NYSTCE CST 245: Arts and Sciences Study Guide

NYSTCE - CST 245 Arts and

Sciences


Altimeter - ANSWERan instrument that uses air

pressure to record height



Anemometer - ANSWERan instrument to

measure wind speed



Angiosperm - ANSWERa group of plans that

produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may

mature into a fruit

, Annuals - ANSWERplants that die after one

growing season



Asexual Reproduction - ANSWERreproduction

involving only one parent



Atmosphere - ANSWEREarth'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 - ANSWERlight emission from

the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and

colors



Bacillus - ANSWERa rod-shaped bacteria



Blood - ANSWERfluid that circulates

throughout the body of an animal, distributing

nutrients, and usually oxygen



Canopy - ANSWERa layer of tree branches and

other vegetation elevated above the ground

, Carbon Dioxide - ANSWERa colorless, odorless

gas that is important in the Earth's atmosphere

greenhouse effect



Carcinogen - ANSWERa substance that can lead

to cancer



Carcinoma - ANSWERa malignant tumor which

forms in the skin and outside of internal organs



Carnivore - ANSWERan organism that eats

meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants