1. 1. a-, ab-, abs - From, away from, different from - Abnormal, Abrasion, absorb

2. 2 2) bio- “life” biology, biologist, biosphere, biotechnology, biotic, biography, bioluminescence, biodiversity, symbiosis

3. 3 3.)aqua- “water” aquarium, aquatic, aquatennial

4. 4.) hydro- “water” hydroelectric (dam), hydrant, dehydrate, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, hydrolysis, hydroponics

5. 5. geo- - earth or rock - Geology, geothermal

6. 6. - sphere -BALL, SPHERE, REALM Hydrosphere, biosphere, spherical

7. 7. eco- - habitat, environment - Ecology, ecosystem

8. 8.) Matter Anything that has mass and takes up space

9. 9.) Element Substance that are made of only 1 type of atom

10. 10.) Atom Tiny particle that makes up an element

11. 11. Ad- Attached to Adhere, adsorption

12. 12. -pot- Power Impotent, potential

13. 13 13.)terra- “earth; land” terrace, terrarium, terrestrial, terra firma

14. 14.) a-, an- “without” abiotic, asexual, acellular, amorphous, anaerobic

15. 15) –troph- “feeder, feeding” autotroph, heterotroph, trophic level,

16. 16.) zo- “animal” zoo, zoology, zoologist, protozoa

17. 17.) -vore- “eating; to devour” voracious, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore

18. 18. Carrying Capacity -given resources (food, water) the population that an area can have in the long run

19. 19. Symbiosis a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or more) different species.

20. 20.) Adaptation The things that an organism has to make it better suited for the environment

21. 21 21.) noct- *Night *nocturnal

22. 22 22.)sym-/syn - “together/with” symphony, sympathy, symbiosis, synthetic, synapse, synchronize

23. 23 23.)therm-, -therm “heat” thermometer, ectotherm, endotherm, geothermal

24. 24.) herba- “grass, herb, leafy portion” herbal, herbivore, herbaceous, herbicide

25. 25.) carni- “flesh” carnivore, carnal, carnival

26. 26.) omni- “many” omnitheatre, omnivore, omnipotent

27. 27.) auto- “self or itself” autotroph, automatic, autograph, autobiography

28. 28.) Immigration To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native.

29. 29.) ecosystem The abiotic and biotic factors of an area

30. 30.) regurgitate To throw up

31. 31 31)-ology “the study of” biology, geology, dermatology, zoology

32. 32 32.)scien- “to know; knowing” science, scientist, scientific, omniscient, conscience

33. 33.) nat, nasc To be from Innate, natal, native, Naturalize

34. 34.) herpe- “reptile, snake” herpetology, herpetologist

35. 35.) ornitho- “bird” ornithology, ornithologist

36. 36.) fung- “mushroom, toadstool” fungus, fungi, fungal, fungicide

37. 37.) icthy- “fish” ichthyology, icthyologist, icthyoid

38. 38.) exponential growth Large and rapid growth

39. 39.) Invasive Tending to invade an area and to take over

40. 40.) growth rate The change in population divided by the time

41. 41.) photo- “light” photograph, photosynthesis, phototropic

42. 42.) –graph- “writing (picture)” photograph, biography, polygraph, graphite

43. 43.) crea- Create Creature, recreation, creation

44. 44.) avi- “bird” aviation, avian, aviary, aviculture

45. 45.) amphi- “both; two kinds” amphibian, amphibious, amphipod, amphibolite

46. 46.) myco- “fungus” mycology, mycologist, mycobacterium

47. 47 47.)ism- “belief/ theory” materialism, sexism, racism, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism, gradualism

48. 48.) cycle A repeating event or process

49. 49.) photosynthesis the process of changing light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the form of sugar.

50. 50.) element a pure chemical substance consisting of one type atom Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

51. 51 51.)path- “disease” Pathogen, pathologist

52. 52.) mort Death Mortal, immortal, mortician

53. 53.) nomen-, nomin- “name” nominate, misnomer, nomenclature, binomial nomenclature

54. 54 54)-ologist “person who studies” biologist, geologist, zoologist

55. 55.) Analy- “A breaking up or apart” –analysis

56. 56.) centi- Hundredth (0.01) –Centimeter, centipede, centigram

57. 57.) Kilo- thousand (1000) Kilometer, kilogram

58. 58.) Evaporation Liquid to gas from the earth’s surface to atmosphere

59. 59.) Respiration The intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide

60. 60.) Nitrogen Fixation The process of changing unusable nitrogen into usable nitrogen