The PowerPoint video mentions that the word biology has two roots: bio, meaning "life," and ology, meaning "the study of." Put it all together, and the word means "the study of life." In the root chart, you will see the root ology with these spellings: log, logo, ology. Look at the words in the righthand column--examples of the words that come from this root. Which word means "the study of animals?"

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The PowerPoint video mentions that the word biology has two roots: bio, meaning "life," and ology, meaning "the study of." Put it all together, and the word means "the study of life."  In the root chart, you will see the root ology with these spellings: log, logo, ology.  Look at the words in the righthand column--examples of the words that come from this root.  Which word means "the study of animals?"

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The word that means "the study of animals" is "zoology." The root "zoo" comes from the Greek word for "animal," combined with "ology," which denotes "the study of." Thus, zoology is specifically the study of animals.