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Basic Biology Vocab Root-Words Study Guide
basic biology suffixes/preifxes
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Biology
08/22/2010
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bio-
 Definition
life
Term
cyto-
 Definition
cells
Term
karyo-
 Definition
nucleas
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
photo-
 Definition
light
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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a,an-
 Definition
oppsite, not
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zoo/zoa-
 Definition
animals
Term
archaeo-
 Definition
primitive,old,anctient
Term
troph-
 Definition
feeding
Term
vor
 Definition
eating
Term
phag-
 Definition
feeding
Term
lysis-
 Definition
split/burst
Term
synthesis
 Definition
make,create
Term
eu-
 Definition
true
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, more than, over
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hypo-
 Definition
under, less than
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gluc-/glyc-
 Definition
sweet/sugar
Term
sacchar
 Definition
sugars
Term
chemo
 Definition
chemical
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mono/uni
 Definition
one
Term
di/bi
 Definition
2
Term
poly/multi
 Definition
many
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pro-
 Definition
1st,before
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geo-
 Definition
earth
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myco
 Definition
fungus
Term
endo
 Definition
inside
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside
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eco-
 Definition
environment
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hemo-
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
cardio-
 Definition
heart
Term
neuro-
 Definition
brain
Term
ped-
 Definition

foot

child
Term
pod-
 Definition
foot
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head/brain
Term
sperm/spor
 Definition
seed
Term
oo-/ovi-
 Definition
egg
Term
itis-
 Definition
inflammation of
Term
-osis
 Definition
diseased
Term
path-
 Definition
death, disease, suffering
Term
phyll-
 Definition
leaf
Term
chrom
 Definition
color
Term
 Definition