Root Word Quiz 2

AP Bio

clade

Branch

calor

Heat

cline

A slope

carb

Coal, carbon

cnido

A nettle

cardi

Heart

co

With, together

carn

Meat

cocc

Seed

carp

Fruit

-coel

Hallow

carpal

Wrist

coel

Hollow

cata

Down

coeno

Common

caud

Tail

coit

A coming together

cell

Storeroom, chamber

coleo

A sheath

-cene

New, recent

coll

Glue

-centesis

A puncture

com

With, together

centi

Hundredth

con

With, together

centr

Center

coni

Cone

cephal

Head

contra

Against

ceric

Neck

cope

An oar

chem

Chemical

corp

Body

chlor

Green

cortex

Shell

choano

Funnel

cosmo

World, order, form

chondro

Cartilage

cotyl

Cup

chord

A string

counter

Against

chrom

Color

crani

The skull

chym

Juice

crypt

Hidden, covered

-cide

Killing

cumul

Heaped

cili

Hair

cuti

Skin

circ

Around, about

-cycl

Ring, circle

circa

A circle

cyst

Bladder, pouch

cirro

Hair like curls

cyt-, cyte-

Cell, receptacle

dacty

Finger

di

Two, double

de

Down, out

dia

Through, across

digit

Finer, toe

deca

Ten

-dilat

Expanded

deci

Tenth

din-, dino-

Terrible

-del

Visible

dis

Apart, out

deliquese

Become fluid

-diure

Urinate

demi

Half

dorm

Sleep

dendro

Tree

dors

Back

dent

Tooth

du-, duo-

Two

cala

Insert

dentri

Tree

-duct

Lead

derm

Skin

dyan

Dark blue

detrit

Wear off

dynam

Power

deutero

Second

dys

Ill, bad