Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by Aaron McFarland

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Bio-

A

Life

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ology-

A

Study of

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Mono-

A

One

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Die- or Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Poly-

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multiple or many

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Macro-

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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 sugar

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-ase

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ending for Enzynes Ex. Lipase, Maltase, Lactase

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Uni-

A

one
Ex. unicellular= one cell

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Multi-

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More than one
Ex. multicellular= many cells

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chloro-

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green

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Hydro-

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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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iso-

A

Same amount

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endo-

A

into

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exo-

A

out

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cyto-

A

cell

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hetero

A

homo

Co-

Auto

Does it all by itsself Ex. Automatic, Autotroph

Sym

togeather

Sis-

Process Ex. Symbiosis, photosynthesis

Photo-

Light Ex. photosynthesis, photograph

-troph

Eater Ex. Autotroph, Heterotroph

chem-

Chemicals Ex. chemosyntheis