Prefix Quiz - Bio 4U

a- (G prefix)

not, without (Example: abiotic)

ad- (L prefix)

to, toward (Example: adapt)

aero- (G prefix)

air (Example: aerobic)

agr/o- (G root)

field (Example: agriculture)

allo- (G prefix)

other, different (Example: allosteric)

amphi- (G prefix)

on both sides (Example: amphibian)

ana- (G prefix)

again, up (Example: anabolic)

ante- (L prefix)

in front of (Example: anterior)

anti- (G prefix)

against (Example: antiporter)

archae- (G prefix)

ancient (Example: archaeon)

arthro- (G root)

jointed (Example: arthropod)

auto- (G prefix)

self (Example: autotroph)

bi- (L prefix)

$2$; two (Example: bilateral)

bio- (G root)

life (Example: biological)

blast- (G root)

embryo, germ, or bud (Example: blastula)

carcin- (G root)

cancer (Example: carcinogen)

cata- (G prefix)

down, under (Example: catabolic)

cereb- (L root)

brain (Example: cerebrum)

chloro- (G prefix)

green (Example: chlorophyll)

chroma- (G root)

pigmented (Example: chromosome)

-cide (L suffix)

kill (Example: pesticide)

circ- (L prefix)

around (Example: circulation)

co- (L prefix)

with (Example: cotransport)

con- (L prefix)

together (Example: convergent)

-cycle (G suffix)

circle (Example: Krebs cycle)

cyto-/-cyte (G root/suffix)

cell (Example: cytoplasm)

derm-/-derm (G root/suffix)

skin (Example: dermal)

di- (G prefix)

$2$; two (Example: dichotomous)

dia- (G prefix)

apart (Example: dialysis)

dorm- (L root)

sleep (Example: dormancy)

ecto- (G prefix)

outer, outside (Example: ectoderm)

-ectomy (G suffix)

surgical operation or removal (Example: appendectomy)

em- (G prefix)

inside (Example: embryo)

endo- (G prefix)

within (Example: endosymbiont)

epi- (G prefix)

upon (Example: epidermis)

erythro- (G prefix)

red (Example: erythrocyte)

eu- (G prefix)

true (Example: eukaryote)

exo- (G prefix)

outside (Example: exoskeleton)

-fer (L suffix)

carry (Example: conifer)

gastro- (G prefix)

stomach (Example: gastric juice)

-genesis (G suffix)

to originate (Example: oogenesis)

gen-/-gen (G root/suffix)

kind (Example: genotype)

gravi- (L root)

heavy (Example: gravitropism)

hapl/o- (G root)

single ($1$) (Example: haploid)

hemi- (G prefix)

half ($\frac{1}{2}$) (Example: hemisphere)

hem/o- (G root)

blood (Example: hemoglobin)

heter/o- (G prefix)

different (Example: heterotrophic)

hist- (G root)

tissue (Example: histones)

homo-/homeo- (G prefix)

same (Example: homeostasis)

hydr/o- (G root)

water (Example: hydrolysis)

hyper- (G prefix)

above (Example: hypertonic)

hypo- (G prefix)

below (Example: hypotonic)

inter- (L prefix)

between (Example: interphase)

intra- (L prefix)

within (Example: intracellular)

iso- (G prefix)

equal (Example: isotonic)

-ist (G suffix)

one who specializes in something (Example: biologist)

leuc/o- (G root)

white (Example: leukocyte)

-logy (G suffix)

study of (Example: biology)

lymph/o- (L root)

water (Example: lymphocyte)

-lysis (G suffix)

break up (Example: glycolysis)

macr/o- (G root)

large (Example: macromolecule)

mega- (G prefix)

large (Example: megaspore)

meso- (L prefix)

in the middle (Example: mesophyll)

meta- (G prefix)

after (Example: metaphase)

micr/o- (G root)

small (Example: microvilli)

mono- (G prefix)

one ($1$), single (Example: monosaturated)

morph/o-/-morph (G root/suffix)

form (Example: morphology)

multi- (L prefix)

many (Example: multicellular)

nephr- (G root)

kidney (Example: nephrons)

neur- (G root)

nerve (Example: neurons)

-nomy (G suffix)

system of laws (Example: taxonomy)

-oma (G suffix)

tumour or swelling (Example: melanoma)

oo- (G root)

egg (Example: oogonium)

orth- (G root)

straight, normal, correct (Example: orthodontist)

pal(a)e/o- (G root)

ancient (Example: paleontology)

para- (G prefix)

beside (Example: parasitic)

path- (G root)

disease (Example: pathogens)

peri- (G prefix)

around, about (Example: peristalsis)

phago-/-phage (G root/suffix)

eating (Example: phagocytosis)

phot/o- (G root)

light (Example: photosynthesis)

pino- (G root)

drinking (Example: pinocytosis)

pneum- (G root)

lung (Example: pneumonia)

pod-/-pod (G root/suffix)

foot (Example: pseudopod)

poly- (G prefix)

many (Example: polysaccharide)

post- (L prefix)

after (Example: posterior)

pre- (L prefix)

before, in front of (Example: precursor mRNA)

pro- (G/L prefix)

before (Example: prokaryote)

prot/o- (G root)

first (Example: proton)

re- (L prefix)

back, again (Example: reproduce)

-scope (G suffix)

to look (Example: microscope)

semi- (L prefix)

one-half ($\frac{1}{2}$), partially (Example: semipermeable)

-some (G suffix)

body (Example: chromosome)

stom-/-stome (G root/suffix)

mouth, opening (Example: stomata)

sub- (L prefix)

beneath, under (Example: substrate)

super-, supra- (L prefix)

above (Example: supramolecular)

sym/syn- (G prefix)

together (Example: symbiotic)

therm-/-therm (G root/suffix)

heat (Example: endotherm)

-tomy (G suffix)

act of cutting (Example: tonsillectomy)

trans- (L prefix)

across (Example: transpiration)

-trophic (G suffix)

nourishment (Example: heterotrophic)