Vocabulary – Week 4 Amphi -  Both  Amphibian – lives both on land and in water

Arche-  Ancient  Archeology- the scientific study of old remains

Blast-  Embryo  blastocyst: A thin- walled hollow structure in early embryonic development

Chromo-  Color  Monochromatic – one color

Hetero -  Different  Heterosexual - of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward the opposite sex

Homeo-  The same  Homosexual- characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex

Inter -  Between, among  Internet – communication between computers

Bell Ringer What is the prefix, and what does it mean?  Amphibian  Archeology  Blast-  Monochromatic  Heterosexual  Homeosexual  Internet

Mer (os)-  Part, side or piece  - Mermaid: part woman part fish – all awesome

Neo-  New  Neonatal - newborn.

Nom (os)-  Law  Economic – study of the law of money

- oid  Like, resembling, the “idea”  Android – a mobile robot resembling a human

oo- oo-  Egg  “OO” – what a chicken says when it lays an egg.

Para- Para-  Near, on  Parasite – Organism that lives on another organism

Phor -  Bear, carry or possess  Euphoria possessing a sense of joy

Bell Ringer What is the prefix, and what does it mean?  Meridian  Neonatal  Economic  Android  OO  Parasite  Euphoria

Poly -  Many  Polygon - A many sided shape

Proto -  First  Prototype- The first design of a new idea

Syn (m)-  Together  A synthesizer – tool to put multiple sounds together

-Tom  Piece or section  TomTom – a GPS device that shows what piece or section of the Earth you are on.

Zyg -  United, tied or yoked together  Zygote- A cell formed by two cells united

Bell Ringer What is the prefix, and what does it mean?  Polygon  Prototype  Synthesizer  Anatomical  Zygote