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Bio II Root words 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kilo | thousand |
| lect | a gathering |
| logy | the study of |
| lys | destruction |
| macro | large |
| manu | hand |
| mega | million |
| micro | small, millionth (10^-6) |
| milli | thousandth (10^-3) |
| mit | a thread |
| mon | one, single |
| morph | form, shape |
| myco | fungus |
| myo | muscle |
| nano | billionth (10^-9) |
| neo | new |
| neuro | nerve |
| non | nine |
| oc, opt | eye |
| oct | eight |
| OL | whole, entire |
| omni | all |
| oo | beginning, egg |
| osis | disease, condition |
| ovum, ov | egg |
| para | beside, near |
| path | suffering, disease |
| pedi | beginning, child |
| pent | five |
| pes, pod | foot |
| phage | to eat |
| phase | appearance |
| photo | light |
| phyll | leaf |
| physio | function, nature |
| phyto | plant |
| pico | trillionth (10^-12) |
| post | after, behind |
| pro | before |
| quad | four |
| quint | five |
| re | back, again |
| ret | network |
| rhod | red |
| sapro | rotten, putrid |
| scope | see, look |
| sept | seven |
| sex | six |
| skleros | hard |
| soma | body |
| stereo | solid |
| sub, sup | below |
| syper | above, upper |
| sym | with |
| syn | together |
| tein | extend, stretch |
| tera | trillion (10^12) |
| tetra | four |
| thesis | arrangement |
| tic | belonging to |
| tomy | cut |
| tox | poison |
| tri | three |
| troph | nourish, food |
| tub | tube, pipe |
| uni | one |
| vac | empty |
| villi | hairy |
| vor | eat |
| xero | dry |
| zoo | animal |