Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes Mrs. McCarthy Monday, April 24, 2017

Prefixes Anti Means - Against Example - Antibiotic

Prefixes 2. Arth Means - joint Example - Arthropod

Prefixes 3. Bi Means - two Example - biceps

Prefixes 4. Bio Means – life Example - biotechnology

Prefixes 5. Carn Means - meat Example - Carnivore

Prefixes 6. Ceph Means - head Example - Cephalopod

Prefixes 7. Choano Means - collar Example - choanocyte

Prefixes 8. Chondro Means - cartilage Example - chondrichthyes

Prefixes 9. Copro Means - feces Example - coprolite

Prefixes 10. Cteno Means - comb Example - Ctenophora

Prefixes 11. Echino Means – spiny Example – echinoderm

Prefixes 12. Ecto Means – outer Example - ectoderm

Prefixes 13. Endo Means – inner Example - endoderm

Prefixes 14. Ent Means – insect Example - entomology

Prefixes 15. Entero Means – intestine Example - enteron

Prefixes 16. Gastro Means – stomach Example – gastritis

Prefixes 17. Hemo Means – blood Example - hemoglobin

Prefixes 18. Herb Means – plant Example - herbivore

Prefixes 19. Hetero Means – other Example - heterosexual Mr. & Mrs. Forman July 2004

Prefixes 20. Homo or Homeo Means – same Example - homocercal

Prefixes 21. Hydro Means – water Example - hydrology

Prefixes 22. myo Means – muscle Example - myocyte

Prefixes 23. neph Means – kidney Example - nephritis

Prefixes 24. ortho Means – straight Example - orthodontist

Prefixes 25. osteo Means – bone Example - osteoporosis

Prefixes 26. Ovi Means – egg Example - ovary

Prefixes 27. Partheno Means – virgin Example - parthenogenesis

Prefixes 28. Placo Means – plate Example - polyplacophora

Prefixes 29. Pneumo Means – lung Example - pneumonia

Prefixes 30. Por Means – pore Example - porifera

Prefixes 31. Roti Means – wheel Example – rotifera

Prefixes 32. Scler Means – hard Example – sclera

Prefixes 33. stato Means – balanced, equal Example – stationary bike

Prefixes 34. viv Means – live Example – viviparous

Root Words 35. Dorso Means – back Example – dorsal fin

Root Words 36. Genesis Means – beginning, birth Example - abiogenesis

Root Words 37. Kary Means – Nucleus or cell Example - Karyotype

Root Words 38. morph Means – shape Example - metamorphosis

Root Words 39. Ped Means – foot Example - pedometer

Root Words 40. Phylo Means – classification Example - phylogenetic

Root Words 41. Troph Means – feeding Example - Autotroph

Root Words 42. Ventro Means – belly Example – ventral side

Suffixes 43. -cyst/cyte Means – cell Example - amebocyte

Suffixes 44. - ology Means – to study Example - zoology

Suffixes 45. -Phora/fera Means – bearing Example - porifera

Suffixes 46. - scope Means – tool used to see Example - microscope

Suffixes 47. - Zo/zoa Means – animal Example - protozoa

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