Root Words #1Root Word1. bio2. chloro3. cyte4. derm5. auto6. chromo7. bi8. ecto9. cephalo10. di11. archae12. anti13. exo

Meaninglifegreencellskinselfcolortwo, doubleouterheadtwo, doubleancient,

primitiveagainstouter

ExamplebiologychlorophyllcytoplasmepidermisautotrophChromoplast*Bilateral symmetry ectodermcephalothoraxDicotArchaebacteria,*archaeology

antibodyexoskeleton

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 #2Root Word1. endo2. epi3. gastro 4. genesis 5. hemo6. herb7. helix8. hetero9. homo10. hyper11. hypo12. iso13. rhiza

Meaningwithintop layerstomachbirth, originblood plant spiral other, differentsameover, abovebelow, underequalroot

Example

endoskeleton

epidermis

Gastrovascular cavity

*genesis

hemoglobin

herbivore

*double helix

heterozygous

homozygous

hypertonic

hypotonic

isotonic

mycorrhiza

 

Root Words #3Root Word1. leuco2. ology3. mono4. ped- pod5. phage6. photo7. plasm8. poly9. pro10. soma11. syn12. troph

Meaningwhitestudy ofonefeet, legeat, engulflightmold, formmanybefore, first, earlybodytogether, combinefeeding, nutrition

Example*leucocyte, ecologymonocot* centipedephagocytosisphotosynthesiscytoplasmpolymerprophaselysosome*protein synthesisautotroph

Root Words # 4

Root Word Meaning Example1. a, an not, without anaerobic2. Aeros air aerobic3. Amphi both amphibian4. Aqua water * aquatic5. Arthro joint, jointed * arthropod6. Blastos bud blastula7. Capillus hair capillary8. Carn meat, flesh carnivore9. Cervix neck * cervical10. Chondros cartilage *chondrichthyes11. Bryon moss bryophyte12. degradare to reduce in rank * biodegradable

Root Words # 5Root Word Meaning Example1. angio vessel, container angiosperm2. extra outside extracellular digestion3. intra within, inside intracellular digestion4. lagos hare * lagomorph5. macro large macronucleus6. megas large * megaspore7. melas black, dark melanin8. mys, myo muscle myocardium9. neuro nerve * neurology10. omnis all omnivore11. ovum egg oviparous12. radius ray * radial symmetry13. vorare to devour carnivore

Root Words # 6Root Word Meaning Example1. geo earth *geology, geotropism2. cata breakdown *catabolism3. icthys fish *ichthyology4. itis inflammation *tendinitis5. ex out extinction6. bursa sac, bag, purse *bursitis7. sapros rotten *saprophyte8. phase stage metaphase9. mollus soft *mollusca10. post after *posterior11. osteo bone *osteocyte12. ad attach to, toward *adduction13. de away, from *decompose

Root Words #7Root Word Meaning Example1. artios even *artiodactyl2. dactylos finger, toes *perissodactyl3. gradus a step *gradualism4. gymnos bare, naked gymnosperm5. inter between internode6. micro small microscope7. sperma seed angiosperm8. stasis standing, staying homeostasis9. taxis, taxa to arrange taxonomy10. telos end telophase11. terra land, earth *terrestrial12. therm heat endotherm13. uni one *unicellular

Root Words # 8Root Word Meaning Example1. gamo, gam marriage gamete2. cyano blue *cyanobacterium3. neos new * neonatal4. aster star *asteroidea5. streptos twisted chain *streptococcus6. pseudo false pseudopod7. mutate to change mutation8. entomon insect *entomology9. cardio heart *cardiac10. erythros red *erythrocyte11. fibrilla small fiber *myofibril12. fissus a split binary fission13. semi half *semi-permeable

Root Words # 9• Root Word Meaning Example1. Asis, asia state, condition homeostasis2. Cerebro brain cerebral cortex3. Coel cavity coelum4. Hydro water hydrostatic skeleton5. Liga to bind together ligament6. Lip, lipo fat lipid7. Patho, pathy disease pathogen8. Scler, sclero hard sclerenchyma9. Sub below subcutaneous fat10. Trans through transpiration11. Apic tip apical meristem12. Brachio arm * brachial artery13. Meso middle mesoderm