NYSTCE CST 245 Arts and Sciences FINAL EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

NYSTCE CST 245 Arts and Sciences FINAL EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT 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 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 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