Biology Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
a- / an-
A
Absence of
2
Q
Amphi
A
Both
3
Q
Anti
A
Against
4
Q
Aqua
A
Water
5
Q
Archae
A
Ancient
6
Q
Auto
A
Self
7
Q
Bi
A
Two
8
Q
Bio
A
Life
9
Q
Chromo
A
Color
10
Q
-cide
A
To kill
11
Q
Circa-, circum
A
Around/about
12
Q
Cyte, cyto
A
Cell
13
Q
Derm-
A
Skin
14
Q
Di-
A
Two (with misc. others)
15
Q
Dys
A
Abnormal
16
Q
Eco
A
Habitat
17
Q
Ella
A
Small
18
Q
Endo
A
Inside
19
Q
Eu
A
True
20
Q
Ex-, Exo
A
Out of, From
21
Q
Herb
A
Plant
22
Q
Heteros
A
Different
23
Q
Homo
A
Human
24
Q
Homos
A
Alike
25
Hydro
Water
26
Hyper
Excessive, Above
27
Hypo
Below, Less than
28
Intra
Within
29
Iso
Equal
30
-itis
Disease
31
Kilo
Thousand
32
Logos, -logy
Study of
33
Lys, -lysis
Break
34
Meta
Change
35
Micro
Small
36
Mono
One
37
Morph
Form
38
Neuro
Nerve
39
Omnis
All
40
Oo, ovi, ovum
Egg
41
Osmos
Push
42
Paleo
Ancient
43
Para
Beside
44
Pathos
Suffering
45
Pod, pedis
Foot
46
Phage
To Eat
47
Photo
Light
48
Phoresis
Carrying
49
Pilus
Hair
50
Poly
Many
51
Post
After
52
Pseudo
False
53
Re
Again
54
Semi
Partially/Half
55
Skleros
Hard/Rigid
56
Solvere
Loosen
57
Soma
Body
58
Stasis
Position
59
Stoma
Mouth
60
Sub
Under
61
Super
Above
62
Supra
Above
63
Syn
Together
64
Terra
Earth
65
Tetra
Four
66
Therm
Heat
67
Topos
Place
68
Tox
Toxin
69
Trans
Across
70
Tri
Three
71
Troph
Food
72
Uni
One
73
Vore
Eats
74
Zo
Animal
75
Zygous
Pair
76
-ose
Simple Sugars
77
-in
Protein
78
-ine
Amino Acid
79
-ol
Alcohol
80
-ase
Enzyme
81
-ate
Has Oxygen
82
-oma
Cancer
83
-one
Hormone
84
-sis
Process
