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Dewey BIO pre-suf

Dewey Bio9 Word Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes

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a- not, without ; assymetrical, not symmetrical
ab- away, apart; abduct, move away from the middle
able- able; viable, able to live
ad- to, toward; adduct, move toward the middle
amphi- both; amphiabian, lives both on land and in the water
ante- before; anterior, front of the organism
anti- against; antibiotic, capable of killing some organism
arche- ancient; Archaeopteryx, ealiest known fossil bird
athro- joint; arthropod, jointed-limbed organism
auto- self, same, automatic; autotroph, self-feeding
bi- two; bivalve, mollusk with two shells
bio- life; biology, the study of life
blast- embryo; blastula, hollow ball stage of an embryo
carcin- cancer; carcenogenic, cancer causing
cereb- brain; cerebrum, part of the vertebrate brain
chloro- green; chlorophyll, green pigment in plants
chromo color; chromatin, the part of the nucleus that becomes stained with dyes
chondro- cartilage; Chondrichtyes, cartilaginous fish
circ- around; circulatory, system for moving fluids in the body
-cide kill; insectide, substance that kills insects
co-, con- with, together; conjoined twins, identical twins physically joined at birth
-cycle circle; pericycle, layer of plant cells
cyt- cell; cytololgy, the study of cells
de- remove; dehydration, removal of water
derm- skin; dermatology, the study of the skin
di- two; diploid, full set of chromosomes in somatic cells
dia- through; dialysis, separation of molecules using a membrane
eco- dwelling, house; ecology, the study of living things and their environments
ecto- outer, outside; ectoderm, outer germ layer of developing embro
-ectomy removal ; appendectomy, removal of the appendix
endo- inner, inside; endoplasm, cytoplasm within the plasma membrane
epi- upon, over; epipyte, plant growing upon another plant
ex-, exo- outside of; exobiology, the search for life elsewhere int he universe
gastro- stomach; gastropod, type of mollusk
-gen type; pathogen, type of organism that causes disease
-gram write or record; climatogram, record of percipitation and temperature for an area
hemi- half; hemisphere, half of a sphere
hetero- different; heterozygous, different alleles inherited from parents
hist- tissue; histology, the study of tissues
homeo- the same;homeostasis, maintenance of the same condition in an organism
hydro- water; hydroponics, growing plants in water instead of soil
hyper- above, over; hypertention, blood pressure consistantly higher than normal
hypo- below, under; hypodermic, under or below the skin
-ic of or pertaining to ; gastric, pertaining to the stomach
inter- between, among; interbreed, breed within a family or strain
intra- within; intracellular, inside a cell
iso- equal; isogenic, having an identical set of genes
-ist someone who practices or deals with something; biologist, someone who studies life
-olgy study of; biology, the study of life
macro- large; macromolecile, large molecule such as DNA of protein
mal- bad ; malnourished, poorly nourished
mega- large; megaspore, larger of two types of spores made by some ferns and plants
meso- in the middle; mesophyll, the internal tissue of a plant leaf
meta- change; metamorphosis, change in form in insects
micro- small; microscope, too small to see with the unaided eye
mono- one, single; monoploid, on set of alleles
morph- form; morphology, the study of form of organisms
neo- new; neonatal, newborn
nephr kidney; nephron, functional unit of the kidney
neur nerve; neurotransmitter, chemical release by a neuron
00- egg; oogenesis, gamete formation in female diploid organisms
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