Biology Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards by Clayton Picchioni

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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

TWO

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TRI-

A

THREE

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POLY-

A

MANY; LOTS

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MACRO-

A

BIG; LARGE

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MICRO-

A

SMALL; TINY

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SACCHARIDE

A

SUGAR

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-OSE

A

ENDING FOR SUGAR EX: GLUCOSE, LACTOSE

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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

Multiple, many
Ex. Multicellular

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Chloro-

A

Green

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Hydro-

A

Water

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-phobic

A

Fears

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-philic

A

Fan of something -/- Like it

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Hyper-

A

More than regular -/- normal

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Hypo-

A

Less than regular -/- normal

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Iso-

A

Same amount on both sides

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Endo-

A

Into the cell

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exo-

A

Out

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hetero-

A

Different (Ex. Aa)

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homo-

A

Same (Ex. AA / aa)

co-

Mixed (Ex. Red flower+ white flower = red + white flower)

auto-

Does it by itself Ex. Automatic, Autotroph

-troph

eater

sym-

together

-sis

Action / process

photo-

light

-syn

To make