BIOLOGY WORD PARTS Today we will be Learning Greek and Latin word parts can be a dirty job, but they can make your life easier! Today we will be ENCODING new vocabulary so we can remember our word parts, DEFINING the word parts and USING them in context EVALUATING our ability to remember these words

BIO What would the title of your biography be? What is one event in your life you’d include? MY LIFE WRITING

BIO - LIFE Biography Biology Antibiotic Biosphere Biopsy

ECO What have you done to be “eco” friendly? Do you think it’s important to take care of our home planet?

ECO - HOUSE Ecological Ecotourism Ecology Ecologist Ecocatastrophe

ENDO My favorite part of a plant cell is the endoplasmic reticulum. It is located within the cytoplasm. Use your schema on word parts and context clues to break this word down: what do you think the word endo means?

WITHIN THE CYTOPLASM!

ENDO-WITHIN Endodontist Endodermal Endoskelatal

EX/EXO I always want out when my friends choose to go to a horror movie. When do you want to make a quick exit?

EX/EXO- OUT Exit External Exterminate Exoskeleton

EU I don’t think country music is very euphonic; it just doesn’t sound good to me. What types of music do you find euphonic?

EU-GOOD Eulogy Euphonic Euphoric Euthenasia

HOMO I always thought homophones were tough, because the words sound the same but mean different things. Can you think of some homophones?

HOMO – SAME Homogeneous Homograph Homogonize

HETERO Homo and Hetero are antonyms, or opposites. What do you think the word part hetero means?

HETERO - DIFFERENT Heterogeneous Heteromorphous Heterotaxic

Although this heterogeneous group has people of different ages and genders, they all have the same, or homogenous response.

PHOTO You can’t take a good photograph in the dark, only in the light! Draw or describe your favorite photograph.

PHOTO - LIGHT Photograph Photometer Photosynthesis

LUM “Lumos” is a popular spell in the Harry Potter series. Based on this video, what do you think the word lumos means?

LUM - LIGHT Illuminate Bioluminescent Luminoscity

MACRO I can’t stand macrologists, people who talk a great deal about dull topics.

Talk about macropodia! This monster has so BIG FEET! MACRO - LARGE Macroecology Macroanalysis Talk about macropodia! This monster has so BIG FEET!

MICRO Macro and Micro are antonyms or opposites, what do you think the word micro means?

MICRO - SMALL Microscope Microbiologist Microhabitat Microbe

METER Trivia – how many meters make up a mile?

What do you think the word part meter means? 1 mile = 1 609.344 meters What do you think the word part meter means?

METER - MEASUER Chronometer Thermometer Pedometer

PRO When you go forward after high school, what do you hope your profession is?

PRO - FORWARD Progeny Profound Progress Prolong

Syn/Sym Are you someone who needs symmetry, everything together and organized?

SYN/SYM - TOGETHER Synthesis Symphony

TROPH To prevent atrophy, a lack of nourishment, we need to make sure we eat well. What good foods do you like to eat to keep you nourished?

TROPH - NOURISMENT Dystrophy Eutrophy Atrophy Phototroph