Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Bio
A
Life
2
Q
Logy
A
Study of
3
Q
Mono
A
one
4
Q
di or bi
A
two
5
Q
tri
A
three
6
Q
poly
A
four or more
7
Q
macro
A
big or large
8
Q
micro
A
small or tiny
9
Q
saccharide
A
sugar
10
Q
ase
A
ending enzymes
ex. lipase, matase, lattase
11
Q
A
12
Q
uni-
A
one
ex. unicellular = one cell
13
Q
multi
A
more than one
multicellular =
14
Q
chloro
A
green
15
Q
hydro
A
water
16
Q
-phobic
A
fears, dont like
17
Q
-philic
A
Like it, “fan” of it
18
Q
hypo
A
less
19
Q
hertero
A
different
20
Q
homo
A
same
21
Q
co-
A
both
22
Q
auto
A
does it by itself
23
Q
sym
A
together
24
Q
sis
A
process
25
photo
light
26
-troph
eater
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