Science+Words+We+Find+Cool+and+What+They+Mean

**__Science Words We Like and What They__** __ **Mean** __
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What does endothermic change mean?

What is a sandbar?

What does the word troposhere mean? Where is the troposphere?

What is precipitation mean?

What is an alloy?

What is a mesa?

What is the opposite of photosynthesis? KF- It is respiration! I looked it up. From Mrs. M- NICE job! Now how does cell respiration work exactly?

What do antioxidants really do for food? KF~ Don't they help break down the food and help use up the nutrients.
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What is a person studying if the study mycology? CM-Fungi

What is a perennial? CM-Living for several years What is a echinoderm? CM-a type of invertebrate What is a madusa? -KF CM- A greek god or a certain stage of jellyfish and others

What is a spore? BN CT- A unicellular asexual reproductive body system produced by many non-flowering plants, fungi and bacteria that is able to produce into a new indivisual. Nice Job CT!

What does abiotic mean? KF- I means something that is not alive! KF- It is a medicine used to kill disease or to prevent it. Mrs. M.- That is not correct. Try again. CM- Devoid of life To CM-You are correct.

**What do people learn about if they study?**

** Mrs. M- To the person who asked this question-They learn so many wonderful and exciting things, that then helps them learn so many more wonderful and exciting things, and then all that helps them enjoy the world we live in. What do you think people learn about when they study? **

**What is a nematocyst?** KF- Isn't it the poison on the barbs of a sea anemone's tentacles? To KF-Nice job!

JT: A finger Mrs. M-Did you spell that word correctly. Do you mean phalanges?
 * What is a flangi?-AT**

ST- A pandemic is the spread of disease throughout a large area. SB: The swine flu is a pandemic.
 * What is a pandemic? I keep hearing word on the news.**

How is word diffusion related to the sponge? KF: When a sponge has a baby it is attached to it like with diffusion. But unlike diffusion when the baby comes off it is not identical to the parent. Am I right? To KF from Mrs. M: Not really but look over the packet on sponges. You will find the answer if you re-read that packet.

What does osmosis mean? KF- I do not know! But there was this movie called osmosis Jones. Does that have any thing to to do with it? Mrs. M- I think that many movies use words from Science. I am not sure about that movie. Look up the word osmosis and see what it means. Then think about it. Let me know what you learn CS:The simplest definition is that it is diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane.Am I right. Mrs. M-Good job with the definition!

Do you know what symbiosis means? Maybe you can look it up on [|www.dictionary.com]! It's a really good site, and you might find the answer! -LC To LC from Mrs. M: A good idea for our class and a good resource. CS: any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.I got it from [|www.dictionary.com]. Good suggestion LC.



Anyone have a favorite insect from the pictures above? Mrs. M: I like the ladybug. Anyone else have a favorite insect? I love butterflies -SB KS- I like caterpillers

Does anyone know the meaning of benthos ? Hint: ocean CB: Water? Good - see if you can find more information on that word.

PS:I like number 33 To PS - They are all 33. Which row and column do you like?

KF- My favorite is the black widow spider. I love them for how cool they look.They might be tiny but they pack a big poison. Tiny but mighty! Or the first one in the first row! PA-MY favorite is the last one in the first column

Anyone out there know what a planarian is? I saw a picture of it on the picture of the week section.-KF To KF from Mrs. M- Good but do you know what they can do?

What is a monocot? JT: a flowering plant, that produces one seed leaf?? To JT from Mrs. M-Good try but read more about flowers and monocots. Let me know what you learn. CM: Botany To CM- Yes, if you are looking for more about monocots you would be studying botony.

TL-What is transpiration? JT- The evaporation of water from the plant. From Mrs. M: Great answer! It is nice to know plants sweat!

What is chlorophyll ? KF: It is the part of a cell that makes it green. I think? Good job!

I found out what the opposite of photosynthesis is: respiration! DS to Mrs. M

What is metamorphosis? -KF Mrs.M- great question! PA- Is it the change of a object from one life stage to another, while changing apperance. Like a caterpiller Nice job!

I think it is when something changes from one stage of life to another. Think of a butterfly, for example! -LC Sorry, I forgot to put my name! Whoever answered did a good job!

What is flagellum? DS KF~ The whip like tail that helps a bacteria move. Example~ euglena

CM-What does Amnesia mean?

when you forget EVERYTHING and memory loss.

JN- I saw the word Osmosis on this wiki. What does it mean? KS- The process by which a fluid passes through a membrane.