HiSet Science Questions and Answers
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Acquired Immunity - ANSWER-The immune system's response to specific pathogens
that it has learned to identify.
Active Transport - ANSWER-The movement of materials through a cell membrane
using energy.
Adaptation - ANSWER-the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Age-related Diseases - ANSWER-
Alveoli - ANSWER-any of the tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon
dioxide are exchanged
Amino Acids - ANSWER-Building blocks of protein
Amphibian - ANSWER-cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in
water
Anaphase - ANSWER-Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move
to opposite ends of the cell
Animal Cells - ANSWER-Cells that make up animals;these lack a cell wall, central
vacuole and chloroplasts
Aorta - ANSWER-Largest artery in the body
Artery - ANSWER-A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Arthropods - ANSWER-Invertebrates with jointed appendages
Insects
Assimilation - ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
Axons - ANSWER-Carry impulses away from the cell body
Ball-and-Socket Joints - ANSWER-allow a wide range of motion in many directions (hip
and shoulder joints)
Bird - ANSWER-four-limbed, endothermic vertebrate that lays amniotic eggs and has
wings and feathers
, Blood - ANSWER-Connective tissue made of plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, and
platelets.
Brain - ANSWER-portion of the central nervous system contained within the cranium
Bronchial Tubes - ANSWER-small respiratory passages that connect the trachea to the
lungs
Calories - ANSWER-A unit used to measure the amount of energy contained in foods
Capillaries - ANSWER-tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
Carbohydrates - ANSWER-Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
Carbon Cycle - ANSWER-The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into
living things and back
Carbon Dioxide - ANSWER-A gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory
system.
CO2
Cardiac Muscles - ANSWER-heart muscles that have properties of skeletal and smooth
muscles
Carotene - ANSWER-an accessory orange-colored pigment
Cell - ANSWER-basic unit of all forms of life
Cell Membrane - ANSWER-thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what
enters and leaves the cell
Cell Wall - ANSWER-A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides
support to the cell
Cellular Respiration - ANSWER-The process by which cells use oxygen to produce
energy from food
Cerebellum - ANSWER-A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
Balance and coordination
Cerebrum - ANSWER-Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the
body
largest part of the brain
Rated A+ (Verified)
Acquired Immunity - ANSWER-The immune system's response to specific pathogens
that it has learned to identify.
Active Transport - ANSWER-The movement of materials through a cell membrane
using energy.
Adaptation - ANSWER-the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Age-related Diseases - ANSWER-
Alveoli - ANSWER-any of the tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon
dioxide are exchanged
Amino Acids - ANSWER-Building blocks of protein
Amphibian - ANSWER-cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in
water
Anaphase - ANSWER-Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move
to opposite ends of the cell
Animal Cells - ANSWER-Cells that make up animals;these lack a cell wall, central
vacuole and chloroplasts
Aorta - ANSWER-Largest artery in the body
Artery - ANSWER-A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Arthropods - ANSWER-Invertebrates with jointed appendages
Insects
Assimilation - ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
Axons - ANSWER-Carry impulses away from the cell body
Ball-and-Socket Joints - ANSWER-allow a wide range of motion in many directions (hip
and shoulder joints)
Bird - ANSWER-four-limbed, endothermic vertebrate that lays amniotic eggs and has
wings and feathers
, Blood - ANSWER-Connective tissue made of plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, and
platelets.
Brain - ANSWER-portion of the central nervous system contained within the cranium
Bronchial Tubes - ANSWER-small respiratory passages that connect the trachea to the
lungs
Calories - ANSWER-A unit used to measure the amount of energy contained in foods
Capillaries - ANSWER-tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules
Carbohydrates - ANSWER-Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
Carbon Cycle - ANSWER-The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into
living things and back
Carbon Dioxide - ANSWER-A gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory
system.
CO2
Cardiac Muscles - ANSWER-heart muscles that have properties of skeletal and smooth
muscles
Carotene - ANSWER-an accessory orange-colored pigment
Cell - ANSWER-basic unit of all forms of life
Cell Membrane - ANSWER-thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what
enters and leaves the cell
Cell Wall - ANSWER-A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides
support to the cell
Cellular Respiration - ANSWER-The process by which cells use oxygen to produce
energy from food
Cerebellum - ANSWER-A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
Balance and coordination
Cerebrum - ANSWER-Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the
body
largest part of the brain
