What does biologist mean?
Word: Biologist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Biologist means a scientist who studies living things such as plants, animals and tiny germs.
Synonyms: scientist
How do you spell biologist?
Syllables: bi - ol - o - gist
Tricky part: Two o's sit in the middle, one on each side of the l. Children often write a for the second one (biolagist) because it is said so quickly.
Watch out for: biolagist, byologist, biologyst
Memory tip: A biologist's two round magnifying glasses are like the two o's in the middle of the word.
Biologist in a sentence
Example 1: The biologist kept notes on how fast the tadpoles grew.
Example 2: My cousin wants to become a marine biologist and study whales.
Example 3: A biologist showed us how a bean seed sprouts in wet cotton.
Fun Fact
The words biology and biologist were made about 200 years ago from two Greek words, one meaning life and one meaning study.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) scientist
b) dentist
c) biolojist
d) chemist
Show answer
c) biolojist. The soft sound in the middle of biologist is written with a g, as it is in biology.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
biolog
a) est
b) ust
c) ast
d) ist
Show answer
d) ist. People who study a subject often take ist: biologist, artist, scientist.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
goltsoibi
a) biologits
b) biolgoist
c) boilogist
d) biologist
Show answer
d) biologist. Begin with the b, and remember the word names a person who studies living things.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
biollogist
a) o
b) g
c) i
d) l
Show answer
d) l. Biology has one l, and biologist keeps it that way.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which tool would a biologist use to look at germs too small to see?
a) a periscope
b) a stethoscope
c) a microscope
d) a telescope
Show answer
c) a microscope
2. A biologist who studies birds might spend a morning:
a) counting nests in a forest
b) testing rocks from a hill
c) measuring rain in a city
d) mapping stars at night
Show answer
a) counting nests in a forest
