CST Certification Exam
alimeter -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an instrument that uses air pressure to record height
anemomete -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an instrument used to measure wind speed
angiosperm -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a group of plants that produces seeds which may
mature to fruit
annuals -ANSWER✅✅✅✅plants that die after one growing season
asexual reproduction -ANSWER✅✅✅✅reproduction involving one parent
atmosphere -ANSWER✅✅✅✅nitrogen and oxygen. extends from the Earths surface
aurora borealis (northern lights) -ANSWER✅✅✅✅light emission from the upper
atmosphere that appears in shapes and colors
baccilus -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a rod shaped bacteria
blood -ANSWER✅✅✅✅fluid that circulates through the body distributing nutrients and
oxygen
canopy -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a layer of tree branches and vegetation above the ground
carbon dioxide -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a colorless odorless gas that is important in the
earths atmospheric greenhouse effect
carcinogen -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a substance that can lead to cancer
carcinoma -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a malignant tumor which forms in the skin and internal
organs
carnivore -ANSWER✅✅✅✅eats inly meat
cailometer -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an instrument that measures cloud height
cell -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the unit of life. outer plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and DNA
, chemotherapy -ANSWER✅✅✅✅cancer treatment that includes chemical toxic to
malignant cells
chinook wind -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a warm dry wind on the eastern side of the rocky
mountaina
chlorophyll -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the green substance that absorbs lights during
photosynthesis
chromosome -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a single DNA molecule coiled and condensed to a
structure
clone -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an identical copy of an organism
cloud -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere
commensalism -ANSWER✅✅✅✅relationship between dissimilar organisms that is
advantageous to one and doesnt affect eachother
continental divide -ANSWER✅✅✅✅mountains that separate water flowing towards
opposite sides of the country
convection -ANSWER✅✅✅✅movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture.
thunderstorms are caused by convection
core -ANSWER✅✅✅✅part of earth below the mantle to the earths center
cross pollination -ANSWER✅✅✅✅fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different
plant species
diabetes -ANSWER✅✅✅✅disease with lower levels of insulin
diploid cell -ANSWER✅✅✅✅cell with two copies of each chromosome
DNA -ANSWER✅✅✅✅component of chromosomes tht carries genetic code
double helix -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the coiling strands of DNA that resembles a spiral
staircase
ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅✅interactions of organisms with their environment and with
eachother
ecosystem -ANSWER✅✅✅✅organisms in an area with their environment that they
live
alimeter -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an instrument that uses air pressure to record height
anemomete -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an instrument used to measure wind speed
angiosperm -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a group of plants that produces seeds which may
mature to fruit
annuals -ANSWER✅✅✅✅plants that die after one growing season
asexual reproduction -ANSWER✅✅✅✅reproduction involving one parent
atmosphere -ANSWER✅✅✅✅nitrogen and oxygen. extends from the Earths surface
aurora borealis (northern lights) -ANSWER✅✅✅✅light emission from the upper
atmosphere that appears in shapes and colors
baccilus -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a rod shaped bacteria
blood -ANSWER✅✅✅✅fluid that circulates through the body distributing nutrients and
oxygen
canopy -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a layer of tree branches and vegetation above the ground
carbon dioxide -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a colorless odorless gas that is important in the
earths atmospheric greenhouse effect
carcinogen -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a substance that can lead to cancer
carcinoma -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a malignant tumor which forms in the skin and internal
organs
carnivore -ANSWER✅✅✅✅eats inly meat
cailometer -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an instrument that measures cloud height
cell -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the unit of life. outer plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and DNA
, chemotherapy -ANSWER✅✅✅✅cancer treatment that includes chemical toxic to
malignant cells
chinook wind -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a warm dry wind on the eastern side of the rocky
mountaina
chlorophyll -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the green substance that absorbs lights during
photosynthesis
chromosome -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a single DNA molecule coiled and condensed to a
structure
clone -ANSWER✅✅✅✅an identical copy of an organism
cloud -ANSWER✅✅✅✅a visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere
commensalism -ANSWER✅✅✅✅relationship between dissimilar organisms that is
advantageous to one and doesnt affect eachother
continental divide -ANSWER✅✅✅✅mountains that separate water flowing towards
opposite sides of the country
convection -ANSWER✅✅✅✅movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture.
thunderstorms are caused by convection
core -ANSWER✅✅✅✅part of earth below the mantle to the earths center
cross pollination -ANSWER✅✅✅✅fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different
plant species
diabetes -ANSWER✅✅✅✅disease with lower levels of insulin
diploid cell -ANSWER✅✅✅✅cell with two copies of each chromosome
DNA -ANSWER✅✅✅✅component of chromosomes tht carries genetic code
double helix -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the coiling strands of DNA that resembles a spiral
staircase
ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅✅interactions of organisms with their environment and with
eachother
ecosystem -ANSWER✅✅✅✅organisms in an area with their environment that they
live
