The Language of Science

Match the root word to the meaning.

• chloro-

• green

• amphi-

• self

• -genesis

• both

• auto-

• origin

• -synthesis

• to make

What is the meaning of aerobic?

What is the meaning of lysis?

What is the meaning of abiotic?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Match the root word to the meaning.

• cyto-

• inner

• endo-

• many

• poly-

• two

• di-

• like

• -philia

• cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which combination of root words would describe the fear of water?

Which combination of root words describes the study of small living things?

Which combination of root words would describe an organism that makes their own food?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following root words to their meaning

• macro-

• over, above

• hyper-

• outer

• exo-

• two

• bi-

• large