biology prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
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bio-
A
life
2
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-ology
A
study of
3
Q
mono-
A
one
4
Q
di or bi-
A
two
5
Q
tri-
A
three
6
Q
poly-
A
multiple or many
7
Q
macro-
A
big or large
8
Q
micro-
A
small or tiny
9
Q
saccharide-
A
sugar
10
Q
-ase
A
ending for enzymes
Ex . lactase
11
Q
uni-
A
one
Ex. unicellular = one cell
12
Q
multi-
A
more than one
multicellular = many cells
13
Q
chloro-
A
green
14
Q
hydro-
A
water
15
Q
-phobic
A
fears doesnt like
16
Q
-philic
A
likes “fan”
17
Q
hyper-
A
More than the normal amount
18
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hypo-
A
less then the normal amount
19
Q
iso-
A
same amount
20
Q
endo-
A
into
21
Q
exo-
A
out of
22
Q
cyto-
A
cell
23
Q
hetero-
A
Different Ex. heterozygous
Aa
24
Q
homo-
A
same Ex.homozygous
Aa or aa
25
co-
Both Ex. codominant
red flower+white flower = red+ white flower
26
auto-
does by itself
Ex. Automatic, autotroph
27
sym-
together
28
sis-
process
Ex.symbiosis, photosynthesis
29
photo-
light
Ex- photosynthesis
30
-troph
eater
Ex. autotroph,heterotroph
31
chem-
chemicals
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