prefixes Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
without, not
A
a(n)
2
Q
a(n) ex.
A
abiotic, asexual
3
Q
male, man
A
andro-
4
Q
andro- ex.
A
androgen, androecium
5
Q
vessel
A
angio-
6
Q
angio- ex.
A
angiosperm, angioplasty
7
Q
two, twice
A
bi-/di
8
Q
bi-/di ex.
A
diploid, bicuspid
9
Q
life, living
A
bio
10
Q
bio ex.
A
biology, microbiology
11
Q
green
A
chloro-
12
Q
chloro-
A
chlorophyll, chloroplast
13
Q
together, joined, mutual
A
co-
14
Q
co-
A
coevolution, covalent
15
Q
cup, cavity
A
cotyl
16
Q
cotyl ex.
A
cotyledon, hypocotyl
17
Q
inside, within
A
endo-
18
Q
endo ex.
A
endosperm, endoderm
19
Q
on, on top of, above
A
epi-
20
Q
epi - ex.
A
epidemis, epididymitis
21
Q
true, good, well
A
eu-
22
Q
eu ex.
A
eukaryote, eugenics
23
Q
outside, external
A
exo -
24
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exo - ex.
A
exoskeleton, ectodem
25
naked, bare
gymno-
26
gymno- ex
gymnosperm, gymnanithous
27
female
gyno, gyneco, gyneous
28
gyneco ex.
gynecologist, gynecology
29
half
hemi-
30
hemi ex.
(cerebral) hemisphere, hemichordate
31
same, like
homo
32
homo examples
homogenous, homoitygous
33
under, beneth, below
hypo
34
hypo ex.
hypocotyl, hypogymous
35
practice, belief system
-ism
36
-ism ex.
darwinism, mutualism
37
nucleus
karyo,
38
karyo examples
prokaryote, eukaryote
39
study, discourse
-ology
40
-ology ex.
zoology, biology
41
large, long
macro
42
macro examples
macroevolution, macrophage
43
small, tiny
micro
44
micro ex.
microbiology, microevolution
45
one, singular, alone
mono
46
mono ex.
monohybrid, monoecious
47
ancient
paleo
48
paleo ex.
Paleozoic, paleontology
49
light
photo
50
photo ex.
photosynthesis, photogenic
51
before, in front of,
pro
52
pro ex.
prophase, protostome
53
false
pseudo-
54
pseudo- ex.
pseudopod, peusdocoeicm
55
wings, feathers
-plera-/plero-
56
-plera-/ptero- ex.
hemiplera, pterodactyl
57
seed, sperm
sperm
58
sperm ex.
angiosperm, endosperm
59
animals
zoo/zoic
60
zoo ex.
zoology, Paleozoic
