biology prefixes/suffixes Flashcards by Aidan Boreing | Brainscape

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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

Multiple/Many

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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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-ase

A

ending for enzymes
ex.lipase,maltase,lactace

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uni

A

one
ex. unicellular=one cell

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multi-

A

more than one
ex. multicellular=many cells

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chloro-

A

green

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hydro-

A

water

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phobic-

A

fear,dosent like

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philic-

A

likes, fan

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hyper-

A

more than normal amount

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hypo-

A

less than normal amount

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iso-

A

same amount

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endo-

A

into

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exo-

A

out

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cyto-

A

cell

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hetero-

A

different, ex heterozygous Aa

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homo-

A

same, Ex homozygous AA or aa

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co-

A

Both ,ex codominant Red flower +white flower= Red + white flower

Q

Auto-

A

Does it by itself Ex automatic, autotroph

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sym-

A

together

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sis-

A

process
Ex symbiosis, photosynthesis

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photo-

A

light
ex photosynthesis, photograph

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troph-

A

Eater
ex autotroph, heterotroph

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chemo-

A

chemicals
ex chemosynthesis