Biology Prefixes/Suffixes

Question 1

BIO-

Answer 1

LIFE

Question 2

-OLOGY

Answer 2

STUDY OF

Question 3

MONO-

Answer 3

ONE

Question 4

DI- or BI-

Answer 4

TWO

Question 5

TRI-

Answer 5

THREE

Question 6

POLY-

Answer 6

MANY; LOTS

Question 7

MACRO-

Answer 7

BIG; LARGE

Question 8

MICRO-

Answer 8

SMALL; TINY

Question 9

SACCHARIDE

Answer 9

SUGAR

Question 10

-OSE

Answer 10

ENDING FOR SUGAR EX: GLUCOSE, LACTOSE, ETC.

Question 11

-ASE

Answer 11

ENDING FOR ENZYMES

Question 12

-UNI

Answer 12

One
Ex. Unicellular= one cell

Question 13

MULTI-

Answer 13

Multiple, Many
Ex. Multicellular

Question 14

CHLORO-

Answer 14

green

Question 15

HYDRO-

Answer 15

water

Question 16

-PHOBIC

Answer 16

fears

Question 17

-PHILIC

Answer 17

“Fan”, likes

Question 18

HYPER-

Answer 18

More than the regular amount

Question 19

HYPO-

Answer 19

Less than the regular amount

Question 20

ISO-

Answer 20

The same amount on both sides

Question 21

ENDO-

Answer 21

Into the cell

Question 22

EXO-

Answer 22

leaving the cell

Question 23

HETERO-

Answer 23

Different (Ex. Aa)

Question 24

HOMO-

Answer 24

Same (Ex. AA or aa)

Question 25

CO-

Answer 25

Both (Ex. Red flower + White flower = red + white flower)

Question 26

AUTO-

Answer 26

Does by itself Ex. Automatic, Autotroph

Question 27

-TROPH

Answer 27

eater

Question 28

SYM-

Answer 28

together

Question 29

-SIS

Answer 29

process

Question 30

PHOTO-

Answer 30

light