AP Bio Vocab Quiz 2

cene

new, recent

centi

hundredth

centr

center

cephal, cephalo

head. Ex: cephalic, cephalothorax

cervic

neck

chem

referring to chemistry

chlor

green

chromo

color

chym

juice

cide

killer, killing. Ex: herbicide, insecticide, pesticide

circum, circa

around, about. Ex: circadian, circumference

cirru

hairlike curls

cle

small

clue, culus

added to nouns to form diminutive. Ex: corpuscle

cocc

seed, round. Ex: coccus

coel

hollow

coll

glue

con, co, col, com, cor, cum

with, together. Ex: coenzyme, collapse, commensal, contract, correlate, cumulative

coni

cone

contra

against

corpus

body. Ex: corpus luteum, corpuscles

cosmo

world, order, form

cotyl

cup

counter

against

crypto

hidden. Ex: cryptic, cryptogram, cryptorchidism

cumul

heaped

cuti

skin

cyan

dark blue

cycle, cyci

ring, circle

cyst

bladder, pouch

cyte, cyto

cell, hollow. Ex: cytoplasm, leukocyte

dacty

finger. Ex: poly+C242dactyl

deca

ten

deci

tenth

deliquesc

become fluid

demi

half

dendr

tree

dent

tooth

derm, dermis

skin. Ex: dermal, Echinodermata, ectoderm

di

two, double. Ex: diatom, dihybrid, disaccharide

dia

across, through. Ex: diagonal, diameter, diaphragm

digit

finger, toe

din

terrible

dis

apart, out

dorm

sleep

dors

back

du, duo

two

ducere, duct

to lead. Ex: abduct, aqueduct, oviduct

dura

hard. Ex: durable, dura mater

dynam

power

dys

bad. Ex: dysentery, dysfunction, dystrophy

e, ec, ef, ex

out of, from. Ex: eccentric, efferent, emit, excise, excretion, exit

echin

spiny, prickly

eco

house

ecto

outside of, external. Ex: ectocarpus, ectoparasite, ectoplasm

electro

electric

ella, elle

small. Ex: organelle