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Flashcards for learning new science terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A or An | not or non |
| aero | needing oxygen or air |
| agri (agro) | field, soil |
| amphi, ambi | both, doubly |
| anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archaeo | primative; ancient |
| arthro | joint |
| astro, aster | star, outer space |
| audi, audio | to hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| bio | life, living |
| cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chorlo | green |
| cide | kill |
| cyto | cell |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| eco | environment |
| ecto | outer, external |
| endo | internal |
| epi | above |
| gastro | stomach |
| genises | origin |
| geo | earth, soil, global |
| graph | record, writing |
| hemo | blood |
| herba | plants |
| hetero | different |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | alike |
| chromo | color |
| entom | insects |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ichthy | fish |
| intra | within |
| itis | desease |
| lateral | side |
| lys | break down |
| macro | large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measurment |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| morph | shape |
| multi | many |
| myc (o) | fungus |
| neur (o) | nerve |
| ology | the study of |
| ologist | a person who studies |
| onc | mass |
| ornith | bird |
| pale (o) | ancient |
| path | desease |
| philia | like |
| phobia | dislike |
| photo | light |
| plasm | form |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| proto | first |
| sub | below |
| synthesis | to make |
| tax (o) | arrangement |
| therm | heat |
| toxico | poison |
| tri | three |
| troph | eat |
| zoo | animal |
| Agronomist | studies soil and crops |
| biochemist | studies the chemical makeup and process happening in living things |
| biologist | studies living things and how they interact |
| botanist | studies plants |
| cytologist | studies cells for cancer and infection |
| ecologist | studies the relationship of organisms and their environment |
| entomologist | studies insects |
| epidemiologist | studies heath in large populations |
| geneticist | studies genes your DNA or genetic make up |
| geochemist | studies the chemical makeup and chemical changes in the earth |
| geographer | studies earths land features and inhabitants |
| geologist | studies the material history and life, especially in rocks |
| histologist | studies the human body tissue and cells under microscopes |
| hydrologist | studies water on the earth surface and underground |
| paleontologist | studies fossils from past periods of time on earth from living things |
| pathologist | studies deseases and changes in the body from these deseases |
| physicist | studies energy and matter and how they work together |
| seismologist | studies earthquakes |
| volcanologist | studies volcanos |
| zoologist | studies animals |
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