NYSTCE Multi-Subject Childhood Education CST: Part III: Arts & Sciences Exam Questions with Rationales Answers

Altimeter - ANSWER-An instrument that uses air pressure to record height. Ex. height of a plance Anemometer - ANSWER-An instrument used to measure wind. Annuals - ANSWER-Plants that die after one growing season Asexual Reproduction - ANSWER-Reproduction involving only one parent. Atmosphere - ANSWER-The earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Consists of atroposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere Bacillus - ANSWER-a rod-shaped bacteria. Blood - ANSWER-fluid that circulates through the body distributing nutrients and oxygen. Angiosperm - ANSWER-A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary that may mature into fruit. Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) - ANSWER-Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appears in many shapes and colors. Carcinogen - ANSWER-A substance that causes cancer. Carnivore - ANSWER-An organism that eats meat which includes animals, plants, and fungi. Chemotherapy - ANSWER-A chemical that is toxic to malignant cancer cells. Canopy - ANSWER-A layer of tree branches and vegetation elevated above the ground. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - ANSWER-A colorless, odorless that is important to the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice. Carcinoma - ANSWER-A malignant tumer that forms in the skin outside the internal organs. Ceilometer - ANSWER-An instrument used to measure cloud height. Celsius - ANSWER-A temperature scale where water frees at 0 and boils at 100 degrees. Chinook Wind - ANSWER-A warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. Cell - ANSWER-The fundamental unit of all life. Consists of outer plasma membrane, cytoplasm and genetic material. Chlorophyll - ANSWER-A green substance that a substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis. Clone - ANSWER-An identical copy of an organism.