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

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mono

A

one

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di- or bi-

A

2

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tri-

A

three

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poly-

A

4, many

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macro

A

big or large

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micro

A

small, little, tiny

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9
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saccharide

A

sugar,

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-ose

A

ending for suagr

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uni-

A

1 Prokaryote, bacteria

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multi-

A

more than 1, multicellular, eukaryote

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chloro-

A

green

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hydro-

A

water

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phobic-

A

dont like it

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philic-

A

like it a fan of it

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hypo-

A

less,

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hyper-

A

more than usual amount of energy

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iso-

A

same on both sides

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endo-

A

in

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exo-

A

out

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Hetero-

A

Different Ex. heterozygous Aa

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homo-

A

Same Ex. homozygous AA or aa

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Co-

A

Both Ex. codominant, Red flower+white flowers=Red +white flower

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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

process, Ex. Symbiosis, Photosynthesis

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photo-

A

Light Ex. photosyenthisis photograph

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troph-

A

eater Ex. Authotroph hetertroph

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