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Science Praxis 5005 Vocab

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Not soluble in water, can be stored for long period of times.

a)

Glycogen

b)

Thyroid Gland

c)

Chromosome

d)

Homeostasis

2.

Pea-sized gland found at the bottom of the hypothalamus releases hormones that regulate growth, bp, certain functional of reprod of sex hormones.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Pituitary gland

c)

Endocrine system

d)

Homeostasis

3.

Made up of ductless tissues and glands. Responsible for hormone secretion into either the blood or interstitial fluid of the human body.

a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Glycogen

c)

Endocrine system

d)

Force

4.

Part of the brain it connects the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland & plays an important role regulating endocrine organs

a)

Glycogen

b)

Hormones

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

CNS

5.

Chemical substances that change the metabolic activity of tissues and organs

a)

PNS

b)

Hormones

c)

CNS

d)

Homeostasis

6.

Rest of the neural tissue that is not included CNS. Consists of the nerves and ganglia that are located within the body outside of the brain and spinal cord. Connects rest of the body, organs, and limbs to the CNS.

a)

PNS

b)

CNS

c)

Nervous System

d)

Neuromuscular system

7.

Brain and Spinal Cord located in the dorsal cavity with the brain in the cranial cavity and the spinal cord in the spinal canal. Responsible for processing and coordinating data & motor commands.

a)

Pituitary Gland

b)

CNS

c)

PNS

8.

Made up of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. Nerve cells main cells responsible for transferring & processing info between the brain & other parts of the body.

a)

Hormones

b)

Nervous System

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Endocrine System

9.

The way living organism regulate their internal environment to remain functional.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Hormones

c)

CNS

d)

Glycogen

10.

Stars, dust, and ice

a)

Galaxy

b)

Comet

c)

Space

d)

Planet

11.

For ever action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

a)

First Newton's Law

b)

Second Newton's Law

c)

Third Newton's Law

12.

The force acting on an object is equal to the mass that object times its acceleration. F=ma

a)

First Newton's law

b)

Second Newton's Law

c)

Third Newton's Law

13.

A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion unless it is acted upon by an external force

a)

First Newton's Law

b)

Second Newton's Law

c)

Third Newton's Law

14.

States that each trait has two versions that can be inherited

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Newton's Third law

d)

CNS

15.

Highest energy right before the end

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

16.

At the top, at the highest point. Lowest at the very end.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

17.

Complex that produces proteins within the cell

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Miochondria

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

18.

Maintaining regular cell function and is known as the powerhouse of the cell. Cellular respiration occurs and most of the cell's ATP is generated.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Ribosomes

19.

Cell products are synthesized modified, sorted, and secreted out of the cell.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Hormones

20.

Responsible for metabolic & synthetic activities of the cell

a)

CNS

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

PNS

21.

Father of genetics. First models of inheritance.

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Isaac Newton

22.

Defined laws of motion including force

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Gregor Mendel

23.

Are only found in plant cells

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chromosome

d)

Eukaryotic Cell

24.

has a nucleus, multicellular ( people, plants, fungi, & insects)

a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Animal Cell

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Plant Cell

25.

Single cell, bacteria, simple, no nucleus

a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Prokaryotic Cell

26.

Do not have chloroplast, do not have a cell wall.

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

27.

Have chloroplast. Help process Chlorophyll and energy in plants. Has a cell wall.

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

28.

Motion that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel.

a)

longitudinal Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

29.

Motion that is parallel to the direction of the wave's travel

a)

longitudinal Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

30.

How much change in velocity there is over time.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Force

31.

An outside influence on an object

a)

Force

b)

Acceleration

32.

Substances that dissociate in aqueous solutions and form hydrogen ions.

a)

Bases

b)

Acids

c)

Chemical Reaction

d)

Matter

33.

Substances that dissociate in aqueous solutions and form hydroxide

a)

Acids

b)

Bases

34.

Process that involves a change in the molecular arrangement of a substance. Three types {Combination, decomposition, combustion}

a)

chemical reaction

b)

solids

c)

liquid

d)

Cohesion

35.

Any material or object that takes up space and has a mass

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Matter

c)

Solid

d)

liquid

36.

Definitive Shape

a)

Matter

b)

Solids

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

37.

intermediate state between gases & solids. Can freeze and become solid.

a)

Solid

b)

liquid

c)

Gas

38.

Amount of energy needed to change 1 gram of liquid into a gas.

a)

Heat of Vaporization

b)

Cohesion

c)

Adhesion

39.

Attraction of water molecules to each other

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

40.

Attraction of water molecules to other molecules with which it can form hydrogen bonds.

a)

Adhension

b)

Cohesion

c)

ionic bonds

41.

Formed, instead of sharing a pair of electrons, the electrons are transferred from one atom to another, creating two ions.

a)

Ionic Bonds

b)

Covalent Bonds

42.

Chemical bond that forms when two atoms share the same pair or pairs of electrons

a)

Covalent Bonds

b)

Ionic Bonds

43.

Found in the nucleus. Atleast one proton found in the nucleus. # of protons in an element referred to an elements atomic number. Hydrogen ions only contain one proton.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

44.

Terrestrial Planet

a)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

b)

Venus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn

45.

The study of the age of the Earth and the materials on the Earth

a)

Paleontology

b)

Archeology

c)

Biology

46.

Tropshere (hot air, planes)

Stratosphere (Radiosonade)

Mesophere

Thermosphere

Exosphere

a)

Layers of Atmosphere

b)

Layers of the Earth

c)

Planets

d)

Layers of dirt

47.

Crust- Outer most layer

Mantle - high temp & consist of magnesium & iron. (upper & lower (hot temp))

Outer core- consists of liquid nickel-iron

Inner core- solid center

a)

layers of atmosphere

b)

layers of earth

48.

Igneous Rock

a)

lava & magma

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Crystals

49.

Sedimentary Rock

a)

Igneous

b)

Lava

c)

made from pre-existing rock

d)

Crystals

50.

Crystals

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

51.

Grass comes from the plant cells and plants generate carbohydrates through photosynthesis. We eat carbs and get the energy. Sun shining on grass going thru photosynthesis producing carbs.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

52.

Earth tilt is towards sun

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

53.

Earth tilt away from the sun.

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

54.

Process that cells follow to make new cells with the same or similar contents as themselves. essential par of an organism life. Allows for replacement of dying and damaged cells.

a)

Cellular Reproduction

b)

Hormones

c)

CNS

d)

PNS

55.

Special cell division- parent cell,

Produces four daughter cells each with half # of chromosomes as the parent cell. Two stages of cell division. Humans produces

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

56.

Threadlike structures made up of genes that is coiled tightly around proteins

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Histones

c)

thyroid gland

57.

Molecule of DNA- contains genetic material of an organism. Located in nucleus.

a)

Histones

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Meiosis

58.

Hormones for metabolism growth and development, temperature regulation & brain development

a)

thyroid gland

b)

Pituitary Gland

59.

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

a)

List of Moons

b)

List of Planets

c)

List of Organs

60.

Stomach, intestines, and pancreas.

break down nutrients to deliver to the rest of the body or eliminate in form of solid waste.

a)

Digestive System

b)

Respiratory System

c)

Cardiovascular

61.

Heart and blood vessels pump and carry oxygenated blood throughout body.

a)

Cardiovascular

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

62.

Organs as the kidneys and bladder balance body fluid

a)

Cardiovascular

b)

Urinary

c)

Respiratory

63.

Produce, store, secrete, hormones carried by circulatory system.

a)

Cardiovascular

b)

Endocrine

c)

Respiratory

64.

Earth orbit crosses between Sun & Moon.

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

65.

Moon orbits in between Earth & Sun.

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse

66.

the process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis