AP Bio Summer Terminology (copy)

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a (abiotic)

not, without

ab (abduct)

away, apart

able (solvable)

able, ability

ac/ad (activation/adhesion)

to, toward

aero (aerobic)

air

ambi/amphi (ambivert/amphibian)

both

an (anaerobic)

without

ana (anagram)

back, again

angi (angiosperm)

blood, vessel, duct

ante (antecedent)

before

anti (antibiotic)

against, opposite

arche (archetype)

ancient

artho (arthropod)

joint

ase (lipase)

enzyme

ate (carbohydrate) (verb)

the act of

ation (population) (noun)

the act of

auto (autosome)

self

bi (bilateral)

two

bio (biodiversity)

live, living

blast (blastocyst)

embryo

calor (calorie)

heat

capill (capillaries)

hair

carcin (carcinogen)

cancer

cardi (cardiovascular)

heart

carn (carnivore)

flesh

cata (catalyst)

breakdown, downward

cell (unicellular)

chamber, small room

centr (centriole)

center

ceph (cephalopod)

head

cerebr (cerebrum)

brain

chlor (chloroplast)

green

chondro (chondrocyte)

cartilage

chrom (chromatid)

color

cide (homicide)

kill

circ (circular)

around

co (covalent)

with, together

con (convergent)

with, together

cycle (bicycle)

circle

cyt (myocyt)

cell nucleus

de (deductive)

away from, down

derm (dermatitis)

skin

di (disaccharide)

two

di (diffusion)

through, across

di (diversity)

apart

dia (diameter)

through

diplo (diploid)

double

dis (disease)

apart, out

dorm (dormitory)

sleep

duct (inductive)

lead

eco (ecosystem)

house

ecto (ectoderm)

outer, outside

ectomy (tonsillectomy)

removal

elle (organelle)

small

en (environment)

made of

endo (endosperm)

inner, inside

epi (epidural)

upon, over

eu (eukaryote)

true, good

ex (extinction)

away from

fer (fertilization)

bear, carry, produce

gam (gamete)

marriage

gastro (gastroenteritis)

stomach

gen (antigen)

type

gene (genetics)

origin, birth

geo (geography)

land, earth

gram (grammar)

write, record

gymno (gymnosperm)

naked, bare

hapl (haploid)

simple

hemi (hemisphere)

half

hemo (hemoglobin)

blood

hetero (heterozygous)

different

hist (histology)

tissure

homo/homeo (homologous)

same, alike

hydro (hydrosphere)

water

hyper (hypertonic)

above, beyond, over

hypo (hypotonic)

below, under, less

ic (medic)

of, pertaining to

im (immigration)

to, toward, into

in (invertebrate)

not, non

inter (interdependent)

within, inside

intra (intramural)

within

iso (isotonic)

equal

ist (scientist)

one who deals with

itis (encephalitis)

inflammation

kary (karyotype)

cell nucleus

lys (glycolysis)

dissolve, break, "slice"

macr (macromolecule)

large

mal (malevolent)

bad

med (medulla oblongata)

middle

mega (megawatt)

large

meso (mesoderm)

middle

meta (metamorphosis)

change

mono (monosaccharide)

one, single

mut (mutation)

change

nema (nematode)

thread

neo (neonatal)

new

nephr (nephrology)

kidney

neur (neuron)

nerve

nom/nomy (taxonomy)

ordered knowledge, law

non (nonrenewable)

not

nuc (nucleus)

center