1. The Language of Science
Review

2. The main reason students find it difficult to understand science is because of all the hard to write, spell and read words.
Actually, scientific vocabulary is the combination of little words that are linked together to have different meanings.
If you learn the meanings of the little words, you'll find scientific vocabulary much easier to understand.

3. a or an
not or non

4. anti
against

5. auto
self

6. bio
life, living

7. chloro
green

8. cyto
cell

9. ecto/exo
outer, external

10. endo
internal, inner, inside

11. herba
plants

12. hetero
different

13. homo
alike, similar

14. hyper
over, above

15. hypo
below, under

16. iso
equal or same

17. logy
the study of

18. micro
small

19. multi
many

20. photo
light

21. sub
Below or lesser

22. synthesis
to make

23. troph
to feed or
consume

25. -ic
an adjective-forming suffix meaning “having some characteristics of”

26. -sis
suffix in some nouns denoting action, process, state, or condition

27. 1. Exoskeleton-
outside skeleton, external as in insects

28. 2. Insecticide-
insect killer

29. 3. Subspecies-
lesser species

30. 4. Abiotic-
not living

31. 5. Protozoa-
first animal

32. 6. Anaerobic-
not needing oxygen

33. 7. Epidermis-
above the skin or the top layer of skin

34. 8. Hypothermia-
below heat (too cold)

35. Aquaphobia-
9. fear of water/swimming

36. 10. Endotherm- internal heat
Endothermic animals are those that must generate their own heat to maintain their body temperature. These animals are commonly referred to as "warm-blooded." An animal that is endothermic is categorized as an endotherm, and this includes all mammals.

37. 11. Symbiosis-
living together

38. 12. Cytology-
study of cells

39. 13. Bilateral-
two sided

40. 14. Cephalopod-
head foot (the foot is connected to the head like a squid or an octopus

42. 15. Dermatitis-
inflammation of the skin

43. 16. Micrometer-
small measurement

44. 17. Hypodermic-
below the skin

45. 18. Hydrology-
study of water

46. 19. Photosynthesis-
Making with light (makes food using sunlight)

47. 20. Autotroph-
self feeding (makes its own food, such as plants)

48. aqua
water

49. chromo
color

50. derm
skin