Biology lab midterm

A (an)

without

-aceae

Family

Aer-

air

An- 

Without 

Ana 

Up 

ante

before

Anti

Against

Arche

Old (female)

-ase

an enzyme

Auto

self

Bi 

two 

Bio-

life

blast

to form

Brady

slow

Cardi

heart

Cata-

down

cephal

head

Chrom (chromo)

Color

-cide

Causing death

clast

break down

Co (com)(con)

with

Cyt- (-cyte)(Cyto-)

cell

De-

Undoing (seperation)

Derm- 

skin 

Di-(Diplo)(Dipla)

two 

Endo

Within

Epi-

Upon

Ex-(Exo-)

Outside

Extra-

Outside

Fore

before (In front of) 

Gen- (-genesis)

To produce (to make)

Gluco(Glu)

Glucose [sugar]

Glyc

Sweet

Hemi

half

Hetero-

Different

Hemo 

blood 

Homeo-

The same

Homo-

same

Hydrate

With water added

Hydro (Hygro)(Hydra)

Water

Hyper 

Over, more 

Hypo

Below

Im- (or in-)

Not

Inter

Between

Intra- (intro)

Within

Iso

Equal

itis

Inflammation

karyo

Nucleus

-kinesis

to move apart

Lact

milk

Leuco

White

Lip- 

fat

-lys (lysis)(lytic)

to break up

Macro

Large

Mega

Big

Meso (Mes)

Middle

Meta

A change

Meter-

A measure

Micro 

Small 

Mono-

One

Multi

Many

Neo

New

Neuro

Nerve

-ol 

Alcohol 

-ology

The study of 

-ose

Sugar

-osis

A state of

Osteo

bone

Para-

beside

Patho- (Path)(Pathy)

Disease

Peri-

Around

Phag-

To eat

-phobia

A fear

-phyte (phyto) 

plant 

-plast

a container structure

-pod (-poda)

Feet

poly

Many

Post

After

Pre

Before

Pro(proto)

First (to promote)

Psuedo- 

False

-ptera

wing

Rubra (rubrum)

Red

Sacchar

Sugar

Salix

Willow

Scler 

Hard 

-scope(-scopic)

Bring close

Semi

Half

-som

Body

-sperm

seed

Strat- (Stratum-)

Layer

-strat

Spread out

Stom(stome)

An opening

Sub-

Under

Tele(Telo)

Distant (far)

Tri-

Three

-troph 

To feed 

-trophism

Movement

Un

Not(removed)

Uni

One