Ji Zhang
11-29-1998
Period 4 English
Vocabular- “Bio-, -bio-”

word	part of speech	definition

bio-	root/prefix		life
abiogenesis	n	spontaneous generation; development of life from lifeless matter, ant. biogenesis
amphibious	adj	able to live both on land and in water 
antibiotic	n	antibacterial substance produced by a living organism
autobiography		story of a person’s life written by that person
biochemistry		chemistry dealing w/ chemical compounds & process in living plants & animals
biocidal		adj	destructive to life or living things
biodegradable		capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by living 
			microorganisms, ant. nonbiodegradable
biogenesis	n	development of life from preexisting life, ant. abiogenesis
biography		story of a person’s life written by another person
biology			science dealing with the study of living organisms
biometry		statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life
biometrics		statistical analysis of biologic data
biopsy			diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body
biota			the living plants (flora) and living animals (fauna) of a region
microbe			very minute living organism; microorganism; germ
symbiosis		the living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms

Ji Zhang
11-29-1998
Period 4 English
Vocabular “bio” exercise

p. 116 exercise 4.10

1. amphibious
2. antibiotic
3. autobiography
4. symbiosis
5. microbe
6. diocidal