Greek and Latin Root Words for AP Biology

for 1st week quiz

a, an, anti-

not, without or opposite

-ase

enzyme

auto-

self

bi-, di-

two

centi-

hundred

chloro-

green

chromo-

color

cyto-

cell

deca-

ten

deci-

tenth

distal-

far

ecto-

outside

endo-

inside

epi-

above

eu-

modern, true

exo-

out

gluco-, glyco-

sugar

hetero-

other

homo-

same

hybrid-

mix

hydro-

water

hyper-

high

hypo-

low

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

same

karyo-

kernel

kilo-

thousand

kinesis-

move

lact-

milk

lys-

to split

mega-

large

micro-

small

milli-

thousandth

mono-

one

morph-

body/form

myo-

muscle

-ose

sugar

osteo-

bone

pep-

protein

phago-

eat, engulf

philic

loving

phobic

fearing

-ploid

set of chromosomes

poly-

many

pro-

early

proximal-

close

pseudo-

false

tetra-

four

-some

body

telo-

end

therm

heat

troph

feeding

uni-

one