Name___________________________________________________________ Date____________________ Period____________ It’s All Greek to Me! ( A Greek & Latin Word Root Activity) As in many languages, English words are invented as they are needed. In Biology many words are built from Greek and Latin terms which serve as WORD ROOTS. Every year, as new discoveries are made, new words need to be created from these roots. Words roots can be added to other word roots, prefixes can be added at the beginning, and suffixes are added at the end. The root cyto is a good example. It comes from the Greek word meaning “hollow vessel.” In Biology cyto always means cell, as in the basic unit of all living things. Part A: Use Roots to find word meanings # Ex: Word Anatomy 1 Photosynthesis 2 Aerobic 3 Arthropod 4 Tachycardia 5 Chloroplast 6 Carnivore 7 Heterotrophic 8 Gymnosperm 9 Ecology 10 Phagocytosis 11 Ectothermic 12 Prokaryotic 13 Lysosome 14 Phenotype 15 Sporophyte Root Definitions ana = up tomy = cut Meaing To cut up Part B: Match the make-believe term on the left with their English meaning on the right 1. Dicephalosis is superior to monocephalosis a. after his own heart 2. Gymnopodisis b. barefoot 3. Chiophthalmia c. big bad wolf 4. Cervicalgia d. hot dog 5. Erythrocephalis e. cross-eyed 6. Evolvoneophyll f. runny nose 7. Canitherm g. two heads are better than one 8. Postautocardosis h. turn over a new leaf 9. Rhinorrhea i. redhead 10. Macromallupus j. pain in the neck Part C: Create your own make-believe words and place their English meaning on the right 1. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________________________