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Biology P/S
Biology Prefix Suffix quiz stuff
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-/an- | without/not |
| ad- | to, towards |
| amphi- | both |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| carn- | meat, flesh |
| cephal- | head |
| chlor- | green |
| kerat- | horn |
| endo- | inside |
| exo- | outer |
| lact- | milk |
| gastro- | stomach |
| geo- | earth |
| hyper- | above, more |
| hypo- | below, less |
| hetero | different |
| homo-, homeo- | same, alike |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside |
| lyso-, -lysis | break apart |
| phyto-, -phyte | plant |
| poly- | many |
| mono- | one |
| myo- | muscle |
| malle- | hammer |
| pro-, proto- | first, before |
| somat-, soma-, -some | body |
| stoma-, -stome | mouth, opening |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| troph- | feed |
| -cid-, -cis- | kill, cut, fall |
| zoo-, so-, -zoan | animal |
| -derm | skin, layer |
| -hydrate | involving water |
| -phage | eater |
| -phyll | leaf |
| -ase | enzyme |
| chemo- | chemical |
| -phile, -philic | attracted to, likes |
| -phobe, -phobic | fear of, repulsion |
| -ploid | chromosome |
| karyo- | nucleus |
| boreal | northern |
| echin-, echino- | spiny, prickly |
| ab- | away from |
| acou-, acous- | hear |
| adip- | fat |
| ameb- | change, alteration |
| angi- | blood, vessel |