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Biology How etymology (learning root words)can help in understanding biological terms better…
Slide2What Makes Biology So Hard?
Vocabulary – If you knew the prefixes and suffixes, you can tackle the tough words!!!
Have you ever heard of
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
?
Slide3Yes, this is an actual word. What does it mean?
It is an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
Slide4What do these terms mean?
Ursus maritimus
Odocoileus virginianus
nocturnal enuresis
borborygmi
.
gustatory rhinitis
horripilation
.
crepitus
Biology can be filled with words that sometime seem incomprehensible. By "dissecting" these words into discrete units, even the most complex terms can be understood. The following pages are designed to give you the tools needed to understand the most common prefixes and suffixes in
biology
. By using these prefixes and suffixes, even the most difficult words like the one above can be easily understood.
Means - A or An
– Not or withoutExamples – asexual, abiotic
Slide7Anti
Means – Against or opposite Example - Antibiotic
Slide8Aqua -
water
Slide9-
ase meaning – enzymesExample - Lactase
Slide10Auto –
meaning: self Examples - autotroph
Slide11Bacter
– bacteriaExamples: Bacteria
Slide12Bi
Means – two, twice, double Example - biceps
Slide13Bio Means – life Example - biotechnology
Slide14Carcin-
meaning: cancer causingExamples - carcinogen
Slide15Carn
Means – meat or flesh Example - Carnivore
Slide16Cholor-
Means - green Example - chlorophyll
Slide17-
cid(e) Means - kill Example – suicide, pesticide
Slide18Cilia
Means – hair like Example - ciliates
Slide19Co -
Means – together or with Example - coevolution
Slide20Cyt-
Means - cell Example - cytoplasm
Slide21Di -
Means –two Example – diurnal & dichotomous
Slide22Eco
Means – houseExample – ecosystem
Slide23Endo
Means – inner Example - endoderm
Slide24Eu-
Means – true or good Example – eukaryotic cells
Slide25Epi-
Means –above or upon Example - epidermis
Slide26Ex(o)
Means – out or fromExample - exocytosis
Slide27gene
Means – origin or birth Example - biogenesis
Slide28Glyco()
Means – sugar Example - glycogen
Slide29Gluc-
Means – sugar Example - glucose
Slide30Herb
Means – plant Example - herbivore
Slide31Hetero Means – other or different Example - heterosexual
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Slide32Hibern –
Means – Sleep Example - Hibernate
Slide33Homo or Homeo
Means – same Example - homocercal
Slide34Hyper-
Means – above, greater than normal Example – hypertension
Slide35Hydr
Means – water Example - hydrology
Slide36Hypo-
Means – below or less than normal Example - hypotonic
Slide37-ist
Means – person who studies Example - cytologist
Slide38-itis
Means – inflammation Example - arthitis
Slide39Karyo-
Means – cell nucleus Example – prokaryotic cell
Slide40-lys
Means – decompose, split, dissolve Example – analysis or cell lysis
Slide41Macr(o)-
Means – large Example - Macromolecule
Slide42Micro-
Means – small Example – microscope
Slide43Multi-
Means – many Example – multicellular
Slide44ology
Means – study of Example – paleontology
Slide45-phil
Means – love Example – hydophilia or hemophilia
Slide46phob
Means – fear Example – arachnophobia
Slide47photo
Means – light Example – photosynthesis or phototropism
Slide48-phyll
Means –leaf Example – chlorophyll
Slide49-plasm
Means – jelly or formative substance Example -cytoplasm
Slide50-pod
Means – foot Example - arthopod
Slide51Poly-
Means – many Example – polymers usually used in chemistry
Slide52Pseudo-
Means – false Example – pseudopod
Slide53sacchar
Means – sugar Example - polysaccaride
Slide54syn
Means – to put together Example - photosynthesis
Slide55Troph Means – nourishment or one who feeds Example - Autotroph
Slide56-therm
Means – heat Example – endothermic or exothermic
Slide57uni- Means – one or single Example - unicellular
Slide58-
vor- means- devour or eat Examples - carnivore
Slide59Zo/zoa Means – animal Example – protozoa – protist that are animal like - consumer
Slide60Zyg-
Means – union or to form Example - zygote