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mr. charles prefixes for bology general list #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chloro- | green(example:chlorophyll) |
| chroma- | color(e.g.,chromatic) |
| inter- | between; among e.g.,intermural,intercellular, interspecific) |
| intra- | within(e.g.,intraspecific) |
| macro- | large,long(e.g.,macromolecule) |
| photo- | light(e.g.,photon,photosynthesis) |
| post- | afterwards,next(e.g.,post-secondary) |
| syn- | with,together(e.g.,synthesis) |
| taxo- | Arrangement,coordination,order(e.g.,taxonomy) |
| -osis | condition;state of |
| -lysis | Loosening;dissloution;separating e.g.,hydrolysis) |
| -ose | sugar,carbohydrate(e.g.,glucose) |
| -ous | full of,having(e.g.,fibrous,humorous) |
| soma- | body(e.g.,somatic) |
| -troph | feed, nourish(e.g.,autotroph) |
| -vore | to eat(e.g.,herbivore,omnivore) |
| post- | behind;after(e.g.,post-secondary) |
| -phyll | Leaf(e.g.,chlorophyll) |
| troph/o | food,nourishment(trophic level). |
| meso- | middle(mesoderm) |
| chromato-(chromo-) | color |
| zoo-(zoa) | animal(zoology) |
| cata- | down,against,back |
| zygo- | yolk,joined |
| mut- | change(mutation) |
| taxa- | arrangement(taxonomy) |