1. Science Root Words

2. Warm Up #5
What does biology mean?

3. Bio-logy
(LIFE)- (THE STUDY OF)

4. 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)

5. A, an
Without, not
Example: Asymmetry

6. ambi
On both sides

7. amphi
Both,doubly

8. Andro
Male, masculine

9. Ante
Before, in front of

10. Anti
Against

11. Aqua
Water

12. Archeo
Original, ancient

13. ANTHRO
Joint

14. Auto
Self

15. Bi
Two, twice, double

16. Bio
Life, living

17. cEPHAL, CEPHALO
Head

18. Chromo
Color

19. Cide
Killer, killing

20. Circum, Circa
Around, about

21. Corpus
Body

22. Crypto
Hidden

23. Cyte, Cyto
Cell, hollow

24. Derm, Dermis
Skin

25. Di
Two, double

26. Dys
Bad

27. E, ex, ef, ex
Out of, from

28. Ecto
Outside of, external

29. Endon, endo
In, internal

30. Epi
Upon, above

31. erythros
Red

32. Exo
Outer, external

33. Gam, Gamo
Marriage, sexual

34. Genesis, genic
Origin, birth, producing

35. Genos, gen, geny
Race, kind

36. Herba
Grass, plants

37. Heteros
Different, other

38. homo
Man

39. Homos, Homeos
Alike, same

40. Hydro, Hudor
Water

41. Hyper
Above, beyond

42. HYPO
Below, under

43. INTRA
Within, inside

44. itis
Disease, Inflammation

45. Logos, logy
The study of

46. Lys, Lysis
Dissolution, destruction

47. Mikros, Micro
Small

48. Monos
One, single

49. Morphe
Form, shape

50. Neuro
Nerve

51. oo
Beginning, egg

52. Ovum, ovi
Egg

53. Para
Beside, near

54. Pedi
Beginning, child

55. Pes, Pedis, Pod
Foot

56. Photo, phos, phot
Light

57. Post
After, behind

58. Semi
Half

59. Skleros
Hard

60. Soma
Body

61. Sub, sup
Below, under, smaller than

62. Super
Above, Upper

63. Supra
Above, upon

64. Tetra
Four

65. Tox, toxikon
Poison

66. Tri
Three

67. Trophe
To feed or eat

68. Uni, Unis
One

69. Zo, zoon
Animal