NYSTCE Multi-Subject CST: Part 3, Arts & Sciences, Comprehensive part 3/ Rated A

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NYSTCE Multi-Subject CST: Part 3, Arts & Sciences, Comprehensive part 3/ Rated A Altimeter - ✔✔-An instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the height of an airplane. Anem ... ometer - ✔✔-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. Chinook Wind - ✔✔-A warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. Chlorophyll - ✔✔-The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis. Chromosome - ✔✔-A single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled strand of DNA, condensed into a compact structure. Clone - ✔✔-An identical copy of an organism. Cloud - ✔✔-A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere. Commensalism - ✔✔-A relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits from the other without affecting it. Continental Divide - ✔✔-In the United States, the part of the western mountains that separates water flowing toward opposite side of the country. Convection - ✔✔-The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection. Core - ✔✔-The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle of the Earth's center. Cross-Pollination - ✔✔-Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant. Diabetes - ✔✔-A disease related to lowered levels of insulin. Diploid Cell - ✔✔-A cell with TWO copies of each chromosome. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) - ✔✔-This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code. Double Helix - ✔✔-A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecules that resembles a spiral staircase. Ecology - ✔✔-The study of interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other. El Nino - ✔✔-Warming of the Pacific Ocean seawater along the coast of South America that leads to significant weather changes in the United States. Embryo - ✔✔-The stage of cellular division that develops from a zygote Enzyme - ✔✔-A protein that aids biochemical reactions. Epicenter - ✔✔-The part on the surface of the Earth immediately above the focus of an earthquake. Esophagus - ✔✔-Part of the gut that connects the pharynx to the stomach. Estuary - ✔✔-A place where freshwater and seawater mix. [Show More]

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