Root Word and Prefixes I
Scientific Terms
Species Words
Other
Other
100
-Un
Not
100
Evolution
change over time
100
aquatic species
species that live in water
100
unravel
separate
100
abundant
a lot; copious; plentiful
200
aqua
water 
200
Charles Darwin
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
200
survival
process by which individual that are better prepared for their environment survive most successfully (natural selection)
200
unforeseen
unexpected 
200
generation
people born in the same time period


300
bio
life
300
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
300
Cormorant
a hook billed sea bird
300
Trawler
a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
300
Circumstances
facts and conditions that affect a situation
400
eco
relationship between living things
400
vertebrates
animals with spines
400
amphibian
able to live both on land and in water
400
Translucent
Allows light to pass through
400
foresee
to predict something is going to happen
500
inter
between or among 
500
Theory
a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant (large) amount of data (evidence)
500
Hominidae
chimps, gorillas, humans and orangutans
500
Overfishing
removing more fish from the oceans that can be naturally produced 
500
Industrial Revolution
A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s. 
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