Biology Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards by Jacob Rowland

Q

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

TINY

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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

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multi -

A

Multiple, many

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chloro -

A

green

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phobic -

A

fears

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philic -

A

“Fans” , likes

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hyper -

A

More than regular amount

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Hypo -

A

Less than regular amount

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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

leaving the cell

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hetero-

A

Different (Ex. Aa)

Q

homo-

A

Same (Ex. AA or aa)

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co-

A

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