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
Q
Hydro
A
Water
26
Q
Hyper
A
Excessive, Above
27
Q
Hypo
A
Below, Less than
28
Q
Intra
A
Within
29
Q
Iso
A
Equal
30
Q
-itis
A
Disease
31
Q
Kilo
A
Thousand
32
Q
Logos, -logy
A
Study of
33
Q
Lys, -lysis
A
Break
