Biology Root Words (all 72)

Inter-

between

Omni-

all

-Phyll

Leaf

Bi-

two, twice, double

-Scop-

Observation, look

Di-

two, double

-elle

small

-gam-

marriage

Homo-

alike, same

-karyo-

Nucleus

Pheno-

show

-Synthesis-

to make

a- or an-

not or non

Aero-

needing oxygen or air

Auto-

self

Carne-

flesh, meat

Eco-

house, environment

Intra-

within, inside

Macro-

large

Micro-

very small

Multi-

many

-Poly-

many

Pre-

first/before or favoring

-Saccharum

sugar

Tri-

three

-Troph-

feed, nutrients

-vore-

swallow, eat

Arthro-

joints

-Cardia-

heart

-Cyte (cyto)

cell

ecto- (exo)

outer, external

Epi-

above

Hemo-

blood

Hypo-

below, under

Iso-

equal

Leuko-

white

-Lys (lysis)

break down

Neur-

nerve

-Philia (philic)

Like

-Phobia (phobic)

dislike, fear

-Stat- (Stasis)

position, staying

Sub-

lesser, below

-Therm-

Heat

Uni-

one

-Zo- (zoa)

animal

-ase

enzyme

Bio-

life, living

-Chrom-

color

Co-

both

Endo-

internal

Eu-

true

-gene-

origin/birth/produce

Hetero-

different

-Logy

study of

Oo-

Egg

-Plasm-

form

Semi-

half, partial

-Soma-

body

-Sperma-

seed, sperm

Zyg-

Yolk/join together

Chloro-

green

Herba-

plants

Mono-

one, single

Photo-

light

Anti-

against, opposite

-Cide

killer, kill, killing

Derm-

skin

Hydro-

water

Hyper-

Above/beyond

-itis

disease, infection

onco-

mass, bulk, tumor

-Phage-

to eat