Important roots and affixes for BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY contains the root bio which means ___

• science

• life

• people

• the world

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Many roots represent numbers. For example:

mono = (a)  

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Many roots represent numbers. For example:

tri = (a)  

Many roots represent numbers. For example:

bi/di = (a)  

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CCSS.HSN.CN.A.1

In math, you may have learned about polygons. This word contains the root poly, which means ___

• before

• into

• many

• without

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

You may have visited a zoo on a field trip or family vacation. Did you know that zo-/zoo- is also a common prefix in biology? Guess what it means.

• having to do with animal life

• having to do with plant life

• having to do with bacteria

• having to do with fungus

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following science and medical words share a common root?

• microscopic

• telescope

• stethoscope

• gyroscope

• arthroscopic

All five of the words in the last question shared the root scop/scope. Consider the words microscope and telescope. Can you guess what the roots scop/scope mean?

• angle

• see

• divide

• far

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The words stasis and static, as well as the root stas are all related. What might they mean?

• Diseased

• Evolving

• Frightening

• Standing still

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The prefixes hyper- and hypo- create antonyms. You might have seen them in the words hyperventilate and hypothermia. What do they mean?

• hyper = near & hypo = far

• hyper = small & hypo = large

• hyper = over/above & hypo = under/below

• hyper = same & hypo = different

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B