NYSTCE Multi-Subject CST: Part 3, Arts & Sciences Exam Study Guide with complete solution

NYSTCE Multi-Subject CST: Part 3, Arts & Sciences Exam Study Guide with complete solution Altimeter An instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the height of an airplane. Anemometer An instrument to measure wind speed. Angiosperm A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit. Annuals Plants that die after one growing season. Asexual Reproduction Reproduction involving ONE parent only. Atmosphere The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. - atmosphere extends to the surface of about 10km. - stratosphere extends from 10km to 50km - mesosphere extends from 50km to 80km - thermosphere extends beyond 80km Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors. Bacillus a rod-shaped bacteria. Blood Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients (usually oxygen). Canopy A layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the ground. Carbon Dioxide (C02) A colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Carcinogen A substance that can lead to cancer. Carcinoma A malignant (infectious) tumor, which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs. Carnivore An organism that eats meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants. Ceilometer An instrument that measures cloud height. Cell A fundamental unit of all light. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA). Celsius A temperature scale which freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. Chemical Properties Properties that do change the chemical nature of matter. - change results in an entirely different kind of matter. - burning, tarnishing, rusting, decomposing Chemotherapy A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to malignant (infected) cells.