AP Biology Roots Final

a-; an-

no; lacking; none

ab-

away from; out from

ac-

to; toward

-aceus; -aceous

of or pertaining to

acou-

hearing

acr-; acro-

extreme; peak

ad-

to; toward

adeno-

gland

agri-

field, soil

-al

having character of

alb-

white

-algia

pain

alto-

high

ameb-

change; alternation

amphi-

on both sides of; both; double

ampho-; ambi-

both; around

an-

not; without

ana-

up

andro-

masculine; man

anemo-

wind

angio-

vessel

ante-

before; ahead of time

antero-

front

antho-

flower

anti-

against

anthrop-o-

man; human being

ap-

to; toward

aqu-

water

archaeo-

primitive; ancient

arthro-

joint

aster-; astr-

stars

-ate

used in forming verbs from nouns

-ation

used in forming nouns from verbs

atom-

vapor

audi-

hear

auto-

self

bactr-

stick; club

barb-

beard

baro-

weight

bath-

depth; height

bene-

well; good

bi-

two; twice; double (Latin)

bio-;bi-

life; living (Greek)

-blast

sprout; germ

brachi-

having arms

branchi-

having fins

brev-

short

bronch-

windpipe

calor-

heat

carb-

coal; carbon

cardi-

heart

carn-

meat

carp-

fruit

carpal-

wrist

caud-

tail

cell-

room; chamber

-cene

new; recent

centi-

hundredth

centr-

center

cephal-

head

cervic-

neck

chem-

referring to chemistry

chlor-

green

chrom-o-

color

chym-

juice

-cide

killing

circum-

around; about

cirr-o-

hairlike curls

co-

with; together

cocc-

seed

coel-

hollow

coll-

glue

com-

with; together

con-

with; together

coni-

cone

contra-

against

corp-

body

cosm-o-

world; universe

cost-

rib

cotyl-

cup

counter-

against

drypt-

hidden; covered

-cule; -culus

added to nouns to form diminutive

cumul-

heaped

cuti-

skin

cyan-

dark blue

-cycle; cyci-

ring; circle

cyst-

bladder; pouch

cyt-; -cyte

cell; receptacle

dactyl-

finger

deca-

ten

deci-

tenth

deliques-

to become fluid

demi-

half

dendr-

tree

dent-

tooth

derm-

skin

di-

two; double

dia-

through; across

digit-

finger; toe