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ch 7 bio word parts
mrs. sampson's class
| word part | definition | example |
|---|---|---|
| Lipo- Lip- | fat | phospholipid lipid bilayer |
| uni- | one | unicellular organisms |
| multi- | many | multicellular organisms |
| -kary-; -karyo- | nucleus | Eukaryote prokaryote |
| eu- | true | eukaryote |
| -plast | particle | chloroplast |
| pino- | to drink | pinocytosis |
| rete- | net | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| hypo- | below | hypotonic |
| iso- | same | isotonic |
| -lyso- | dissolving | lysosome |
| ex- exo- | outer | exocytosis |
| phago- | to eat | phagocytosis |
| endo- | inner | endoplasmic reticulum endocytosis |
| cyto- | cell | cytoplasm cytoskeleton endocytosis exocytosis phagocytosis pinocytosis |
| homeo- | same, similar | homeostasis |
| -phobe -phobia | fear | hydrophobia |
| chloro- | green | chloroplast chlorophyll |
| -some | body | chromosome lysosome ribosome |
| flagel | whip | flagella flagellum |
| chromo | color | chromosome |
| -stasis | stable, balance, stop | homeostasis |
| -chondri- -chondr- | cartilage | mitochondria mitochondrion |
| -plasm | to form or mold | cytoplasm plasm membrane endoplasmic reticulum |
| micro- | small | microfilament microtubule microscope micrograph microscopy microscopist |
| de- | remove | detoxification |
| -toxo -toxin | poison | detoxification |
| centro- centr- centri- | center | centrioles |
| pro- | first or early before or toward | prokaryote protist protozoan |
| -path- -patho- -pathy | disease | pathogen pathology pathologist |
| per- | through | permeable impermeable semipermeable |
| hydro- | water | hydrophilic hydrophobic |
| -phile -philia | love or attraction | hydrophilic |
| vacu- | vacant | vacuole |
| photo- | light | photosynthesis |
| hyper- | above | hypertonic |