Science Root Words
Warm Up #5 What does biology mean?
Bio-logy (LIFE)- (THE STUDY OF)
Assignment In your composition notebook you are writing the root word, its meaning, and an example of this word related to Biology. (example is on the next slide)
A, an Without, not Example: Asymmetry
ambi On both sides
amphi Both,doubly
Andro Male, masculine
Ante Before, in front of
Anti Against
Aqua Water
Archeo Original, ancient
ANTHRO Joint
Auto Self
Bi Two, twice, double
Bio Life, living
cEPHAL, CEPHALO Head
Chromo Color
Cide Killer, killing
Circum, Circa Around, about
Corpus Body
Crypto Hidden
Cyte, Cyto Cell, hollow
Derm, Dermis Skin
Di Two, double
Dys Bad
E, ex, ef, ex Out of, from
Ecto Outside of, external
Endon, endo In, internal
Epi Upon, above
erythros Red
Exo Outer, external
Gam, Gamo Marriage, sexual
Genesis, genic Origin, birth, producing
Genos, gen, geny Race, kind
Herba Grass, plants
Heteros Different, other
homo Man
Homos, Homeos Alike, same
Hydro, Hudor Water
Hyper Above, beyond
HYPO Below, under
INTRA Within, inside
itis Disease, Inflammation
Logos, logy The study of
Lys, Lysis Dissolution, destruction
Mikros, Micro Small
Monos One, single
Morphe Form, shape
Neuro Nerve
oo Beginning, egg
Ovum, ovi Egg
Para Beside, near
Pedi Beginning, child
Pes, Pedis, Pod Foot
Photo, phos, phot Light
Post After, behind
Semi Half
Skleros Hard
Soma Body
Sub, sup Below, under, smaller than
Super Above, Upper
Supra Above, upon
Tetra Four
Tox, toxikon Poison
Tri Three
Trophe To feed or eat
Uni, Unis One
Zo, zoon Animal