20a. Photosynthesis = when plants take the sun’s energy and
make food and oxygen
21a. Miscellaneous = misfit, doesn’t really fit well in a group…
“a drawer full of miscellaneous items”
21b. Exception = something that doesn’t “fit”
- there are always “exceptions to the rule”
- bats, the mammal that flies
- Ostrich , a bird that doesn’t fly
-Virus? Doesn’t fit Living/Nonliving
- “i” before “e” except after c…
What about species? Weird, huh?
31. Genus = Second-most specific level of organism classification, with few
organisms. (Latin name = Genus species).
32. Kingdom = Broadest/Largest classification groups of organisms.
(Bacteria, Protist, Fungi, Plant, Animal)
32a. Complex = complicated, many parts
= opposite of “simple”
33. Bacteria = Single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus.
(Bacteria/Monera Kingdom)
34. Protist = (Mostly single-celled) Organism that has a cell with a nucleus.
35. Fungi = Organism that absorbs nutrients from its food, and can be
unicellular or multicellular.
36. Mass = How much matter (or atoms, or weight) is in an object, measured
in grams. (Tool: Triple Beam Balance or scale).
37. Volume = How much space something takes up, measured in liters.
(Tool: Graduated Cylinder).
38. Focus = Make the image appear more clear, less “blurry.”
39. Magnify = Make the image appear larger.
40. Function = Job (or role or task)
41. Lens = Part of microscope that magnifies the image.
"The function of the lenses is to magnify the image"
42. Hypothesis = prediction
-- what you think will happen and why…
-- Good Washington Hypothesis
= IF…THEN… BECAUSE….
42a. “Null” Hypothesis = the “no difference” hypothesis
43. Vary = to change, be different
“the weather will vary throughout the week”
“answers will vary”
44. Variable = the difference
- the thing that can change or be different
45. initials = the first letters of your names
-- Harold Hobday = HH
46. Independent Variable = -- the “on purpose” difference
-- the initial, or first difference in the set up of an
experiment
47. Dependent Variable = the results, the difference you measure to see if it
“depends” on the independent variable?
48. Control Group = the usual, or "normal" group, which DOES NOT
receive the independent variable treatment.
(so you have a "baseline" to compare in your experiment)
49. Experimental or Test Group = the group with something different done
= Opposite of the control group.
50. Objective/Purpose = The goal or reason why we test something
(what do we want to learn?)
51. Experimental Question = A well-thought-out question that is tested
during an experiment.
(AKA Testable Question. Investigates relationship between
independent & dependent variables).
52. Conclusion = the answer to an experimental question
53. Procedure = step by step directions, often numbered
54. data = observations = evidence =results
-- information from testing and observation
(quantitative when possible  )