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What is the suffix of “a”?

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no, not, without

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What is the suffix of “ab”?

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away from

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What is the suffix of “ad”?

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toward

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What is the suffix of “an”?

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no, not, without

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What is the suffix of “ante”?

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before

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What is the suffix of “amb”?

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on both sides

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What is the suffix of “-ase”?

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enzyme

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What is the suffix of “bi”?

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two, double

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What is the suffix of “circum”?

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around

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What is the suffix of “cyte, cyto”?

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cell

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What is the suffix of “derma”?

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skin

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What is the suffix of “dys”?

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abnormal, difficult, bad

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What is the suffix of “ecto”?

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outer surface of

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Suffix of “ex”?

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out of

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Suffix of “-emia”?

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blood

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Suffix of “en”?

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in or into

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Suffix of “endo”?

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inside, within

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Suffix of “entero”?

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intestine

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suffix of “epl”?

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above, upon

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suffix of “gastro”?

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stomach

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suffix of “-genic”?

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creation, formation, generation

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suffix of “hem”?

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blood

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suffix of “hepa”?

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liver

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suffix of “hol”?

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whole, entire

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suffix of "hydro"?
water
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suffix of "hypo"?
under, less than normal
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suffix of "hyper"?
over, more than normal
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suffix of "infra"?
below or beneath
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suffix of "inter"?
between
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suffix of "intra"?
within
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suffix of "iso"?
same
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suffix of "-lysis"?
destruction of
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suffix of "macro"?
large
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suffix of "micro"?
small
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suffix of "med"?
middle
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suffix of "ment"?
mind
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suffix of "-mere"?
a section of
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suffix of "mono"?
singular
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suffix of "myo"?
muscle
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suffix of "nephro"?
kidney
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suffix of "neuro"?
nerve, neural
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suffix of "-osis"?
condition, process
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suffix of "osteo"?
bone
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suffix of "peri"?
about, around, near
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suffix of "pneum"?
lung, pulmonary
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suffix of "post"?
after
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suffix of "pre"?
before
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suffix of "pro"?
early, primitive, undeveloped
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suffix of "psych"?
mind
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suffix of "sarco"?
muscle
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suffix of "sub"?
under
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suffix of "supra"?
over or above
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The active process by which substances move up a concentration gradient via membrane proteins (aka pumps) is called what?
Active transport
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The second stage of cellular respiration that requires oxygen, occurs in mitochondria, and produces 36 ATP is called what?
Aerobic respiration
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Amino Acids are?
building blocks of proteins
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Definition of Cytoplasm
everything inside the cell membrane, including organelles and cytosol.
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The movement of small molecules or ions from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is called what?
Diffusion
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Exocytosis of waste is called?
Excretion
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What is a cell?
the smallest structural and functional unit of any living thing.
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What is ATP short for?
Adenosine Triphosphate
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A membrane protein that changes shape to facilitate diffusion of substances too large to use channels or gates is called what?
Carrier
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A carrier is also know as what?
Transporter
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What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribnucleic Acid
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All of the life-sustaining processes that occur within a cell, including catabolism and anabolism is called what?
Cellular Metabolism
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An active process in which a cell forms a membrane around an internal substance and then merges that vesicle with the cell membrane to empty is contents outside the cell is called what?
Exocytosis
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Definition of Endosome
membrane-bound vesicle created inside the cell from ecdocytosis

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