Biology Root Words Flashcards by Jane Baymar

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a- / an-

A

Absence of

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Amphi

A

Both

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Anti

A

Against

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Aqua

A

Water

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Archae

A

Ancient

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Auto

A

Self

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Bi

A

Two

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Bio

A

Life

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Chromo

A

Color

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-cide

A

To kill

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Circa-, circum

A

Around/about

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Cyte, cyto

A

Cell

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Derm-

A

Skin

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Di-

A

Two (with misc. others)

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Dys

A

Abnormal

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Eco

A

Habitat

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Ella

A

Small

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Endo

A

Inside

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Eu

A

True

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Ex-, Exo

A

Out of, From

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Herb

A

Plant

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Heteros

A

Different

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Homo

A

Human

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Homos

A

Alike

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Hydro

A

Water

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Hyper

A

Excessive, Above

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Hypo

A

Below, Less than

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Intra

A

Within

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Iso

A

Equal

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-itis

A

Disease

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Kilo

A

Thousand

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Logos, -logy

A

Study of

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Lys, -lysis

A

Break

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Meta

A

Change

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Micro

A

Small

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Mono

A

One

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Morph

A

Form

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Neuro

A

Nerve

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Omnis

A

All

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Oo, ovi, ovum

A

Egg

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Osmos

A

Push

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Paleo

A

Ancient

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Para

A

Beside

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Pathos

A

Suffering

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Pod, pedis

A

Foot

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Phage

A

To Eat

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Photo

A

Light

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Phoresis

A

Carrying

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Pilus

A

Hair

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Poly

A

Many

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Post

A

After

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Pseudo

A

False

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Re

A

Again

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Semi

A

Partially/Half

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Skleros

A

Hard/Rigid

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Solvere

A

Loosen

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Soma

A

Body

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Stasis

A

Position

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Stoma

A

Mouth

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Sub

A

Under

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Super

A

Above

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Supra

A

Above

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Syn

A

Together

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Terra

A

Earth

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Tetra

A

Four

Q

Therm

A

Heat

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Topos

A

Place

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Tox

A

Toxin

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Trans

A

Across

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Tri

A

Three

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Troph

A

Food

Q

Uni

A

One

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Vore

A

Eats

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Zo

A

Animal

Q

Zygous

A

Pair

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-ose

A

Simple Sugars

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-in

A

Protein

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-ine

A

Amino Acid

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-ol

A

Alcohol

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-ase

A

Enzyme

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-ate

A

Has Oxygen

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-oma

A

Cancer

Q

-one

A

Hormone

Q

-sis

A

Process