NYSTCE - CST 245 Arts and
Sciences Exam Questions with
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Altimeter - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument that uses air pressure to record
height
Anemometer - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument to measure wind speed
Angiosperm - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed
within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit
Annuals - CORRECT ANSWER-plants that die after one growing season
Asexual Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER-reproduction involving only one
parent
Atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER-Earth's is primarily nitrogen and oxygen; the
troposphere extends from the surface to about 10km, the stratosphere from 10km
to 50km, the mesosphere from 50km to 80km, and the thermosphere is the
atmosphere beyond 80km (exosphere extends beyond that)
,Aurora Borealis - CORRECT ANSWER-light emission from the upper
atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors
Bacillus - CORRECT ANSWER-a rod-shaped bacteria
Blood - CORRECT ANSWER-fluid that circulates throughout the body of an
animal, distributing nutrients, and usually oxygen
Canopy - CORRECT ANSWER-a layer of tree branches and other vegetation
elevated above the ground
Carbon Dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER-a colorless, odorless gas that is important
in the Earth's atmosphere greenhouse effect
Carcinogen - CORRECT ANSWER-a substance that can lead to cancer
Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-a malignant tumor which forms in the skin
and outside of internal organs
Carnivore - CORRECT ANSWER-an organism that eats meat, which includes
animals, fungi, and plants
Ceilometer - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument that measures cloud height
Cell - CORRECT ANSWER-the fundamental unit of all life; consists of an outer
plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA)
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, Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER-a temperature scale in which water freezes at 0
degrees and boils at 100 degrees
Chemotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-a cancer treatment that includes chemicals
toxic to malignant cells
Chinook Wind - CORRECT ANSWER-a warm, dry wind on the eastern side of
the Rocky Mountains
Chlorophyll - CORRECT ANSWER-the green substance that absorbs light during
photosynthesis
Chromosome - CORRECT ANSWER-a single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled
strand of DNA, condensed into a compact structure
Clone - CORRECT ANSWER-An identical copy of an organism
Cloud - CORRECT ANSWER-a visible group of water or ice particles in the
atmosphere
Commensalism - CORRECT ANSWER-a relationship between dissimilar
organisms that is advantageous to one and does not affect the other
Continental Divide - CORRECT ANSWER-in the US, the part of the western
mountains that separates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country
Convection - CORRECT ANSWER-the movement up in the atmosphere of
heated moisture; thunderstorms are often caused by convection
Sciences Exam Questions with
Answers 100% PASS
Altimeter - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument that uses air pressure to record
height
Anemometer - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument to measure wind speed
Angiosperm - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed
within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit
Annuals - CORRECT ANSWER-plants that die after one growing season
Asexual Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER-reproduction involving only one
parent
Atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER-Earth's is primarily nitrogen and oxygen; the
troposphere extends from the surface to about 10km, the stratosphere from 10km
to 50km, the mesosphere from 50km to 80km, and the thermosphere is the
atmosphere beyond 80km (exosphere extends beyond that)
,Aurora Borealis - CORRECT ANSWER-light emission from the upper
atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors
Bacillus - CORRECT ANSWER-a rod-shaped bacteria
Blood - CORRECT ANSWER-fluid that circulates throughout the body of an
animal, distributing nutrients, and usually oxygen
Canopy - CORRECT ANSWER-a layer of tree branches and other vegetation
elevated above the ground
Carbon Dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER-a colorless, odorless gas that is important
in the Earth's atmosphere greenhouse effect
Carcinogen - CORRECT ANSWER-a substance that can lead to cancer
Carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-a malignant tumor which forms in the skin
and outside of internal organs
Carnivore - CORRECT ANSWER-an organism that eats meat, which includes
animals, fungi, and plants
Ceilometer - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument that measures cloud height
Cell - CORRECT ANSWER-the fundamental unit of all life; consists of an outer
plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA)
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, Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER-a temperature scale in which water freezes at 0
degrees and boils at 100 degrees
Chemotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-a cancer treatment that includes chemicals
toxic to malignant cells
Chinook Wind - CORRECT ANSWER-a warm, dry wind on the eastern side of
the Rocky Mountains
Chlorophyll - CORRECT ANSWER-the green substance that absorbs light during
photosynthesis
Chromosome - CORRECT ANSWER-a single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled
strand of DNA, condensed into a compact structure
Clone - CORRECT ANSWER-An identical copy of an organism
Cloud - CORRECT ANSWER-a visible group of water or ice particles in the
atmosphere
Commensalism - CORRECT ANSWER-a relationship between dissimilar
organisms that is advantageous to one and does not affect the other
Continental Divide - CORRECT ANSWER-in the US, the part of the western
mountains that separates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country
Convection - CORRECT ANSWER-the movement up in the atmosphere of
heated moisture; thunderstorms are often caused by convection
