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prefixes
biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A-/an-/anti-/non- | not/opposite |
| -Ase | enzyme |
| Auto- | self |
| Bi-/di- | two |
| Bio- | life |
| Chloro- | green |
| -Cide | killer |
| Chemo- | chemical/chemistry |
| Co- | with(together) |
| Cyto- | cell |
| Eco- | environment |
| Embryo- | early development |
| Eu- | true/good/lots |
| Ex-/Exo- | outer/outside |
| Hemo- | blood |
| Herbi- | plant |
| Hetero- | different |
| Homo-/Homeo- | the same |
| Inter- | between/among |
| Kary-/Karyo- | kernel/nucleus of the cell |
| -Logy/-Ology | study of |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono-/Uni- | one |
| Morph | change in form/structure |
| Multi- | more than one |
| -Ose | sugar |
| -Osis | action/a process |
| Patho- | disease |
| Photo- | light |
| Poly- | many |
| Pro- | before |
| Re- | again |
| Semi- | partially/half |
| Syn-/Sym- | together |
| Trophe/Trophic- | nourishment/feeding |
| -Vore | to eat |
| Zo-/Zoa | animal |
| Zyg-/Zyzo | pair(union) |