth?
categories of taxonomy?
Mitochondria
DNA
14. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit
Mutualism
Matter
Kinetic energy is
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
15. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.
Characteristics of a mammal
Steps for the Scientific Method
Catalyst
Water
16. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.
Neap tides
Geotropism
An atom with an imbalance charge
Anaphase
17. A bond in which on atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other gains an electron to form a negative ion - creating an electrostatic force which holds them together.
Ionic Bonds
How waves are created
Neutrons
Acceleration
18. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.
Parasitism
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Neutrons
Law of Reciprocal Actions
19. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
Element
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Stars
Speed
20. Because carbon bonds readily with a variety of different elements and compounds - making possible the great chemical complexity necessary for life.
Vacuole
The law of Conservation of Matter
Waves
Why is carbon the building block of life?
21. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism
Seasons
Boyle's Law
types of symbiotic relationships
Centrifugal force
22. Can occur by chemical means such as acid rain or physical means - such as wind - rain and ice.
Weathering
Law of Inertia
Krebb Cycle
Radiation
23. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.
Mixture
Lunar phases
Speed
Experimental group
24. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction
Color
Law of Inertia
Mitochondria
characteristics of life?
25. Stores food and other materials needed by the cell
categories of taxonomy?
Displacement
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Vacuole
26. Thin - flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Neap tides
Solution
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Cell membrane
27. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
Refraction of light
Atomic Number
characteristics of life?
Carbon 14
28. Within compounds - the various atoms making up molecules are held together by...
Bonds
Sound waves
Half life
Control group
29. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
Control group
Matter
categories of taxonomy?
Geologic timescale
30. The point around which a lever rotates
Isotope
Vacuole
Fulcrum
Mutualism
31. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.
Convection
How waves are created
50000
Theory of Plate Tectonics
32. 1. by row 2. atomic number and mass increase as you move left to right and top to bottom
Bonds
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Radiation
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
33. Caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis. As it revolves arond the Sun - the tilt causes each hemisphere to receive more direct exposure at certain times in its orbit.
50000
Seasons
Krebb Cycle
Temperature
34. 1. positive charge 2. located in nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Characteristics of a mammal
Telophase
Chloroplast
Protons
35. Causes salt to move across a permeable membrane from an area of greater salinity to an area of lesser salinity.
Charles' Law
Osmosis
factors that cause a substance to change state
Anaphase
36. Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy
Osmosis
Speed
Chloroplast
shape of the Milky Way
37. Calories
How energy is measured
An atom with an imbalance charge
Catalyst
characteristics of life?
38. The quantity of substance
categories of taxonomy?
Solution
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Characteristics of a mammal
39. Converts energy from food to energy the cell can use
Mitochondria
Electrons
Catalyst
Experimental group
40. A fairly typical main sequence star.
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Carbon
Sun (on HRD)
Element
41. 1. puzzle piece argument 2. sea floor spreading 3. fossil records
Conduction
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Element
evidences for continental drift
42. Grain like organelles that produce proteins
Ribosomes
forces that cause changes in motion
Lunar phases
Mitochondria
43. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.
Displacement
Solar eclipse
Matter
Meiosis
44. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Chloroplast
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Neutrons
Atom
45. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Speed
Vacuole
Matter
Tides
46. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Electrolysis
Kinetic energy is
Sun (on HRD)
Law of Reciprocal Actions
47. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
Law of Acceleration
Commensalism
Motion
Atom composition
48. Control center of the cell
Why is carbon the building block of life?
Nucleus
Isotope
Acceleration
49. 1. Law of Inertia 2. Law of Acceleration 3. Law of Reciprocal Actions
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50. Is the process of storing energy through photosynthesis and later releasing it through respiration.
Solution
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Fulcrum
Krebb Cycle