Garden
Ocean
American Revolution
Zoo
100
The Latin word to refer to plant life.
What is flora?
Cosiddetta Flora from the Villa di Arianna in Stabiae near Pompeii, 1st century Roman fresco
100
The Latin word for water.
What is aqua?
Examples:
Aquatic, Aquaman, Aquamarine.
100
This words combines two Greek roots which mean "one + authority".
What is monarchy?
100
The Latin word to refer to animal life.
What is fauna?
200
Two Greek roots combined to mean "light + put together".
What is photosynthesis?
photo = light + synthesis = putting together
200
The Latin root for sea.
What is mare?
Examples:
Marine, Mariner, Maritime.
200
This word combines two Greek roots to mean "the people + rule".
What is democracy?
200
This word combines two Greek words to mean "the study of animals."
What is zoology?
zoion = animal + logia = study
300
This word combines two Latin roots to mean a plant that has leaves "through the whole year".
What is perennial: Peri = Through + enn = Year
300
This refers to someone who only eats fish.
What is a pescatarian?
Pesce means fish, from the Latin "pisces".
300
This word comes from the Greek word meaning "oppressive and unjust ruler". One famous dinosaur is named after this word.
What is tyrant?
300
This word is a combination of two Latin roots which mean "everything + eater" and describes an animal that eats everything.
What is omnivore?
omnis = all + vorare = to devour - An animal that eats both plants and meat.
400
Combines two Greek roots to mean "green+leaf"; necessary for photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
Chloro = Green + phyll = Leaf
400
This Greek word means "wanderer" and refers to a small, numerous critter in the ocean.
What is plankton?
400
This word comes from the Latin root for "to turn around" or "overturn" and means a fundamental and often sudden change in a political system or organization.
What is revolution?
400
This word is a combination of two Latin roots which mean "grass + eater" and describes an animal that primarily eats plants.
What is herbivore?
herba = grass + vorare = to devour
500
This word combines Greek and Latin roots to mean "life that shines with light." It describes creates that glow in the ocean and also fireflies.
What is bioluminescence?
bios = life + lumen = light - The production and emission of light by living organisms in the ocean, such as certain fish and plankton.
