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Common Prefixes and Suffixes

Common Prefixes and Suffixes. Science Skills and Reasoning. prefix/suffix meaning example. Amphi- both amphibian Anti- against, opposed to antitoxin Bio- life biology Cardi- heart cardiac

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Common Prefixes and Suffixes

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  1. Common Prefixes and Suffixes Science Skills and Reasoning

  2. prefix/suffix meaning example • Amphi- both amphibian • Anti- against, opposed to antitoxin • Bio- life biology • Cardi- heart cardiac • Centi- one hundredth centimeter • Circum- around circumference • Endo- within, inside endoskeleton • Epi- outside, over epidermis

  3. Prefix/suffix meaning example • Ex- former, out exhale • -graph write seismograph • Hetero- different heterogeneous • Homo- same homogeneous • Hydro- water hydroponic • Hyper- beyond, excessive hyperactive • Hypo- under, below hypodermic • Inter- among, between interspersed

  4. Prefix/suffix meaning example • Intra- within intracellular • -logy science of zoology • Macro- long or large macromolecule • -meter measure barometer • Micro- extremely small microbiology • Milli- thousandth millimeter • Multi- many multicellular • Non- not nonliving

  5. Prefix/suffix meaning example • Photo- light photosynthesis • Pseudo- false pseudopod • Therm- heat thermometer • Tri- three tripod • -trophic responding to stimuliphototrophic • Aqua- water aquarium • Bi- two bicycle • Cephalo- head cephalopod

  6. Prefix/suffix meaning example • Diplo- double or twice diplococcus • -ette very small pipette • -genesis reproduction, production oogenesis • Helio- sun heliograph • Hex- six hexagon • Magni- large or great magnify • -marine sea, water submarine • Mono- one monomer

  7. Prefix/suffix meaning example • -pod foot diplopod • Poly- many polymer • Semi- half semisolid • -sphere globe or earth hemisphere • Sub- under, beneath submerge • Super- beyond, excessive supercharged • Uni- one unicorn

  8. Bell Work 8.17.10 • Write the meaning of the following: • Diplo • Mono • Super • Pod • Poly • Pseudo • Cephlo

  9. Bell Work 8.16.10 Guess the meaning of the following: Write them in your notebook. • Tri • Magni • Aqua • Diplo • Marine • Poly • Semi • Uni

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