Quiz 3 Biology Roots

ecto-

outside of

-elle

small

-emia

blood

en-; endo-; ent-

in; into; within

-en

made of

encephal-

brain

enter-

intestine; gut

entom-

insects

-eous

nature of; like

epi-

upon; above; over

-err-

wander; go astray

erythro-

red

-escent

becoming

eso-

inward; within; inner

eu-

well; good; true; normal

eury-

widen

ex-

out of; away from

extra

beyond; outside

-fer-

bear; carry; produce

ferro-

iron

fibr-

fiber; thread

-fid; fiss-

split; divided into

-flect; -flex

bend

flor-

flower

flu-; fluct-; flux

flow

foli-

leaf

fract-

break

-gam-

marriage

gastr-

stomach

geo-

land; earth

-gen; -gine

producer; farmer

-gene-

origin; birth

-gest-

carry; produce; bear

-glen-

eyeball

-glob

ball; round

gloss-

tongue

gluc-; glyc-

sweet; sugar

glut-

buttock

gnath-

jaw

-gon

angle; corner

-grad

step

-gram; graph

record; writing

grav-

heavy

-gross-

thick

gymno-

naked; bare

gyn-

female

gyr-

ring; circle; spiral

-hal-; -hale

breathe; breath

halo-

salt

hapl-

simple

hecto-

hundred

-helminth-

worm

hem-

blood

hemi-

half

hepar-; hepat-

liver

herb-

grass; plants

hetero-

different; other

hex-

six

hibern-

winter