ap bio scientific root words, prefixes, and suffixes - week 6

sacchar-

sugar

sapr-

rotten

sarc-

flesh

saur-

lizard

schis-; schiz-

split; divide

sci-

know

scler-

hard

-scop-

look; device for seeing

-scribe; -script

write

semi-

half; partly

sept-

partition; seven

-septic

infection; putrefaction

sess-

sit

sex-

six

-sis

condition; state

sol-

sun

solv-

loosen; free

som-; somat-

body

somn-

sleep

son-

sound

spec-; spic-

look at

-sperm

seed

-spher-

ball; round

spir-; -spire

breathe

-spor-

seed

stat-; -stasis

standing ; placed; staying

stell-

stars

sten-

narrow

stern-

chest; breast

stom-; -stome

mouth

strat-

layer

stereo-

solid; 3-dimensional

strict-

drawn tight

styl-

pillar

sub-

under; below

super-; sur-

over; above; on top

sym-; syn-

together

tachy-

quick; swift

tarso-

ankle

tax-

arrange; put in order

tele-

far off; distant

telo-

end

terr-

earth; land

tetr-

four

thall-

young shoot

-the-; -thes-

put

-thel-

cover a surface

-therm-

heat

-tom-

cut; slice

toxico-

poison

top-

place

trache-

windpipe

trans-

across

tri-

three

trich-

hair

-trop-

turn; change

-troph-

nourishment; one who feeds

turb-

whirl

-ul-; -ule

diminutive; small

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one

ur-

urine

-ura

tail

vas-

vessel

vect-

carry

ven-; vent-

come

ventr-

belly; underside

-verge

turn; slant

vig-

strong

vit-; viv-

life

volv-

roll; wander

-vor-

devour; eat

xanth-

yellow

xero-

dry

xyl-

wood

zo-; -zoa

animal

zyg-

joined together

zym-

yeast