Biology Scientific Roots page 5-6

Question 1

gyr-

Answer 1

ring, circle, spiral

Question 2

-hal-, -hale

Answer 2

breathe, breath

Question 3

halo-

Answer 3

salt

Question 4

hapl-

Answer 4

simple

Question 5

hecto-

Answer 5

hundred

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-helminth-

Answer 6

worm

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hem-

Answer 7

blood

Question 8

hemi-

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half

Question 9

hepar-, hepat-

Answer 9

liver

Question 10

herb-

Answer 10

grass, plants

Question 11

hetero-

Answer 11

different, other

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hex-

Answer 12

six

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hibern-

Answer 13

winter

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hidr-

Answer 14

sweat

Question 15

hipp-

Answer 15

horse

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hist-

Answer 16

tissue

Question 17

holo-

Answer 17

entire, whole

Question 18

homo- (Latin)

Answer 18

(Latin) man, human

Question 19

homo- (Greek)

Answer 19

(Greek) same, alike

Question 20

hort-

Answer 20

garden

Question 21

hydr-

Answer 21

water

Question 22

hygr-

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moist, wet

Question 23

hyper-

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above, beyond, over

Question 24

hyph-

Answer 24

weaving, web

Question 25

hypno-

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sleep

Question 26

hypo-

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below, under, less

Question 27

hyster-

Answer 27

womb, uterus

Question 28

-iac

Answer 28

person afflicted with disease

Question 29

-iasis

Answer 29

disease, abnormal condition

Question 30

-ic

Answer 30

(adjective former)

Question 31

ichthy-

Answer 31

fish

Question 32

ign-

Answer 32

fire

Question 33

in-, il-, im-, ir-

Answer 33

not OR to, toward, into

Question 34

in-

Answer 34

very, thoroughly

Question 35

-ine

Answer 35

of or pertaining to

Question 36

infra-

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below, beneath

Question 37

inter-

Answer 37

between

Question 38

intra-

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within, inside

Question 39

-ism

Answer 39

a state or condition

Question 40

iso-

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equal, same

Question 41

-ist

Answer 41

a person who deals with

Question 42

-itis

Answer 42

inflammation, disease

Question 43

-ium

Answer 43

refers to a part of the body

Question 44

-kary-

Answer 44

cell nucleus

Question 45

kel-

Answer 45

tumor, swelling

Question 46

kerat-

Answer 46

horn

Question 47

kilo-

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thousand

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kine-

Answer 48

move

Question 49

lachry-

Answer 49

tear

Question 50

lact-

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milk

Question 51

lat-

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side

Question 52

leio-

Answer 52

smooth

Question 53

-less

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without

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leuc-, leuk-

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white, bright, light

Question 55

lign-

Answer 55

wood

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lin-

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line

Question 57

lingu-

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tongue

Question 58

lip-

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fat

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lith-, -lite

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stone, petrifying

Question 60

loc-

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place

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-log-

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word, speech

Question 62

-logist

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one who studies

Question 63

-logy

Answer 63

study of…

Question 64

lumin-

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light

Question 65

-lys-, -lyt-, -lyst

Answer 65

decompose, split, dissolve

Question 66

macr-

Answer 66

large

Question 67

malac-

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soft

Question 68

malle-

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hammer

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mamm-

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breast

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marg-

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border, edge

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mast-

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breast

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med-

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middle

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meg-

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million, great

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mela-, melan-

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black, dark

Question 75

-mer

Answer 75

part

Question 76

mes-

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middle, half, intermediate

Question 77

met-, meta-

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between, along, after

Question 78

-meter, -metry

Answer 78

measurement

Question 79

micro-

Answer 79

small, millionth

Question 80

milli-

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thousandth

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mis-

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wrong, incorrect

Question 82

mito-

Answer 82

thread

Question 83

mole-

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mass

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mono-

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one, single

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mort-

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death

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-mot-

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move

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morph-

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shape, form

Question 88

multi-

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many

Question 89

mut-

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change

Question 90

my-

Answer 90

muscle

Question 91

myc-

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fungus