Root words Flashcards

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Etymos

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True sense (Greek)

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Logos

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Well, good (Greek)

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Taxonomy
taxo
nomos

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Taxo = arrange,
Nomos = knowledge/science of

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Nomenclature
nomen
calare

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Nomen = name,
Calare = call

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Phylogenic
phyl
gen

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Phyl = tribe,
Gen = to create

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Cladistics
clados

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Clados = branch

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Dichotomously branching
dich
tomos

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Dich = split in two,
Tomos = cut

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Synapomorphies
syn
apo
morph

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Syn = together, united;
Apo = away from;
Morph = form, shape

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Autapomorphies
aut

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Aut = self

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Polytomies
poly

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Poly = many

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Symmetry
syn
metr

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Syn = together,
Metr = measure

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Asymmetrical
A(n)

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A(n) = not

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Oral–aboral
oral
ab

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Oral = mouth,
Ab = away from

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Isolecithal
iso
lecith

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Iso = same,
Lecith = yolk

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Telolecithal
tel

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Tel = distant

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Parthenogenesis
partheno

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Partheno = virgin

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Holoblastic
holo

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Holo = entire

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Meroblastic
mer

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Mer = in part

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Coeloblastula
coel

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Coel = cavity

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Diploblastic
diplo

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Diplo = double

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Triploblastic
triplo

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Triplo = triple

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Endoderm
endo

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Endo = inside

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Ectoderm
ecto

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Ecto = outside

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Epiderm
epi

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Epi = upon

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Gastrulation gaster
Gaster = stomach
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Protostome proto stoma
Proto = first, Stoma = mouth
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Deuterostome deutero
Deutero = second
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Acoelmate A coel
A = not/without, Coel = cavity
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Pseudocoelomate pseudo
Pseudo = false
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Eucoelomate Eu
Eu = true
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Schizocoely schizo
Schizo = split
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Enterocoely entero
Entero = gut
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Plasmotomy tom
Tom = cut
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Autogenic Auto Gen
Auto = self, Gen = to create
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Allogenic Allo
Allo = another/different
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Tests Test
Test = shell
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Pseudopodia Pseudo Pod
Pseudo = false, Pod = foot
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Cytostome Cyto Stoma
Cyto = cell, Stoma = mouth
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phagocytosis phag
phag=eat
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pinocytosis Pino
Pino=to drink
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hypermastigote Hyper masigote
Hyper=beyond/Extreme mastigote= whip
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Pellicle Pell -Icle
pell = skin/hide -icle = diminutive
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kinetosome kineto
kineto = movement, to move
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Collar Choan
choan=funnel (refers to shape of collar)
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Opisthokonta opistho kont
opistho = behind kont = pole
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Metazoa Meta Zoo
meta= later/change zoo- = animal
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Protozoans Prot
prot = early, first
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Anisogamy An Iso
an = not iso = same
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Blastula Blast
blast = sprout, germinate
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gastrulation Gaster
gaster= stomach
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Trichoplax Trich Plac
trich = hair plac = plate “Sticky hair-plate”
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Porifera Por Fer
por = pore, fer = to bear
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Demosponge Demos
demos = multitudinous or common
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Ascon Asco
asco=sac
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Syncytium syn cyt
syn = together cyt = cell
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Hexactinellida Hex Actin
hex = six, actin = ray
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Monorhaphis Mono Raphis
mono = one, raphis = needle
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protandry andros
andros = male
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protogyny Gynos
gynos = female
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Lecithotrophy troph
troph = food, eat
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Epidermis derm
derm= skin
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Cnidocyte cnid cyt
cnid=nettle cyt= cell
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Anthozoa anth
anth = flower -Sea anemone looks like a flower
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Scyphozoa scyph
scyph = cup -cup-shaped swimming bell of jellyfish
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Strobilation strobil
strobil = twisted/spiralling
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Ctenes cten
cten = comb
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colloblasts collo
collo= glue
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Statolith stat lith
stat = standing in place lith = stone
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Cephalization cephal
cephal = head
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proto/meta nephridia nephros ren
nephros = kidney (Gk); ren = kidney (Lt.)
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Acoela A coel
a = without, coel = cavity
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Xenoturbella xeno
xeno = foreign, or odd
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Platyhelminthes platy heminth
platy = flat helminth = worm
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neoöphoran oö
oö = egg
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Rhabdites rhabd
rhabd = rod
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Neodermata neo derm
neo = new, derm = skin
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Trematoda trema
trema= hole
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Chaetognatha chaet gnath
chaet = bristle, gnath = jaw
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Rotifera roto fer
roto = wheel, spin; fer = to bear
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Lorica
lorica=girdle
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Mastex mast
mast=chew
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Parthenogenetic partheno
partheno=virgin
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Acanthocephala acanth cephalo
acanth = spiny, cephalo = head
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Nematoda nemato
nemato=thread
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Priapula priaus
priapus = penis
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Haemolymph haem lymph
haem = blood, lymph = lymph
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sclerites sclerite
sclerite = small, hard thing
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Aculifera acul fer
acul = pointy, fer = to bear
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Conchifera conch
conch = shell
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periostracum peri ostraco
peri = around, ostraco = shard
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Nacreous nacre
nacre = pearl
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Caudofoveata caud fove
caud = tail, fove = pit or cavity
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Solenogastres soleno gaster
soleno = groove, gaster = belly
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Polyplacophora poly plac phor
poly = many, plac* = plate/flat phor = to bear
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opisthobranch proso opistho branch
proso = forward, opistho = behind, branch = gill
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Pulmonate pulm
pulm = lung
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Kleptocnidism klept
Klept = to steal