AP Biology: Root Words Flashcards by Melissa Aquino

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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-

A

Different

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homo-

A

Same

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ov-

A

Egg

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kary-

A

Cell Nucleus

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neuro-

A

Nerve

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soma-

A

Cell Body

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saccharo-

A

Sugar

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primi-/ archea-

A

First

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-phyll

A

Leaf

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hemo-

A

Blood

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hyper-

A

Above

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hypo-

A

Below

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intra-

A

Inside

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-lateral

A

Side

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-logy

A

Study

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-lysis

A

Break Apart

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-meter

A

Measures

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mono-

A

One

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morph-

A

Form

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micro-

A

Small

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macro-

A

Large

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multi- / poly-

A

Many

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-path / -pathy

A

Disease

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-ped /-pod

A

Foot

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phago-

A

Eat

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-phobia

A

Fear

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-philia

A

Love

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proto-

A

First

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photo-

A

Light

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pseudo-

A

False

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-stasis

A

Standing

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sub-

A

Under

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sym- / -syn

A

Together

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-synthesis

A

Combination of parts

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-taxis

A

Arrange

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-troph

A

Feed

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-tropism

A

Turning

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-therm

A

Heat

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tri-

A

Three

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zoo-, -zoa

A

Animal

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zyg- / -zygous

A

Joined together