Biology Prefixes / Suffixes Flashcards by Ryan Noeth

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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

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SACCHARIDE-

A

Sugar

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OSE-

A

Ending For A Sugar
EX; Glucose, Lactose, ETC.

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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” / likes something

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hyper-

A

More than the regular amount

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hypo-

A

Less than the regular amount

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iso-

A

Same on both sides

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endo-

A

Into the cell

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exo-

A

Leaving the cell

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hetero-

A

Different (Ex. Aa)

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homo-

A

Same (Ex. AA or aa)

co-

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

auto-

Does by itself Ex. automatic, autotroph

troph-

eater

sym-

together

sis-

process

photo-

light

syn-

to make

chemo-

chemicals