Biology Scientific Roots page 1-2

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a-, an-

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not, without, lacking, deficient

Question 2

ab-

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away from, out from

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-able

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capable of

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ac-

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to, towards

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-aceous

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of or pertaining to

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acou-, acous-

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hear

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ad-

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to, towards

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aden-

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gland

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adip-

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fat

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aero-

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air

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agri-

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ground, soil

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-al

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having character of

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alb-

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white

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alg-, algia-

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pain

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alto-

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high

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ambi-

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both

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ameb-

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change, alternation

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amni-

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fetal membrane

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amphi-, ampho-

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both

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amyl-

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starch

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ana-

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back, up, again

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andro-

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masculine

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anemo-

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wind

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ang-

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choke, feel pain

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angi-

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blood vessel

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ante-

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before, ahead of time

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anter-

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front

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antho-

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flower

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anti-

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against

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anthropo-

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man, human

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-ap, -aph

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touch

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apo-, ap-

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away from

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aqu-

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water

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archaeo-

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primitive, ancient

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-ary, -arium

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place for something

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arteri-

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artery

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arthr-

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joint, articulation

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-ase

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forms name of enzyme

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aster, astr-

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star

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-ate

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verb form… the act of…

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ather-

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fat deposit

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-ation

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noun form… the act of…

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atmo-

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vapor

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audi-

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hear

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aur-

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ear

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auto-

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self

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bacter-, bactr-

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bacterium, stick, club

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barb-

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beard

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baro-

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weight

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bath-

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depth, height

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bene-

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well, good

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bi-

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two of

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bio-

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living

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-blast

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sprout, germ, bud

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brachi-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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branchi-

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fin

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brev-

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short

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bronch-

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windpipe

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cac-

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bad

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calor-

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heat

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capill-

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hair

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capit-

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head

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carcin-

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cancer

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cardi-

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heart

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carn-

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meat, flesh

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carp-

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fruit

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carpal-

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wrist

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cata-

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breakdown, downwards

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caud-

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tail

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-cell-

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chamber, small room

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cen-, -cene

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now, recent

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cente-

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pierce

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centi-

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hundredth

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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cerat-

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horn

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cerebr-

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brain

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cervic-

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neck

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chel-

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claw

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chem-

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dealing with chemicals

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chir-

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hand

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chlor-

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green

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chrom-

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chrome color

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chron-

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time

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-chym-

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juice

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-cid-, -cis-

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cut, kill, fall

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circa-, circum-

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around, about