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Page 1: I I·...2016/08/25  · leLanguage of Science lof2----- -----Name: _--The Language of Science The main reason students find it difficult to understand science is because …

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-- The Language of ScienceThe main reason students find it difficult to understand science is because of all the hard to write,spell and read words. Actually, scientific vocabulary is a hodge podge of little words that arelinked together to have different meanings. If you learn the meanings of the little words, you'llfind scientific vocabulary much easier to understand. Use this list to guess the meaning of each '- .,:':."of the terms. .' \

! Word II Meaning ,1 Word ' II Meaning

la or an Iinot, without, lacking I Ihemo IIblOOd!auto IIself ·1 !hyper Ilabove!aero lIair 1 !hypo Ilbelowlendo lIinner, inside 1 lintra _lIwithin, insidelentero' lIintestine , litis IIdisease, inflammationlaero Ilneeding oxygen or air , !Iateral IIside!anti lIagainst 1 !Iogy IIstudyof\amphi Ilboth, doubly I· Ilys IIbreakdownlaqua IIwater I Imeter IImeasurementlarthro Woint I Imeso IImiddlelauto Iiself 1 Imono lIone, single!bi IItwo, twice, double , !morph IIform

\ Ibio lllife, living I Imicro IIsmall .!came IIflesh , Imacro IIlargeIcephal IIhead , Imulti IImanyIchloro IIgreen , Ipod IIfootIchromo IIcolor 1 Iphage lito eatIcide IIkiller, kill, killing 1 Iphobia IIdislike, fearIcyto IIcell , Iphilia lllikeIderm IIskin Iplasm IIformIdi Iitwo, double - Iproto llfirstlecto (exo) Iiouter, external Iphoto IIlightlendo Ilinternal Ipoly 'Imanylepi Ilabove Isclera IIhardenIgastro IIstomach Isynthesis lito makeIgenesis lIorigin, beginning Isub Illesser, belowIherba Ilplants Itroph Ileat, consumeIhetero Iidifferent Itherm IIheat!homo lIalike, similar Ivore IIswallow, devourIhydro Ilwater Izoo, zoa lIanimal

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he Language of Science

1. Hydrology _

2. Cytology _

3. Protozoa _

4. Epidermis _

5. Spermatogenesis

6. Cytoskeleton

7. Abiotic _

8. Dermatitis _

9. Hypodermic _

10. Hemophilia _

11. Endocytosis __ ~ ~ _

12. Insecticide ~ _

13. Anaerobic _

14. Bilateral _

15. Endotherm ------:- _

16. Subspecies _

17. Arthropod _

18. Micrometer _

19. Hypothermia _

20. POlymorph _

21. Photosynthesis _

22. Amphibios (amphibian) _

23. Heterotroph _

24. Encephalitis _

25. Monochrome _

26. Autolysis _

27. Herbivore ~--------28. Homology _

29. Macrophage _

30. Carnivore _

31. Gastroenterologist _

32. Scleroderma ---:- _

33. Autotroph _

34. Autolysis -------:--------35. Podiatrist _

What scientific words can you create

or think of from the list? (Come up

with at least 4)

Apatasaurus, or "deceptive lizard"