Biology Language of Science

Terms and Prefixes

A or An

Without, not, non

Anareobic

Living without oxygen

Anhydrous

Not containing any water

Aero

Needing Oxygen

Aerobic

depending on free oxygen or air to live and function

Aerobe

A living things that needs oxygen to survive and make energy

Mono

One or Single

Monotheism

The religious belief in one God

Monologue

A long speech spoken by a single person

Chloro

green

Chlorophyll

The green pigment in plants

Chloroplast

The green part inside the cell that turns sunlight into food

lateral

Side

Trilateral

Involving 3 sides

Quadrilateral

Involving 4 sides

Anti

against

Antibiotic

A medicine used against bacteria to cure infections

Antiperspirant

A product designed to work against sweating

Meso

middle

Mesoderm

The middle layer in an animal embryo during early development

Mesosphere

The middle layer of Earth’s atmosphere

Eu

True

Eukaryote

A living thing with a “true nucleus” that holds its DNA

Eubacteria

The group considered the “true bacteria”