Latin and Greek in Biology

Latin and Greek in Biology Biology St. Paul Public Schools Washington Technology Magnet School

The Goal • To increase vocabulary which will translate into higher ACT and MCA ll scores • How: • 10 words given • 10 point quiz • 3 major tests of vocabulary words

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

2) -ology • “the study of” biology, geology, dermatology, zoology

3) -ologist • “person who studies” biologist,geologist, zoologist

4) scien- • “to know; knowing” science, scientist, scientific, omniscient, conscience

5.) Hypo- • To put under, under or to support • Hypothesis, hypothetical, hypotonic

6.) Analy- • “A breaking up or apart” • analysis

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

8.) centi- • Hundredth (0.01) • Centimeter, centipede, centigram

9.) Kilo- • thousand (1000) • Kilometer, kilogram

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

Latin and Greek Quiz #1 1 - 5 Define the Latin term6 - 10 Give the Latin term • ism - • graph - • bio - • ology - • ologist - • to know; knowing - • thousand - • hundred - • a breaking up or apart - • to put under; or to support

11.) geo- • “earth or rock” geology, geologist, geotropism

12.) -sphere • “globe or ball” spherical, biosphere, atmosphere

13.) eco- • “habitat; environment” ecology, ecosystem, ECOLAB

14.) aqua- • “water” aquarium, aquatic, aquatennial

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

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

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

18.) –troph- • “feeder, feeding” • autotroph, heterotroph, trophic level,…trophy…

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

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

21.) inter- • “between” interview, intersection, interoffice (memo), interphase, interdependent, intervertebral

22.) intra- • “within” intravenous, intrauterine device (IUD), intracellular

23.) noct- *Night *nocturnal

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

25.) therm-, -therm • “heat” thermometer, ectotherm, endotherm

26.) -osis • “process” • symbiosis, exocytosis, endocytosis, osmosis

27.) co- • “with or together” • cooperation, coworker, co-ed, cohesion, codominant, coevolution

28.) herpe- • “reptile, snake” • herpetology, herpetologist

29.) icthy- • “fish” • ichthyology, icthyologist, icthyoid

30.) ornitho- • “bird” • ornithology, ornithologist

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

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

33.) carni- • “flesh” • carnivore, carnal, carnival

34.) omni- • “many” • omnitheatre, omnivore, omnipotent

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

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

37.) photo- • “light” • photograph, photosynthesis, phototropic

38.) synthesis • “make or produce” • photosynthesis, chemosynthesis

39.) chlor- • “green” • chlorophyll, chloroplast

40.) –phyll • “leaf” • chlorophyll, microphyll

41.) taxi- • “arrangement” • taxidermy, taxonomy, taxonomist

42.) non-, in-, un- • “not” • nonliving, nonverbal, nonviolent, nonpolar, inactive, inefficient, intangible, unhealthy, unable

43) pro- • “for or before” • prolife, prochoice, prokaryote

44.) phyl- • “tribe or class (grouping)” • phylum, phylogeny, phylogenetic tree

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

46.) onto- • “being” • ontogeny, ontology, ontological • “Ontogeny capitulates phylogeny.”

47.) viru- • “slime, ooze (poison)” • virus, virology, virulent

Latin and Greek in Biology

Latin and Greek in Biology

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Latin and Greek

Latin and Greek in Biology

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Latin and Greek Roots

Latin and Greek Roots

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