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Bio Ety #1-50
Biology Etymology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not, lacking |
| ab- | from, away, apart |
| acro- | extremity, height |
| ad- | toward, upon |
| aero- | air |
| allo- | other, "another" |
| amb- | both |
| ameba- | change |
| amphi | two, both, both sides |
| amylo- | starch |
| an- | without, not, lacking |
| ana- | up |
| -andr(y) | male |
| -angi(o)(um) | vessel, container |
| annus- | year |
| antha- | flower |
| anti- | against, opposite of |
| anthrop(o)- | human |
| aqua- | water |
| arch(ae)(e)- | primitive |
| arthro- | joint, jointed |
| atmo- | air |
| auto- | self, same |
| bacterio- | bacteria |
| baro- | pressure |
| -be(bios) | life |
| bi- | twice, two |
| bio- | life |
| -bio(nt) | life |
| -blast | embryo, "formative cell" |
| blasto- | embryo |
| branchio- | gills |
| bryo- | moss |
| -calor(ie) | heat |
| capill- | hair |
| carbo- | coal |
| -cardi(o)(um) | heart |
| carni- | flesh |
| cata- | down |
| centi- | hundred |
| centro- | center |
| cephal(o)- | head |
| cerebr(um)- | brain |
| chemo- | chemical |
| chlor(o)- | greenish-yellow |
| -chondr(al) | cartilage |
| chondr(o)- | cartilage |
| chrom(o)- | color |
| -chrom(e) | color |
| chrono- | time |