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biology prefixes/suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a an- anti- non- | not |
| -ase | enzyme |
| auto- | self |
| bi- di- | two |
| bio- | life |
| chloro- | green |
| cide- | killer |
| chem- | chemical/chemistry |
| co- | with/together |
| cyto- | cell |
| eco- | environment |
| embryo- | early development |
| eu- | true/good |
| ex- exo- | outer/outside |
| hemo- | blood |
| herbi- | plant |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- homeo- | same |
| inter- | between/among |
| kary- karyo- | nucleus of a cell |
| -logy -ology | study of |
| micro- | small |
| mono- uni- | one |
| morph- | change in form or structure |
| multi- | more than one |
| -ose | sugar |
| -osis | action/process |
| patho- | disease |
| photo- | light |
| poly- | many |
| pro- | before |
| re- | again |
| semi- | partially |
| syn- sym- | together |
| troph- trophic- | nourishment/feeding |
| -vore | to eat |
| zyg- zygo- | pair/union |