Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes

1. Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes Mrs. McCarthy Friday, October 10, 2014

2. Prefixes • Anti Means - Against Example - Antibiotic

3. Prefixes 2. Arth Means - joint Example - Arthropod

4. Prefixes 3. Bi Means - two Example - biceps

5. Prefixes 4. Bio Means – life Example - biotechnology

6. Prefixes 5. Carn Means - meat Example - Carnivore

7. Prefixes 6. Ceph Means - head Example - Cephalopod

8. Prefixes 7. Choano Means - collar Example - choanocyte

9. Prefixes 8. Chondro Means - cartilage Example - chondrichthyes

10. Prefixes 9. Copro Means - feces Example - coprolite

11. Prefixes 10. Cteno Means - comb Example - Ctenophora

12. Prefixes 11. Echino Means – spiny Example – echinoderm

13. Prefixes 12. Ecto Means – outer Example - ectoderm

14. Prefixes 13. Endo Means – inner Example - endoderm

15. Prefixes 14. Ent Means – insect Example - entomology

16. Prefixes 15. Entero Means – intestine Example - enteron

17. Prefixes 16. Gastro Means – stomach Example – gastritis

18. Prefixes 17. Hemo Means – blood Example - hemoglobin

19. Prefixes 18. Herb Means – plant Example - herbivore

20. Prefixes 19. Hetero Means – other Example - heterosexual Mr. & Mrs. Forman July 2004

21. Prefixes 20. Homo or Homeo Means – same Example - homocercal

22. Prefixes 21. Hydro Means – water Example - hydrology

23. Prefixes 22. myo Means – muscle Example - myocyte

24. Prefixes 23. neph Means – kidney Example - nephritis

25. Prefixes 24. ortho Means – straight Example - orthodontist

26. Prefixes 25. osteo Means – bone Example - osteoporosis

27. Prefixes 26. Ovi Means – egg Example - ovary

28. Prefixes 27. Partheno Means – virgin Example - parthenogenesis

29. Prefixes 28. Placo Means – plate Example - polyplacophora

30. Prefixes 29. Pneumo Means – lung Example - pneumonia

31. Prefixes 30. Por Means – pore Example - porifera

32. Prefixes 31. Roti Means – wheel Example – rotifera

33. Prefixes 32. Scler Means – hard Example – sclera

34. Prefixes 33. stato Means – balanced, equal Example – stationarybike

35. Prefixes 34. viv Means – live Example – viviparous

36. Root Words 35. Dorso Means – back Example – dorsal fin

37. Root Words 36. Genesis Means – beginning, birth Example - abiogenesis

38. Root Words 37. Kary Means – Nucleus or cell Example - Karyotype

39. Root Words 38. morph Means – shape Example - metamorphosis

40. Root Words 39. Ped Means – foot Example - pedometer

41. Root Words 40. Phylo Means – classification Example - phylogenetic

42. Root Words 41. Troph Means – feeding Example - Autotroph

43. Root Words 42. Ventro Means – belly Example – ventral side

44. Suffixes 43. -cyst/cyte Means – cell Example - amebocyte

45. Suffixes 44. - ology Means – to study Example - zoology

46. Suffixes 45. -Phora/fera Means – bearing Example - porifera

47. Suffixes 46. - scope Means – tool used to see Example - microscope

48. Suffixes 47. - Zo/zoa Means – animal Example - protozoa

49. Homework There will be a quiz on these words. Practice!