AP Bio prefixes, suffixes and Stems Quiz 1

a,an

no;lacking;none

ab

away from; out from

ac

to; toward

aceus; aceous

of or pertaining to

acou

hearing

acr; acro

extreme; peak

ad

to, toward

adeno

gland

agri

field, soil

al

having character of

all; allo

other; variation

algia

pain

alto

high

ameb

change;alternation

amphibi

leading a double life

ampho; amb

both

an

not; without

ana

up

andro

male; masculine

anemo

wind

angio

vessel

ante

before; ahead of time

antero

front

antho

flower

anti

against

anthropo

man

ap

to'; toward

aqu

water

archaeo

primitive; ancient

arthro

joint

aster; astr

stars

ate

used in forming verbs from nouns

ation

used in forming nouns from verbs

atmo

vapor

audi

hear

auto

self

bactr

stick; club

barb

beard

baro

weight

bath

depth; height

bene

well; good

bi

two; twice; double

bio; bi

life; living

blast

sprout; germ

brachi

having arms

branchi

having fins

brev

short

bronch

windpipe

calor

heat

carb

coal; carbon

cardi

heart

carn

meat

carp

fruit

carpal

wrist

caud

tail

cell

storeroom; chamber

cene

new; recent

centi

hundredth

centr

center

cephal

head

cervic

neck

chem

referring to chemistry

chlor

green

chrom; chrome

color

chym

juice

cide

killing

circum

around; about

cirru

with; together

cocc

hollow

coll

glue

com

with; together

con

with together

coni

cone

contra

against

corp

body

cosmo

world; order; from

costo

ribs

cotyl

cup

counter

agaist

crypt

hidden; covered

cule; cyci

ring; circle

cyst

bladder; pouch

cyt; cyte

cell; receptacle

dacty

finger

deca

ten

deci

tenth

deliquesc

become fluid

demi

half

dendr

tree

dent

tooth

derm

skin

di

two; double

dia

through; across

digit

finger; toe

din

terrible

dis

apart; out

dorm

sleep

dors

back

du; duo

two

duct

lead