AP Biology Stem Quiz

a, an

without, not

ambi

on both sides

amphi

both, doubly

andro

male, masculine

ante

before, in front of

anti

against

aqua

water

archeo

orginal, ancient

arthro

joint

auto

self

bi

two, twice

bio

life, living

cephal, cephalo

head

chromo

color

cide

killer, killing

circum, circa

around, about

corpus

body

crypto

hidden

cyte, cyto

cell, hollow

derm, dermis

skin

di

two, double

dys

bad

e, ec, ef, ex

outside of, external

ecto

outside of, external

endon, endo

in, internal

epi

upon, above

erythros

red

exo

outer, external

gam, gamo

marriage, sexual

genesis, genic

origin, birth, producing

genos, gen, geny

race, kind

herba

grass, plants

heteros

different, other

homo

man

homos, homeos

alike, same

hydro, hudor

water

hyper

above, beyond

hypo

below, under

intra

within, inside

intro

into, within

itis

disease, inflammation

logos, logy

the study of

lys, lysis

dissolution, destruction

mikros, micro

small

monos

one, single

morphe

form, shape

neuro

nerve

oo

beginning, egg

ovum, ovi

egg

para

beside, near

pedi

beginning, child

pes, pedis, pod

foot

photo, phos, phot

light

post

after, behind

semi

half

skleros

hard

soma

body

sub, sup

below, under, smaller than

super

above, upper

supra

above, upon

tetra

four

tox, toxikon

poison

tri

three

trophe

to feed or eat

uni, unis

one

xeros

dry

zo, zoon

animal