1. Common Greek Roots
bio

2. Common Greek Roots Directions
Click on the slide. Read the root word and its definition at the top of the slide.
Click the space bar. Read the first word part that pops up.
Click the space bar. Read the next word part that comes up. (Repeat this step until the entire word appears under the word parts.)
Read the entire word using the chunks (syllables).
Click on the speaker symbol to listen to the correct pronunciation of the word. Determine whether you were correct.
Click on the space bar. Read the definition that appears. Think about how the definition relates to the meaning of the root word. Think about the meanings of any of the other word parts.
After you have finished with all of the slides, go back to the first slide. Repeat the process. Determine whether you can say the word correctly. Also, attempt to say the definition of the word before you make the definition appear.
Repeat the process until you are able to say the definitions of each of the words correctly.

3. Bio: life BI O LO GY
BIOLOGY
The study of living organisms.

4. O GRAPH Y BI BIOGRAPHY Bio: life
The story of someone’s life written by someone else.

5. AU TO BI O GRAPH Y AUTOBIOGRAPHY Bio: life
The story of someone’s life written by him or herself.

6. BI O FEED BACK BIOFEEDBACK Bio: life
A system where doctors use electronic monitoring to help heal someone.

7. BI O DI VER SI TY BIODIVERSITY Bio: life
All of the different types of life in the world.

8. BI OP SY BIOPSY Bio: life
Looking at tissue from a living person to determine the cause of a disease.

9. O DE GRADE BI BIODEGRADE Bio: life
When an object is decomposed (or rotted) through the use of bacteria or other living organisms.

10. BI O SPHERE BIOSPHERE Bio: life
The region on earth where living organisms live.