AP BIO VOCAB ONE

a-,an-

no; lacking; none

ab

away from; out from

ac

to; toward

-aceus; -aceous

of or pertaining to

acou

hearing

acr-; acro-

extreme; peak

ad-

to; toward

adeno

gland

agri

field, soil

-al

having character of

alb-

white

-algia

pain

alto-

high

ameb-

change; alternation

amphibi-

leading a double life

ampho-; amb-

both

an-

not; without

ana-

up

andro-

masculine; man

anemo-

wind

angio-

vessel

ante-

before; ahead of time

antero-

front

antho-

flower

anti-

agaisnt

anthropo-

man

ap-

to; toward

aqu-

water

archaeo-

primitive; ancient

arthro-

joint

aster-; astr-

stars

-ate

used in forming verbs from nouns

-ation

used in forming nouns from verbs

atom-

vapor

coel-

hollow

coll-

glue

com-

with; together

con-

with; together

coni-

cone

contra-

agaisnt

corp-

body

cosmo-

world; order; form

world; order; form

rib

cotyl-

cup

counter-

agaisnt

crypt-

hidden; covered

-cule; -culus

added to nouns to form diminutive

cucmul-

heaped

cuti-

skin

cyan-

dark blue

-cycle; cyci-

ring; circle

cyst-

bladder; pouch

cyt-; cyte-

cell; receptacle

dactyl-

finger

deca-

ten

deci-

tenth

deliquesc-

become fluid

demi-

half

dendr-

tree

dent-

tooth

derm-

skin

di-

two; double

dia-

through; across

digit-

finger; tow

din-

terrible

dis-

apart; out

dorm-

sleep

dors-

back

du-; duo-

two

-duct

lead

dynam-

power

dys-

ill; bad

ec-

out of; outside

echin-

spiny; prickly

eco-

house

audi-

hear

auto-

self

bactr-

stick; club

barb-

beard

baro-

weight

bath-

depth; height

bene-

well; good

bi-

two; twice; double

bio-; bi-

life; living

-blast

sprout; germ

brachi-

having arms

branchi-

having fins

brev-

short

bronch-

windpipe

calor-

heat

carb-

coal; carbon

cardi-

heart

carn-

meat

carp-

fruit

carpal-

wrist

caud-

tail