Root Words #1 Root Word 1. bio 2. chloro 3. cyte 4. derm 5. auto 6. chromo 7. bi 8. ecto 9. cephalo 10. di 11. archae 12. anti 13. exo Meaning life green cell skin self color two, double outer head two, double ancient, primitive against outer Example biology chlorophyll cytoplasm epidermis autotroph Chromoplast* Bilateral symmetry ectoderm cephalothorax Dicot Archaebacteria,*archaeology antibody exoskeleton

Sample of Root Words Assignment 1.Biology- a branch of knowledge that deals with organisms and vital processes. 12. Antibody – protein that helps destroy pathogens. living

Root Words #2 Root Word 1. endo 2. epi 3. gastro 4. genesis 5. hemo 6. herb 7. helix 8. hetero 9. homo 10. hyper 11. hypo 12. iso 13. rhiza Meaning within top layer stomach birth, origin blood plant spiral other, different same over, above below, under equal root Example endoskeleton epidermis Gastrovascular cavity *genesis hemoglobin herbivore *double helix heterozygous homozygous hypertonic hypotonic isotonic mycorrhiza

Root Words #3 Root Word 1.leuco 2.ology 3.mono 4.ped- pod 5.phage 6.photo 7.plasm 8.poly 9.pro 10.soma 11.syn 12.troph Meaning white study of one feet, leg eat, engulf light mold, form many before, first, early body together, combine feeding, nutrition Example *leucocyte, ecology monocot * centipede phagocytosis photosynthesis cytoplasm polymer prophase lysosome *protein synthesis autotroph

Root Words # 4 Root WordMeaning Example 1.a, an not, without anaerobic 2.Aeros air aerobic 3.Amphi both amphibian 4.Aqua water * aquatic 5.Arthro joint, jointed * arthropod 6.Blastos bud blastula 7.Capillus hair capillary 8.Carn meat, flesh carnivore 9.Cervix neck * cervical 10.Chondros cartilage *chondrichthyes 11.Bryon moss bryophyte 12.degradare to reduce in rank * biodegradable

Root Words # 5 Root Word Meaning Example 1.angio vessel, container angiosperm 2.extra outside extracellular digestion 3.intra within, inside intracellular digestion 4.lagos hare * lagomorph 5.macro large macronucleus 6.megas large * megaspore 7.melas black, dark melanin 8.mys, myo muscle myocardium 9.neuro nerve * neurology 10.omnis all omnivore 11.ovum egg oviparous 12.radius ray * radial symmetry 13.vorare to devour carnivore

Root Words # 6 Root WordMeaning Example 1.geo earth *geology, geotropism 2.cata breakdown*catabolism 3.icthys fish*ichthyology 4.itis inflammation*tendinitis 5.ex out extinction 6.bursa sac, bag, purse*bursitis 7.sapros rotten*saprophyte 8.phase stagemetaphase 9.mollus soft*mollusca 10.post after*posterior 11.osteo bone*osteocyte 12.ad attach to, toward*adduction 13.de away, from*decompose

Root Words #7 Root Word Meaning Example 1.artios even*artiodactyl 2.dactylosfinger, toes*perissodactyl 3.gradus a step*gradualism 4.gymnosbare, nakedgymnosperm 5.inter betweeninternode 6.micro smallmicroscope 7.sperma seedangiosperm 8.stasis standing, staying homeostasis 9.taxis, taxa to arrange taxonomy 10.telos endtelophase 11.terra land, earth*terrestrial 12.therm heatendotherm 13.uni one*unicellular

Root Words # 8 Root Word Meaning Example 1. gamo, gam marriage gamete 2. cyano blue *cyanobacterium 3. neos new * neonatal 4. aster star *asteroidea 5. streptos twisted chain *streptococcus 6. pseudo false pseudopod 7. mutate to change mutation 8. entomon insect *entomology 9. cardio heart *cardiac 10. erythros red *erythrocyte 11. fibrilla small fiber *myofibril 12. fissus a split binary fission 13. semi half *semi-permeable

Root Words # 9 Root Word Meaning Example 1.Asis, asia state, condition homeostasis 2.Cerebro brain cerebral cortex 3.Coel cavity coelum 4.Hydro water hydrostatic skeleton 5.Liga to bind together ligament 6.Lip, lipo fat lipid 7.Patho, pathy disease pathogen 8.Scler, sclero hard sclerenchyma 9.Sub below subcutaneous fat 10.Trans through transpiration 11.Apictipapical meristem 12.Brachioarm* brachial artery 13.Mesomiddle mesoderm