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mr. charles3
mr. charles prefixes relating to the cell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a(an-) | without(abiotic,an-aerobic) |
| anti- | against(antibody,antibiotic) |
| auto- | self(automatic,autotroph) |
| bi-/di | two(binary,bicyle,disect) |
| cyto- | cell(cytoplasm,cytology) |
| ecto- | outer,external(ectoderm) |
| endo- | inner,inside(endocytosis) |
| -elle | small(organelle) |
| exo- | outer,outside(exocytosis) |
| eu- | true,good,well(eubacteria,eukaryotic). |
| fission | cut,break apart |
| hetero- | different(heterosexual) |
| homo-(homeo-) | same(homozygous) |
| hyper- | higher,greater,above,excessive(hyperactive) |
| hypo- | lower,less,below(hypotonic) |
| iso- | same,equal(isosceles,isotonic) |
| karyo- | nucleus(eukaryote) |
| kinesis(kin/o) | movement,activity |
| lysis-(-lyso,-lyze) | loosen,breakdown,destruction(lysis). |
| mono- | one,single(monomer) |
| morph- | form,structure(morphology). |
| micro- | small(microbiology). |
| macro-(mega-) | large,big(megaphone). |
| membr- | relating to a skin or covering(membrane). |
| -plasm | substance,living substance(cytoplasm). |
| -phage | eats,devours(macrophage). |
| phag/o | eating,devouring(phagocytosis). |
| pin/o- | drinking(pinocytosis). |
| poly- | many(polymer). |
| pro- | before,earlier than,prior to,infront of(prokaryote). |
| -sis | process,state,condition(mitosis). |
| troph/o | food,nourishment(trophic). |
| -troph | feed,nourish(autotroph). |
| vacuole | from latin vacuus(empty as in vacuum) |
| -vore | to eat(omnivore) |
| pod-(ped) | foot(podiatrist) |
| pseudo- | false(pseudopodia) |
| -cyte | cell(monocyte) |
| bio- | life(biology) |
| hydro- | water,hydrogen |
| soma-(-some) | body(somatic,lysosome). |
| -tonic(-tonia) | tone(hyper-tonic) |
| -phobia | fear of(hydrophobia). |
| -philia | love of(hydrophilic) |
| vacu- | empty(vacuole) |
| chlor(o) | green(chlorophyll) |
| semi- | half(semipermeable) |
| extra- | outside,beyond(extra-cellular) |
| chromo-(chromato-) | color |
| tonic(tonia) | tone,strength(hypotonic) |
| equi- | equal(equilateral) |
| meso- | middle |
| ante- | before(antebellum,anterior) |
| -oid | resembling,like |
| -ase | enzyme(maltase,lactase) |
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