Biology Root Word Vocabulary Group 1

A-

Not, without

Example: Asymmetrical
Auto-

self, same

Example: automobile
Bio-

life

Example: Biology
Chloro-

green

Example: Chlorophyll
Endo-

Inner, inside

Example: Exoskeleton
Ex, exo-

Outer, outside

Example: exterior
hyper-

over, above

example: hyperactive
hypo-

below, under

Example: hypothermia
iso-

Equal

Example: Isogenic
-logy

study of

Example: psychology
micro-

small

Example: microscope
semi-

partially

Example: semi-formal
meso-

in the middle

Example: mesopotamia
-ist

someone who practices or deals with something

Example: geologist
mito-

thread

Example: mitochondria
phag-

eat

Example: phagocyte
troph-

food

Example: atrophy
syn (m)-

Together

Example: sympathy

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Biology Root Word Vocabulary Group 1

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The prefixes used in biology and in daily life

Updated

2010-09-25T01:14:10Z

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