Latin and Greek roots used in biology Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
a, an
A
not
e.g.: anaerobic
2
Q
aero
A
air
e.g.: aerobic
3
Q
allo
A
other
e.g.: allopatric
4
Q
amphi
A
on both sides
e.g.: amphipathic
5
Q
anti
A
against
antibody
6
Q
auto
A
self
autotroph
7
Q
bi
A
two
bilateral symmetry
8
Q
bio
A
life, living
bioinformatics
9
Q
blast
A
bud, sprout
blastula
10
Q
co
A
with
cofactor
11
Q
cyto
A
cell
cytoplasm
12
Q
di
A
two
diploid
13
Q
ecto
A
outer
ectoparasite
14
Q
endo
A
inner, within
endoparasite
15
Q
epi
A
outer, upon
epidermis
16
Q
exo
A
outside
exothermic
17
Q
gylco
A
sugary
glycolysis
18
Q
hetero
A
different
heterozygous
19
Q
homo
A
alike
homozygous
20
Q
hydro
A
water
hydrolysis
21
Q
hyper
A
over, more than
hypertonic
22
Q
hypo
A
under, less than
hypotonic
23
Q
inter
A
between
interspecific
24
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intra
A
within
intraspecific
25
iso
same
| isotonic
26
logo, logy
study of
| morphology
27
lyse, lysis
loosen, burst
| glycolysis
28
macro
large
| macromolecule
29
meta
change, turning point
| metamorphisis
30
morph
form
| morphology
31
oligo
few
| oligopeptide
32
para
beside
| parathyroid gland
33
photo
light
| photosynthesis
34
poly
many
| polymer
35
soma
body
| somatic cells
36
sym, syn
together
| symbioticm, synapsis
37
trans
across
| translation
38
tri
three
| trisomy
39
zygo
yoked together
| zygote
