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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”.

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Latin and Greek in Biology

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

  2. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. 23.) noct- *Night *nocturnal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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