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