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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words often used in Biology

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words often used in Biology. not/without. abiotic or anaerobic. a- or an-. two. dioxide. di-. blood. hematology. hemato-. air/oxygen. aerobic. aero-. both, double. amphibian. amphi-. human. anthropology. anthropo-. against/opposite of. antibody.

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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words often used in Biology

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  1. Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words often used in Biology

  2. not/without abiotic or anaerobic a- or an-

  3. two dioxide di-

  4. blood hematology hemato-

  5. air/oxygen aerobic aero-

  6. both, double amphibian amphi-

  7. human anthropology anthropo-

  8. against/opposite of antibody anti-

  9. ancient/primitive archaebacteria archae-

  10. self/by itself autotroph auto-

  11. plants herbicide herb-

  12. life biology bio-

  13. across/through transpiration trans-

  14. light photosynthesis photo-

  15. water hydrolysis hydro-

  16. change of position metaphase meta-

  17. having two bilateral bi-

  18. head cephalopod cephalo-

  19. brain cerebrum cerebro

  20. different heterozygous hetero-

  21. same homozygous homo-

  22. green chlorophyll chloro-

  23. middle Mesozoic meso-

  24. come together/ combine condensation con-

  25. cell cytoplasm cyto-

  26. away/remove dehydrate de-

  27. through/across diameter dia-

  28. outside ectotherm ecto-

  29. water aquatic aqua-

  30. joint arthropod arthro-

  31. color chromatogram chromo-

  32. killer, kill, killing pesticide -cide

  33. many multilocus multi-

  34. beginning, origin abiogenesis genesis

  35. first protocell proto-

  36. to make protein synthesis synthesis

  37. lesser, below subdermal sub-

  38. part of the body chromosome -some

  39. fondness thermophilic -philia

  40. fear arachnophobia -phobia

  41. number of sets of chromosomes diploid -ploid

  42. skin/layer/ covering epidermis -derm

  43. heat thermometer -therm

  44. over/excessive hyperactive hyper-

  45. below/less than normal hypoglycemia hypo-

  46. not/a lack of nondisjunction non-

  47. nerve neuron neuro-

  48. food heterotroph -troph

  49. taking over bacteriophage -phage

  50. large macromolecule macro-

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