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NYSTCE CST Arts & Sciences 2025–2026 –
Complete Practice Questions and Detailed
Answers
altimeter - Correct Answer- an instrument that uses air
pressure to record height, such as the height of a plane
anemometer - Correct Answer- an instrument to measure wind
speed
angiosperm - Correct Answer- a group of plants 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- the Earth's atmosphere is
primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere extends from
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the surface to about 10 km; the stratosphere from 10 km to 50
km; the mesosphere from 50 km to 80 km; and there
thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km
aurora borealis (northern lights) - 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 (CO2) - Correct Answer- an colorless, odorless
gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse
effect. From CO2 is dry ice.
carcinogen - Correct Answer- a substance that can lead to
cancer
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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 measure cloud
height
cell - Correct Answer- a fundamental unit of all light. The cell
consists of an outer plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and
genetic material (DNA).
celsius - Correct Answer- a temperature scale which 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
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NYSTCE CST Arts & Sciences 2025–2026 –
Complete Practice Questions and Detailed
Answers
altimeter - Correct Answer- an instrument that uses air
pressure to record height, such as the height of a plane
anemometer - Correct Answer- an instrument to measure wind
speed
angiosperm - Correct Answer- a group of plants 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- the Earth's atmosphere is
primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere extends from
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,2
the surface to about 10 km; the stratosphere from 10 km to 50
km; the mesosphere from 50 km to 80 km; and there
thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km
aurora borealis (northern lights) - 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 (CO2) - Correct Answer- an colorless, odorless
gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse
effect. From CO2 is dry ice.
carcinogen - Correct Answer- a substance that can lead to
cancer
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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 measure cloud
height
cell - Correct Answer- a fundamental unit of all light. The cell
consists of an outer plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and
genetic material (DNA).
celsius - Correct Answer- a temperature scale which 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
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