AP Biology: Root Words Flashcards by Melissa Aquino

Q

a- / an-

A

Without

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meso-

A

Middle

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leuco-

A

White

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aero-

A

Air

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anti-

A

Against

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amphi-

A

Both

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aqua- / hydro-

A

Water

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arthro-

A

Joint

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auto-

A

Self

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bi- / di-

A

Two

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bio-

A

Living

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cephal-

A

Head

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chloro-

A

Green

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chromo-

A

Color

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-cide

A

Kill

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cyto-

A

Cell

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derm-

A

Skin

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haplo-

A

Single

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ecto- / exo-

A

Outside of

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endo-

A

Into

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epi-

A

Above

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gastro-

A

Stomach

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-genesis

A

Origin

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herb-

A

Plants

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hetero-

Different

homo-

Same

ov-

Egg

kary-

Cell Nucleus

neuro-

Nerve

soma-

Cell Body

saccharo-

Sugar

primi-/ archea-

First

-phyll

Leaf

hemo-

Blood

hyper-

Above

hypo-

Below

intra-

Inside

-itis

Inflammation

-lateral

Side

-logy

Study

-lysis

Break Apart

-meter

Measures

mono-

One

morph-

Form

micro-

Small

macro-

Large

multi- / poly-

Many

-path / -pathy

Disease

-ped /-pod

Foot

phago-

Eat

-phobia

Fear

-philia

Love

proto-

First

photo-

Light

pseudo-

False

-stasis

Standing

sub-

Under

sym- / -syn

Together

-synthesis

Combination of parts

-taxis

Arrange

-troph

Feed

-tropism

Turning

-therm

Heat

tri-

Three

zoo-, -zoa

Animal

zyg- / -zygous

Joined together