Biology Vocabulary Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering key biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, evolution, and ecological terms.

calor

heat

ase

name of enzyme

gluc

sweet, sugar

mono

one

lys

split, break, dissolve

lyt

split, break, dissolve

adip

fat

lip

fat

macro

big, large

poly

many

-ose

sugar

sacchar-

sugar

de

not, away from

cata

breakdown, downward

hydr

water

di

two, double

syn

together

bi

two

ex

out of, away from

hyper

more, excessive

hypo

less, below

pino

drink

phago

to feed or eat

karyo

nucleus

eu

true

trans

through

per

through

cyte

cell

uni

one

phil

loving, fond of

multi

many

en

in, into, within

endo

in, into, within

retro

backward

homeo

same

im-

not

anti

against

cycl

circle

meta

between, middle

pro

forward, before

dipl

two, double

som

body

somat

body

stasis

placed, staying

telo

end

kine

move

onc

mass, tumor

zygo

yolk

non

not

ploid

chromosome

dis

apart, out

hetero

different

homo

same

oo

egg

ov

egg

hapl

one, simple

tetr

four

re

again

geo

earth

bio

life

con

with, together

co

with, together

ology

study of

mut

change

temp

time

aero

air

chlor

green

photo

light

phyll

leaf

tri

three (3)

an

not, without

auto

self

lact

milk

gymno

bare

bryo

moss

sperm

having seeds

meso

middle

thigmo

touch

trop

turn, react

phyte

plant

anter

front

dors

the back

ventr

belly

zo

animal

cephal

head

card

heart

erythro

red

leuko

white

hem

blood

gastr

stomach

pneumo

lungs, breathe

pulmo

lungs, breathe

oste

bone

myo

muscle

itis

inflammation of

derm

skin

nephr

kidney

ren

kidney

epi

above

bronch

windpipe