NYSTCE - CST 245 ARTS AND SCIENCES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Altimeter - ANS an instrument that uses air pressure to record height
Anemometer - ANS an instrument to measure wind speed
Angiosperm - ANS a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may
mature into a fruit
Annuals - ANS plants that die after one growing season
Asexual Reproduction - ANS reproduction involving only one parent
Atmosphere - ANS 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 - ANS light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes
and colors
Bacillus - ANS a rod-shaped bacteria
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Blood - ANS fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients, and
usually oxygen
Canopy - ANS a layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the ground
Carbon Dioxide - ANS a colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmosphere
greenhouse effect
Carcinogen - ANS a substance that can lead to cancer
Carcinoma - ANS a malignant tumor which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs
Carnivore - ANS an organism that eats meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants
Ceilometer - ANS an instrument that measures cloud height
Cell - ANS the fundamental unit of all life; consists of an outer plasma membrane, the
cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA)
Celsius - ANS a temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100
degrees
Chemotherapy - ANS a cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to malignant cells
Chinook Wind - ANS a warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains
Chlorophyll - ANS the green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Altimeter - ANS an instrument that uses air pressure to record height
Anemometer - ANS an instrument to measure wind speed
Angiosperm - ANS a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may
mature into a fruit
Annuals - ANS plants that die after one growing season
Asexual Reproduction - ANS reproduction involving only one parent
Atmosphere - ANS 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 - ANS light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes
and colors
Bacillus - ANS a rod-shaped bacteria
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Blood - ANS fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients, and
usually oxygen
Canopy - ANS a layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the ground
Carbon Dioxide - ANS a colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmosphere
greenhouse effect
Carcinogen - ANS a substance that can lead to cancer
Carcinoma - ANS a malignant tumor which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs
Carnivore - ANS an organism that eats meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants
Ceilometer - ANS an instrument that measures cloud height
Cell - ANS the fundamental unit of all life; consists of an outer plasma membrane, the
cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA)
Celsius - ANS a temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100
degrees
Chemotherapy - ANS a cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to malignant cells
Chinook Wind - ANS a warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains
Chlorophyll - ANS the green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
