bio prefix/suffix 4

Question 1

intra

Answer 1

within

Question 2

intraspecies

Answer 2

arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species

Question 3

iso

Answer 3

same

Question 4

isotonic

Answer 4

a solution in which the solute and solvent/water are equally distributed

Question 5

itis

Answer 5

inflammation of

Question 6

appendicitis

Answer 6

inflammation of the appendix

Question 7

kin

Answer 7

motion

Question 8

cytokinesis

Answer 8

the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis

Question 9

lac

Answer 9

milk

Question 10

lactose

Answer 10

a sugar present in milk

Question 11

leuco, leuko

Answer 11

white

Question 12

leukocyte

Answer 12

a type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood and lymph tissue

Question 13

logy

Answer 13

study of

Question 14

biology

Answer 14

the study of living organisms

Question 15

lysis

Answer 15

dissolving

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cytolysis

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the dissolution or disruption of cells

Question 17

macro

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large

Question 18

macronucleus

Answer 18

the larger type of nucleus in ciliates

Question 19

mal

Answer 19

bad

Question 20

malnutrition

Answer 20

lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat

Question 21

mega

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very large

Question 22

megaspore

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the larger of the two kinds of spores produced by some ferns

Question 23

meso

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middle

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mesophyll

Answer 24

the internal ground tissue located between the two epidermal cell layers of the leaf

Question 25

meta

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beyond or after

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metamorphosis

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the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages

Question 27

micro

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small

Question 28

microbe

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a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation

Question 29

mono

Answer 29

one

Question 30

monoculture

Answer 30

the cultivation of a single crop in a given area

Question 31

morpho

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shape, form

Question 32

morphology

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the study of the forms of things

Question 33

myo

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muscle

Question 34

myofibril

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a basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell

Question 35

nema

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thread

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nematocyst

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a specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey

Question 37

nephr

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kidney

Question 38

nephirtis

Answer 38

inflammation of the kidney

Question 39

neuro

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nerve

Question 40

neurology

Answer 40

the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system