NYSTCE CST Arts & Sciences UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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 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
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
chlorophyll - CORRECT ANSWER - the green substance that absorbs light during
photosynthesis
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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 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
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
chlorophyll - CORRECT ANSWER - the green substance that absorbs light during
photosynthesis
