Prefixes and More…

1. Taxon - to classify Example: Taxonomy Taxonomy - the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.

2. A - no or not Example : atheist Does not believe in God.

3. Anti - against Example: antibacterial soap Soap that fights against bacteria

4. Archaeo- ancient Example: archaeologist Those that study ancient civilizations.

5. Auto - self Example: autopilot The plane flies itself.

6. Bi - two Example: biplane Plane with two wings.

7. Bio - life Example: biology The study of life.

8. Eu - true or good Example: euphoria Feeling great! Like when I eat chocolate!!

9. Hetero - other Example: heterophyllous Having different kinds of leaves.

10. Kary - nucleus

11. Multi - many Example- multitasking Doing many jobs at one time.

12. Pod - foot Example : podiatrist Doctor who specializes in foot disorders

13. Pro - before Example: proactive Acting in advance to deal with a situation or problem.

14. Pseudo - false Example: pseudonym A fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name

15. Troph - to feed Example : atrophy A wasting away, especially of body tissue, an organ, etc., or the failure of an organ or part to grow or develop, as a result of insufficient nutrition.

16. Uni - one Example: unibrow

Now let’s make words…...

unicellular Organism made up of one cell. type of algae

multicellular Organism made of many cells

Kary - nucleus So what do you think eukaryotic cell would be? eu- true kary- nucleus Eukaryotic cell- cell with a nucleus

So what do you think a prokaryotic cell is? pro: before kary: nucleus Prokaryotic cell - cell without a nucleus (before a nucleus)

Sexual reproduction Different genetic material = diverse cells

asexual reproduction? Reproduction without two parents. Reproduces on its own. Example- cell reproduction where uniform cells are produced (are all the same)

autotroph? Auto- troph- self feed Organism able to make its own food- a producer.

heterotroph Hetero - troph - other feed Feeds on others - a consumer

pseudopod Pseudo - pod - false foot Temporary outgrowth use for moving in unicellular organisms.

17. Flagella - whip-like tail Small, hair-like organ on a cell that is used for motion.

18. Cilia - little hair Small hair-like organs that can move a cell. Can also create wave-like motion to move something else example – dust from the respiratory tract

19. Pseudopod – false foot

Pseudopod Flagella Cilia 3 ways a unicellular organism moves

Prefixes and More… 1.A…no or not (asexual) 2.Anti(against) 3.Archaeo…ancient 4.Auto…self 5.Bi…two 6.Bio…life 7.Cilia…little hair 8.Eu…..true 9.Flagella….tail, whip like 10.Hetero-other 11.Kary….nucleus 12.Multi.. 13.Pro- before 14.Psuedo…false 15.Taxon..to classify 16.Troph….to feed 17.Uni…one 18.Pod…foot