Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
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Bio-
A
Life
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ology-
A
the study of
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Q
Mono-
A
one
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Di or Bi-
A
two
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Q
Tri-
A
three
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Poly-
A
multiple or many
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Macro-
A
Big or Large
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Micro-
A
Small or Tiny
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saccharide-
A
Sugar
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-ose
A
Ending for sugars
Ex: Glucose, Lactose, Fructose
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-ase
A
ending for enzyems
Ex: Lipase, Maltase, Lactase
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uni-
A
one
Ex: unicellular= one cell
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multi-
A
more than one
Ex: multicellular= many cells
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chloro-
A
green
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hydro-
A
water
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-phobic
A
fears, doesn’t like
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philic-
A
likes, “fan”
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hyper-
A
more than the normal amount
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hypo-
A
less than the normal amount
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Q
iso-
A
same amount
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endo-
A
into
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Q
exo-
A
out
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cyto-
A
cell
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Hetero-
A
Different Ex. heterozygous
Aa
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Homo-
Same Ex. homoztgous
AA or aa
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Co-
Both Ex. codominate
Red flower+ white flower= Red+white flower
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Auto-
Does it by itself
Ex. Automatic, Autotroph
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Sym-
Together
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Sis
Process
Ex. Symbiosis, Photosynthesis
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photo-
Light
Ex. photosynthesis, photograph
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troph-
Eater
Ex. Autotroph, Heterotroph
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