Biology Prefixes and suffixes Flashcards

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1
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Bio-

A

Life

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Ology-

A

Study Of Life

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Mono-

A

One

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Di or Bi

A

Two

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Tri-

A

Three

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Poly-

A

Multiply Or Many

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Macro-

A

Big Or Large

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Marco-

A

Small Or Tiny

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9
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Saccharide-

A

ending for Sugar

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Ase-

A

ending for enzymes

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Uni-

A

one
Ex. unicellular = one cell

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Multi-

A

More than one
Multicellular = many cells

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13
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Chloro-

A

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

The same amount.

20
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Endo-

A

Into

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Exo-

A

Out

22
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Cyto-

A

Cell

23
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Hetero-

A

Different Ex. Heterozygous
Aa

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Homo-

A

Same Ex. homozygous
AA or aa

25
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Co-

A

Both
Red + white

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Auto-

A

Does it by itself
Ex. automatic autotroph

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Sym-

A

together

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Sis-

A

Proccess
Ex symbiosis Photosynthesis

29
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Photo-

A

Light
Ex Photosynthesis photograph

30
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Troph-

A

Eater
Ex Autotroph Heterotroph

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