The document provides a list of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes related to cell transport and their definitions. It asks students to use the definitions to infer the literal meanings of several combined terms, and then look up the actual definitions in their textbook. Terms include endo-cyto-sis, exo-cyto-sis, phago-cyto-sis, pino-cyto-sis, hyper-tonic, hypo-tonic, and iso-tonic.

1. Name ______________________________________ Date _______ Per. _____
Cell Transport
Root, Prefix, or Suffix Definition
-cyto- cell
endo- inside
exo- outside
hyper- high
hypo- low
iso- equal
-lysis to divide or split
phago- to eat/ingest
pino- to drink
plasm- cell or tissue substance
-sis action or process
-tonic solution concentration
Using the list of roots, prefixes, and suffixes and their definitions, infer the literal meanings
of the words below.
endo-cyto-sis ____________________________________________________________
exo-cyto-sis _____________________________________________________________
phago-cyto-sis ___________________________________________________________
pino-cyto-sis _____________________________________________________________
hyper-tonic ______________________________________________________________
hypo-tonic ______________________________________________________________
iso-tonic ________________________________________________________________
Now skim through chapter 7-3 starting on page182 and write the definitions of the words.
endo-cyto-sis ____________________________________________________________
exo-cyto-sis _____________________________________________________________
phago-cyto-sis ___________________________________________________________
pino-cyto-sis _____________________________________________________________
hyper-tonic ______________________________________________________________
hypo-tonic ______________________________________________________________
iso-tonic ________________________________________________________________
D. Sanders
rev. 3/11