Roots 6 Flashcards
bio-
life
auto,aut
self(one’s own,oneself)same
lun.luna,lune
moon
aerobic
characterized by requiring air or oxygen for life :involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body
amphibious
possessing the ability to live both in water and on land
biodegradable
capable of being broken or stepping down through the action of live organsims
biopsy
the process of removing and viewing tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes
microbe
a small living organism ,especially a virus,bacterium,that causes disease
autogenous
possessing the ability to self- produce :produced from within
automotive
inclined to move by itself
autonomous
characterized being subject to one’s own laws self-govering;independent
autonomy
the state of making one’s own laws ;independence
autopsy
the process of viewing for oneself an examination of a body to find the cause of death
autotroph
an organism that produces its own food or nourishment
apolune
the point at which an object orbiting the moon is farthest away from the moon