AP Biology Word Parts

Vocabulary flashcards for the 49 highlighted prefixes, roots, and suffixes from the AP Biology word list.

agri-

Field, soil

aqu-

Water

auto-

Self

bio-

Life, living

bi-

Two, twice, double

carb-

Coal, carbon

carn-

Meat

chem-

Chemical

chlor-

Green

co-

With, together

-cycl

Ring, circle

de-

Down, out / From, down, out

deutero-

Second

di-

Two, double

ec-

Out of, outside

eco-

House

-eous

Nature of, like

-gen; -gine

Producer, farmer

-gene, -geny

Origin

geo-

Land, earth

glyco-

Sweet

herb-

Grass

hetero-

Different

hex-

Six

hydr-

Water

iso-

Equal, same

lip-

Fat

liqu-

Become fluid

loc-

Place

-logy

Study

-lysis, -lyte, -lyst, lyso-

Split

macro-

Large

meteor-

Lofty, high, in air

-mer

A part

mutu-

Reciprocal

noct-, nox-

Night

omni

All

-phyll

Leaf

partur-

Giving birth

photo-

Light

poly-

Many, several

sacchari-

Sugar

sapr-

Rotten

sci-

Know

-sis

Condition, state of

sym-, syn-

Together

trop-

Turning, changing

troph-

Food, nourishment

-yl

Substance or matter