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NYSTCE CST 245: Arts &
Sciences 2025–2026 – Complete
Practice Questions and Detailed
Answers
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
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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
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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 measures
cloud height
Cell - Correct answer- the fundamental unit of all life;
consists of an outer plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and
genetic material (DNA)
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
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NYSTCE CST 245: Arts &
Sciences 2025–2026 – Complete
Practice Questions and Detailed
Answers
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
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,2
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
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, 3
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)
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
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