ESTUDY NYSTCE MULTI -SUBJECT CST: PART 3, ARTS & SCIENCES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS Altimeter - ANSWER An instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the height of an airplane. Anemometer - ANSWER An instrument to measure wind speed. Angiosperm - ANSWER A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit. Annuals - ANSWER Plants that die after one growing season. Asexual Reproduction - ANSWER Reproduction involving ONE parent only. Atmosphere ESTUDY - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors. Bacillus - ANSWER a rod -shaped bacteria. Blood - ANSWER Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients (usually oxygen). Canopy - ANSWER A layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the ground. Carbon Dioxide (C02) - ANSWER A colorless, odorl ess gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. ESTUDY Carcinogen - ANSWER A substance that can lead to cancer. Carcinoma - ANSWER A malignant (infectious) tumor, which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs. Carnivore - ANSWER An organism that eats meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants. Ceilometer - ANSWER An instrument that measures cloud height. Cell - ANSWER A fundamental unit of all light. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA). Celsius - ANSWER A temperature scale which freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
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