Biology Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
BIO-
A
LIFE
2
Q
-OLOGY
A
STUDY OF
3
Q
MONO-
A
ONE
4
Q
DI- or BI-
A
TWO
5
Q
TRI-
A
THREE
6
Q
POLY-
A
MANY; LOTS
7
Q
MARCO-
A
BIG; LARGE
8
Q
MICRO-
A
SMALL; TINY
9
Q
SACCHARIDE
A
SUGAR
10
Q
-OSE
A
ENDING FOR SUGAR EX: GLUCOSE, LACTOSE, ECT
11
Q
-ASE
A
ending for Enzymes
12
Q
UNI-
A
one
ex: unicellular = one cell
13
Q
MULTI-
A
multiple, many
ex: multicellular
14
Q
CHLORO-
A
green
15
Q
HYDRO-
A
water
16
Q
-PHOBIC
A
fears
17
Q
-PHILIC
A
“Fan”, likes
18
Q
HYPER-
A
more than regular amount
19
Q
HYPO-
A
less than regular amount
20
Q
ISO-
A
same amount on both sides
21
Q
ENDO-
A
into the cell
22
Q
EXO-
A
leaving the cell
23
Q
HETERO-
A
different (Ex. Aa)
24
Q
HOMO-
A
same (Ex. AA or aa)
25
CO-
both (Ex. Red flower + White flower = red and white flower)
26
AUTO-
Does it by itself
27
-TROPH
eater
28
SYM-
together
29
-SIS
process
30
PHOTO-
light
31
-SYN
to make
32
CHEMO-
chemicals
