prefixes, suffixes, and root words often used in biology
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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words often used in Biology. not/without. abiotic or anaerobic. a- or an-. two. dioxide. di-. blood. hematology. hemato-. air/oxygen. aerobic. aero-. both, double. amphibian. amphi-. human. anthropology. anthropo-. against/opposite of. antibody. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words often used in Biology
a- or an-
• not/without • abiotic or anaerobic
di-
• two • dioxide
hemato-
• blood • hematology
aero-
• air/oxygen • aerobic
amphi-
• both, double • amphibian
anthropo-
• human • anthropology
anti-
• against/opposite of
• antibody
archae-
• ancient/primitive
• archaebacteria
auto-
• self/by itself • autotroph
herb-
• plants • herbicide
bio-
• life • biology
trans-
• across/through • transpiration
photo-
• light • photosynthesis
hydro-
• water • hydrolysis
meta-
• change of position
• metaphase
bi-
• having two • bilateral
cephalo-
• head • cephalopod
cerebro
• brain • cerebrum
hetero-
• different • heterozygous
homo-
• same • homozygous
chloro-
• green • chlorophyll
meso-
• middle • Mesozoic
con-
• come together/
combine
• condensation
cyto-
• cell • cytoplasm
de-
• away/remove • dehydrate
dia-
• through/across • diameter
ecto-
• outside • ectotherm
aqua-
• water • aquatic
arthro-
• joint • arthropod
chromo-
• color • chromatogram
-cide
• killer, kill, killing
• pesticide
multi-
• many • multilocus
genesis
• beginning, origin
• abiogenesis
proto-
• first • protocell
synthesis
• to make • protein synthesis
sub-
• lesser, below • subdermal
-some
• part of the body
• chromosome
-philia
• fondness • thermophilic
-phobia
• fear • arachnophobia
-ploid
• number of sets of chromosomes
• diploid
-derm
• skin/layer/covering
• epidermis
-therm
• heat • thermometer
hyper-
• over/excessive • hyperactive
hypo-• below/less
than normal• hypoglycemia
non-
• not/a lack of • nondisjunction
neuro-
• nerve • neuron
-troph
• food • heterotroph
-phage
• taking over • bacteriophage
macro-
• large • macromolecule
micro-
• small • microscopic
mono-
• one • monosaccharide
poly-
• many • polymer
iso-
• equal • isotonic
pro-
• before/primitive
• prokaryotic
phago-
• taking over/eating
• phagocytosis
lyso-
• disintegration/break down
• lysosome
karyo-
• nucleus • karyotype
endo-
• inside/into • endocytosis
sym-
• with/together
• symbiosis
epi-
• outer/top • epidermis
eu-
• true/well • eukaryotic
exo-
• out • exocytosis
gastro-
• stomach • gastric juice
intra-
• within, inside • intracellular
-itis
• disease, inflammation
• dermatitis
lateral
• side • bilateral
meter
• measurement • centimeter
-pod
• foot • gastropod
-morph
• form • metamorphosis
tri-
• three • triploidy
zoo-
• animal • zoology
phyto-
• plant • phytoplankton
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