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bio
(BY-oh)life
Greek for life. Biology is the study of life; a biography is the story of a life.
rootGreek
Body & lifeExample words
biology
the study of living things
biography
the written story of a person's life
antibiotic
a medicine that fights germs (anti-life)
biome
a community of living things in one area
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing bio, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
biography
the written story of someone's life
biology
the study of living things
antibiotic
a medicine that fights germs (anti-life)
biome
a community of living things in one area
microbe
a tiny living thing
autobiography
the story of one's own life
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Related roots
Body & life. Roots that name parts of the body and the idea of being alive.
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