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Biology, Wilson
Suffix and Prefix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-/an-/anti-/non- | not |
| -ase | enzyme |
| auto- | self |
| bi-/di- | two |
| bio- | life |
| chloro- | green |
| -cide | killer |
| chem- | chemical/chemistry |
| co- | with(together) |
| cyto- | cell |
| eco- | environment |
| embryo- | early deployment |
| eu- | true/good |
| ex-/exo- | outer/ outside |
| hemo- | blood |
| herbi- | plant |
| hetero- | different |
| homo-/homeo- | the same |
| herbi- | between/among |
| kary-/karyo- | nucleus of cells |
| -logy/-ology | study of |
| micro- | small |
| mono-/uni- | one |
| morph- | change in form/structure |
| multi- | more than one |
| -ose | sugar |
| -osis | action/process |
| patho- | disease |
| photo- | light |
| poly- | many |
| pro- | before |
| re- | again |
| semi- | partly/halfway |
| -stasis | state of being |
| syn-/sym- | together |
| -troph/-trophic | nourishment |
| -vore | to eat |
| zyg-/zygo- | pair union |