AP Biology Words Parts

a

not, without; abiotic

ab

away, apart; abduct

able

able, ability; solvable

ac/ad

to, toward; activation, adhesion

aero

air, aerobic

ambi/amphi

both; ambivert, amphibian

an

without; anaerobic

ana

back, again; anagram

angi

blood, vessel, duct; angiosperm

ante

before; antecedent

anti

against, opposite; antibiotic

arche

ancient, archetype

arthro

joint, arthropod

ase

enzyme, lipase

ate (verb)

the act of; carbohydrate

ation (noun)

the act of; population

auto

self; autosome

bi

two; bilateral

bio

life, living’ biodiversity

blast

embryo; blastocyst

calor

heat; calorie

capill

hair; capillaries

carcin

cancer; carcinogen

cardi

heart; cardiovascular

carn

flesh; carnivore

cata

breakdown, downward; catalyst

cell

chamber, small room; unicellular

cent

center; centriole

ceph

head; cephalopod

cerebr

brain; cerebrum

chlor

green; chloroplast

chondro

cartilage; chondrocyte

chrom

color chromatid

cide

kill; homicide

circ

around; circular

co

with, together; covalent

con

with, together; convergent

cycle

circle; bicycle

cyt

cell nucleus; myocyte

de

away from, down; deductive

derm

skin; dermatitis

di

two, disaccharide

di

through, across; diffusion

di

apart; diversity

dia

through; diameter

diplo

double; diploid

dis

apart, out; disease

dorm

sleep; dormitory

duct

lead; inductive

eco

house; ecosystem

ecto

outside, outer; ectoderm

ectomy

removal; tonsillectomy

elle

small; organelle

en

made of; environment

endo

inner, inside; endosperm

epi

upon, over; epidural

eu

true, good; eukaryote

ex

away from; extinction

fer

bear, carry, produce; fertilization

gam

marriage; gamete

gastro

stomach, gastroenteritis

gen

type; antigen

gene

origin, birth; genetics

geo

land, earth; geography

gram

write, record; grammar

gymno

naked, bare; gymnosperm

hapl

simple; haploid

hemi

half; hemisphere

hemo

blood; hemogoblin

hetero

different; heterozygous

hist

tissue; histology

homo/hemeo

same, alike; homologous

hydro

water; hydrosphere

hyper

above, beyond, over; hypertonic

hypo

below, under, less; hypotonic

ic

of, pertaining to; medic

im

to, toward, into; immigration

in

not, non; invertebrate

inter

within, inside; interdependent

intra

within; intramural

iso

equal; isotonic

ist

one who deals with; scientist

itis

inflammation; encephalitis

kary

cell nucleus; karyotype

lys

dissolve, break, slice; glycolysis

macr

large; macromolecule

mal

bad; malevolent

med

middle; medulla oblongata

mega

large; megawatt

meso

middle; mesoderm

meta

change; metamorphosis

mono

one, single; monosaccharide

mut

change; mutation

nema

thread; nematode

neo

new; neonatal

nephr

kidney; nephrology

neur

nerve; neuron

nom/nomy

ordered knowledge, law; taxonomy

non

not; nonrenewable

nuc

center; nucleus