USING WORD PARTS

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1. Read Section 21.4 on pages 509­511 of Biology: The Web of Life. Then use your understanding of prefixes, roots, and suffixes to define each of the following words.

a. -Ize is a suffix meaning "acting on; changing." Knowing this, what does specialized in "The Big Idea!" on page 509 mean?


b. Myth is a root meaning "a traditional or legendary story." Knowing this, what does mythology on page 509 mean?


c. Im- is a prefix meaning "not"; mobile is a root meaning "to move." Knowing this, what does immobile on page 509 mean?


d. Ten is a root meaning "to touch or hold." Knowing this, what does tentacle on page 509 mean?


e. Carni is a root that means "meat." Knowing this, what does carnivore on page 51 mean?


f. Fil is a root meaning "threadlike." Knowing this, what does filament on page 510 mean?

2. Read Section 22.1 on pages 524­529 of your textbook. Then use your understanding of prefixes, roots, and suffixes to define each of the following words.

a. Bi- is a prefix meaning "two." Knowing this, what does bilaterally on page 524 mean?


b. Bene is a root that means "good." Knowing this, what does beneficial on page 524 mean?


c. Un- is a prefix that means "not"; segment is a root meaning "parts." Knowing this, what does unsegmented on page 525 mean?


d. Ex- is a prefix meaning "to expel." Knowing this, what does excrete on page 525 mean?


e. A- is a prefix meaning not. Knowing this, what does asexual mean on page 525?


f. Re- is a prefix meaning "again"; gene is a root meaning "life." Knowing this, what does regenerate on page 525 mean?

3. Read Section 22.2 on pages 530­535 of Biology: the Web of Life. Then use your understanding of prefixes, roots, and suffixes to define each of the following words.

a. Aqua is a root that means "water." Knowing this, what does aquatic on page 530 mean?


b. Herb is a root meaning "plant." Knowing this, what does herbivore on page 531 mean?


c. Descend means to "move from a higher to a lower place." Knowing this, what does descendant on page 532 mean?


d. Deutero means "second" and stoma means "opening." Knowing this, what do you think deuterostome means on page 532?


e. Terra is a root meaning "land." Knowing this, what do you think terrestrial on page 533 means?


f. Micro - is a prefix meaning "small." Knowing this, what do you think microscopic on page 535 means?



4. Figure out the meaning of each of the following words by using the clues provided.

WORD	PAGE	WORD PART	MEANING OF WORD PART	MEANING OF WHOLE WORD
ecosystem	498	eco	environment
multicellualr	504	multi	many
osculum	504	osc	mouth-like
disfavor	539	dis	not
anticlotting	539	anti	against
exoskeleton	546	exo	outside

 

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