biology vocabulary

ad

next to (ex: adaxial)

aeros

air (ex: aerobic)

an

without (ex: anaerobic)

ana

away (ex: anaphase)

anti

against (ex: antibody)

aqua

water (ex: aquatic)

archae

ancient (ex: archaebacteria)

arthron

jointed (ex: arthopod)

autos

self (ex: autoimmune)

aster

star (ex: asteroid)

bi

two (ex: bipedal)

bio

life (ex: biology)

carn

flesh (ex: carnivore)

ceph

head (ex: cephalopod)

chloros

pale green (ex: chloroplast)

chroma

colored (ex: chromatography)

cide

kill (ex: pesticide)

cyte

cell (ex: ecytoplasm)

con

together (ex: convergent)

derma

skin (ex: epidermis)

de

remove (ex: decompose)

dendron

tree (ex: dendrite)

di

two (ex: disaccharide)

eco

house (ex: ecosystem)

ella

small (ex: organelle)

endo

within (ex: endosperm)

epi

upon (ex: epidermis)

eu

true/good (ex: eukaryote)

exo

outside (ex: exoskeleton)

genos

make (ex: genotype)

gravis

heavy (ex: gravitropism)

genesis

origin (ex: parthenogenesis)

jugare

join (ex: conjugate)