ecology
study of organisms and environment
Roots
- eco / oik: house, home, habitat
- log / logy: word, speech, reasoning, study
Other words with the eco / oik root
Other words with the log / logy root
- analogous: similar in a useful or structural way
- analogy: comparison based on similarity
- anthropology: the study of human beings
- apologist: a defender of a person, idea, or cause
- apology: expression of regret or defense
- astrology: belief system mapping celestial positions to human affairs
- biology: study of life
- dialogue: conversation
Ecology is the study of the living household: organisms in their habitat.
Ecology made the pond look less like water and more like a crowded home.