root words

Question 1

intra-

Answer 1

within, inside

intracellular, within a cell

Question 2

io-

Answer 2

violet

iodine, a chemical element that produces a violet vapor

Question 3

iso-

Answer 3

equal, same

iostonic, having the same osmotic pressure in comparison with another

Question 4

-itis

Answer 4

inflammation of

colitis, inflammation of the large intestine

Question 5

-karyo, -caryon

Answer 5

a seed, nut

eukaryote, a cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus

Question 6

kin-

Answer 6

movement

streptokinase, an enzyme that lyses or moves fibrin

Question 7

lactic-

Answer 7

milk

lactose, the sugar of milk

Question 8

Leuko -

Answer 8

whiteness

leukocyte, a white blood cell

Question 9

lip- lipo-

Answer 9

fat, lipid

lipase, an enzyme that breaks down fats

Question 10

-logy

Answer 10

the study of

pathology, the study of changes in structure and function brought on by disease

Question 11

lute-, luteo-

Answer 11

yellow

micrococcus lutes has yellow colonies

Question 12

-lysis

Answer 12

loosening

hydrolysis, chemical decomposition of a compound into into other compounds as a result of taking up water

Question 13

macro-

Answer 13

largeness

macromolecules, large molecules like lipids, proteins and carbohydrates

Question 14

meningo-

Answer 14

membrane

meningitis, inflammation of the membranes of the brain

Question 15

meso-

Answer 15

middle

mesophile, an organism whose optimum temperature is in the middle range

Question 16

meta-

Answer 16

beyond, between, transition

metabolism, chemical changes occurring within a living organism

Question 17

micro -

Answer 17

smallness

microscope, an instrument used to make small objects appear large

Question 18

-monas

Answer 18

a unit

Methylomonas, a unit that utilizes methane as its carbon source

Question 19

mono-

Answer 19

singleness

monotrichous, having one flagellum

Question 20

moropho-

Answer 20

form

morphology, the study of the form and structure of organisms

Question 21

multi-

Answer 21

many

multinuclear, having several nuclei

Question 22

mur-

Answer 22

wall

murrain, a component of bacterial cell walls

Question 23

mus-, muri-

Answer 23

mouse

murein typhus, a form of typhus endemic in mice

Question 24

mut-

Answer 24

to change

mutation, a sudden change in characteristics

Question 25

myco-, -mycetoma, -myces

Answer 25

a fungus saccharomyces, sugar fungus, a genus of yeast

Question 26

myxo-

Answer 26

slime, mucus myxobacterials, an order of slime-producing bacteria

Question 27

necro-

Answer 27

a corpse necrosis, cell death or death of a portion of tissue

Question 28

-nema

Answer 28

a thread treponema has long, threadlike cells

Question 29

nigr-

Answer 29

black Aspergillus niger, a fungus that produces black condia

Question 30

ob-

Answer 30

before, against obstruction, impending or blocking up

Question 31

oculo-

Answer 31

eye monocular, pertaining to one eye

Question 32

-oecium, ecium

Answer 32

a house perithecium, an ascus with an opening that encloses spores

Question 33

-oid

Answer 33

like, resembling coccoid, resembling a coccus

Question 34

olio-

Answer 34

small, few oligosaccharide, a carbohydrate composed of a few

Question 35

-oma

Answer 35

tumor lymphoma, a tumor of the lymphatic tissues

Question 36

ortho-

Answer 36

straight, direct orthomyxovirus, a virus with a straight, tubular capsid

Question 37

-osis, -sis

Answer 37

condition of lysis, the condition of loosening, symbiosis, the condition of living together

Question 38

pan-

Answer 38

all universal pandemic, an epidemic affecting a large region

Question 39

para-

Answer 39

beside, near parasite, an organism the "feeds beside" another

Question 40

peri-

Answer 40

around peritrichous, projections from all sides

Question 41

phaeo-

Answer 41

brown phaeophyta, brown algae

Question 42

phago-

Answer 42

eat phagocyte, a cell that engulfs and digests particles or cells

Question 43

-phil, philo-

Answer 43

liking, preferring thermophile, an organism that prefers high temperatures

Question 44

-phore

Answer 44

bears, carries conidophore, a hypha that bears condia

Question 45

-phyll

Answer 45

leaf chlorophyll, the green pigment in leaves

Question 46

-phyte

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plant saprophyte, a plant that nutrients from decomposing organic matter

Question 47

pil-

Answer 47

a hair pilus, a hairlike projection from a cell

Question 48

plankto-

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wandering, roaming plankton, organisms drifting or wandering in water

Question 49

-pnoea, -pnea

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breathing dyspnea, difficulty in breathing

Question 50

pod-

Answer 50

foot psuedopod, footlike structure

Question 51

poly-

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many polymorphism, many forms

Question 52

post-

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after, behind posterior, a place behind a part

Question 53

pre-, pro-

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before, ahead of prokaryote, a cell without a nucleus; pregnant, before birth

Question 54

pseudo-

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false pseudopod, false foot

Question 55

psychro-

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cold psychrophile, an organism that grows best at low temperatures

Question 56

pyo-

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pus pyogenic, pus forming

Question 57

rhabdo-

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stick, rod rhabdovirus, an elongated, bullet-shaped virus

Question 58

rhin-

Answer 58

nose rhinitis, inflammation of mucous membranes in the nose

Question 59

rhino-

Answer 59

root rhizobium, a bacterium that grows in plant roots; mycorrhiza, a fungus that grows in or on roots

Question 60

Rhoda-, rubric-

Answer 60

red rhodospirillum, red-pigmented, spiral-shaped bacteria

Question 61

rumin-

Answer 61

throat ruminococcus, a bacterium associated with a rumen (modified esophagus)

Question 62

asccharo-

Answer 62

sugar disaccharide, a sugar consisting of two simple sugars

Question 63

sapr-

Answer 63

rotten saprolegnia, a fungus that lives on dead animals

Question 64

schizo-

Answer 64

split schizomycetes, organisms that reproduce by splitting and an early names for bacteria

Question 65

scolec-

Answer 65

worm scolex, the "head" of a tapeworm

Question 66

-scope, -scopic

Answer 66

watcher microscope, an instrument used to watch small things

Question 67

semi-

Answer 67

half semicircular, having the form of a half circle

Question 68

sept-

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rotting septic, presence or bacteria that could cause decomposition

Question 69

siphon-

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tube Siphonaptera, the order of fleas, insects with tubular mouths

Question 70

soma-

Answer 70

body somatic cells, cells of the body other than gametes

Question 71

speci-

Answer 71

particular things species, the smallest group of organisms with similar properties; specify, to indicate exactly

Question 72

spiro-

Answer 72

coil spirochete, a bacterium with a coiled cell

Question 73

sporo-

Answer 73

spore sporangium, a structure that holds spores

Question 74

staphylo-

Answer 74

clusters staphylococcus, a bacterium that forms grape-like clusters of cells

Question 75

-stasis

Answer 75

arrest, fixation bacteriostasis of bacterial growth

Question 76

strepto-

Answer 76

twisted streptococcus, a bacterium that forms twisted chains of cell

Question 77

sub-

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beneath, under subcutaneous, just under the skin

Question 78

super-

Answer 78

above, upon superior, the quality or state of being above others

Question 79

sym-, syn-

Answer 79

together, with synapse, the region of communication between two neurons

Question 80

-taxi

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to touch chemotaxis, response to the presence of chemicals

Question 81

therm

Answer 81

heat thermos, a bacterium that grows in hot springs

Question 82

thio-

Answer 82

sulfur thiobacillus, a bacterium capable of oxidizing sulfur-containing compounds

Question 83

-tone, -tonic

Answer 83

strength hypotonic, having less strength

Question 84

tox-

Answer 84

poison antitoxin, effective against poison

Question 85

trans-

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across, through transport, movement of substances

Question 86

tri-

Answer 86

three trimester, 3 months period

Question 87

rich-

Answer 87

a hair peritrichous, hairlike projections from cells

Question 88

-troph

Answer 88

food autotrophic, organism that can make its own food

Question 89

-ty

Answer 89

condition of, state immunity, the condition of being resistant to disease or infection

Question 90

undul-

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wavy undulating, rising and falling, presenting a wavy appearance

Question 91

uni

Answer 91

one unicellular, pertaining to one cell

Question 92

vaccin-

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cow vaccination, injection of a vaccine (first true vaccine used cow pox virus)

Question 93

vacu-

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empty vacuoles, an intercellular space that appears empty

Question 94

vesic-

Answer 94

bladder vesicle, a bubble

Question 95

vitr-

Answer 95

glass in vitro, in culture media in a glass container

Question 96

-vorous

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to eat carnivore, an animal that eats other animals

Question 97

xantho-

Answer 97

yellow xanthomonas, produces yellow colonies

Question 98

xeno-

Answer 98

strange axenic, sterile, free of strange organisms

Question 99

Xero-

Answer 99

dry xerophyte, any plant that tolerates dry conditions

Question 100

zoo-

Answer 100

animal zoology, the study of animals

Question 101

-zyme

Answer 101

ferment enzyme, any protein in living cells that catalyzes chemical reactions