Biology Root Words Part II
Biology P ap with Judah/mc Adams at Booker T. Washington High School
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to; toward
adhesion
the attractive force between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with each other
high
man; masculine
before; ahead of time
verb form - the act of...
hear
audiology
the study of hearing disorders, including evaluation of hearing function and rehabilitation of patients with hearing impairments.
well; good
beneficial
conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful
cancer
a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision
heart
Cardiovascular
of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels
brain
with; together
cohesion
the force that holds molecules of a single material togetherhollow
coelom
a body cavity that contains the internal organs
against
countercurrent flow
in fish gills, an arrangement whereby water flows away from the head and blood flows toward the headcell; hollow container
cytoskeleton
the cytoplasmic network of protein filaments that plays an essential role in cell movement, shape, and divisiontwo; double
diploid
a cell that contains two haploid sets of chromosomes
small
upon; above; over
epidermis
the outer surface layer of cells of a plant or animal
land; earth
geography
the topographical features of a region, usually of the earth, sometimes of the planets
sweet; sugar
glucose
a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form, occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc.,
within; inside
equal; same
isotonic solution
a solution whose solute concentration is equal to the solute concentration inside a cellmilk
lactose
a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose
part
middle; half; intermediate
mesoderm
in an embryo, the middle layer of cells that gives rise to muscles, blood, and various systemsone; single
monosaccharide
a simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydratechange
mutation
a change in the nucleotide-base sequence of a gene or DNA moleculeordered knowledge; law
taxonomy
the science of describing, naming, and classifying organismsfew; little
oligarchy
government by a small group of people
all
omnivore
an organism that eats both plants and animalsfull of
oviparous
describes organisms that produce eggs that develop and hatch outside the body of the motherold; ancient
paleontologist
a scientist who studies fossilsloving; fond of
light
photosynthesis
the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen
foot
arthropod
includes invertebrate animals such as insects, crustaceans, and arachnids; characterized by having segmented bodies and paired appendagesbefore; ahead of time
prediction
a statement made in advance that expresses the results that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported; the expected outcome if a hypothesis is accuratefirst; primary
protostome
an organism whose embryonic blastopore develops into the mouth, whose coelom arises by schizocoely, and whose embryo has determinate cleavage
again; back
reproduction
the process of producing offspringhalf; partly
together
symbiosis
a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association witheach other
earth; land
terrestrial
describes an organism that lives on land
across
translocation
the movement of a segment of DNA from one chromosome to another, whichresults in a change in the position of the segment; also the movement of soluble nutrients from one part of a plant to another
three
nourishment; one who feeds
trophic level
one of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid; examples include producers and primary, secondary, and tertiary consumersone
unicellular
having or consisting of a single cell
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