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a. sprout, germ
b. no, lacking, none
c. new, recent
d. thick

ab-

a. away from
b. meat
c. heart
d. self

ac-

a. used in nouns
b. with; together
c. to, toward
d. around, about

-aceus, aceous

a. of or pertaining to
b. up
c. against
d. well, good

ad-

a. heat
b. to, toward
c. center
d. against

agri-

a. coal, carbon
b. hidden, covered
c. field, soil
d. stick, club

-al

a. tail
b. having the character of
c. with; together
d. storeroom; chamber

alb-

a. color
b. cone
c. fruit
d. white

-algia

a. heat
b. pain
c. life, living
d. green

alto-

a. hidden, covered
b. seed
c. hollow
d. high

ameb-

a. change, alternation
b. having fins
c. around, about
d. disease of

amphibi-

a. tail
b. leading a double life
c. body
d. depth, height

ampho-; amb-

a. hidden; covered
b. of pertaining to
c. both
d. back

an-

a. not, without
b. with; together
c. two, twice; double
d. killing

ana-

a. center
b. depth, height
c. up
d. head

andro-

a. meat
b. masculine, man
c. self
d. tail

anemo-

a. wind
b. short
c. juice
d. color

angio-

a. hidden
b. coal, carbon
c. referring to chemistry
d. vessel

ante-

a. against
b. before; ahead of time
c. with; together
d. new, recent

antero-

a. wrist
b. back
c. front
d. hairlike curls

antho-

a. green
b. flower
c. seed
d. glue

anti-

a. in, into
b. with; together
c. different
d. against

anthropo

a. man
b. hundredth
c. world; order; form
d. well, good

ap-

a. hear
b. tail
c. to, toward
d. water

aqu-

a. color
b. water
c. juice
d. killing

archaeo-

a. carbon, coal
b. primitive, ancient
c. referring to chemistry
d. from verbs

arthro-

a. jointed
b. heat
c. having arms
d. short

aster- ;astr-

a. sky
b. stars
c. up
d. depth; height

-ate

a. body
b. hidden
c. used from forming nouns from verbs
d. self

atom-

a. vapor
b. up
c. cone
d. look; observe

auto

a. five
b. with; together
c. beyond
d. self

bactr-

a. against
b. stick, club
c. across
d. loosen

barb-

a. look at
b. beard
c. hair
d. poison

baro-

a. after
b. beyond
c. false
d. weight

bath-

a. pillar
b. depth, height
c. first
d. flow

bene-

a. well, good
b. net
c. suture
d. flow

bi-

a. young shoot
b. cut, slice
c. two, twice; double
d. devour

bio- ; bi-

a. in place
b. life, living
c. lizard
d. root

-blast

a. heat
b. cut, slice
c. turning; changing
d. sprout, germ

brachi-

a. jointed
b. having arms
c. rotten
d. know

branchi-

a. slep
b. sound
c. having fins
d. ankle

brev-

a. short
b. killing
c. storeroom; chamber
d. seed

bronch-

a. together
b. correct
c. windpipe
d. half

calor-

a. heat
b. flow
c. know
d. breathe

carb-

a. color
b. coal, carbon
c. cone
d. cup

cardi-

a. center
b. meat
c. heart
d. hollow

carn

a. meat
b. head
c. neck
d. body

carp-

a. fruit
b. juice
c. green
d. wrist

carpal-

a. ankle
b. wrist
c. center
d. seed

card-

a. head
b. neck
c. ray
d. tail

cell-

a. hollow
b. storeroom; chamber
c. free
d. quick

-cene

a. nose
b. red
c. solid
d. new, recent

centi-

a. place
b. across
c. hundredth
d. belly

centr-

a. center
b. half; partly
c. three
d. far off

cephal

a. wrist
b. head
c. neck
d. leg

cervic

a. neck
b. nose
c. hard
d. urine

chem-

a. to, toward
b. earth
c. referring to chemistry
d. arrangement

chlor-

a. life
b. stars
c. under
d. green

chrom- ; -chrome

a. seed
b. color
c. glue
d. metal

chym-

a. juice
b. around; about
c. grass
d. different

-cide

a. free
b. against
c. killing
d. body

circum-

a. toward
b. into
c. with; together
d. around; about

cirro-

a. hairlike curls
b. without
c. sea
d. middle

co-

a. body
b. against
c. well, good
d. with; together

cocc-

a. hollow
b. seed
c. vapor
d. three

coel-

a. hollow
b. thick
c. odd
d. broad

coll-

a. female
b. angle
c. glue
d. worm

com-

a. tear
b. with; together
c. egg
d. eye

con-

a. with; together
b. study
c. dissolve
d. border

coni-

a. mouth
b. disease of
c. cone
d. breast

contra-

a. center
b. with; together
c. against
d. hidden

corp-

a. fruit
b. body
c. fat
d. stone

cosmo-

a. winter
b. horse
c. entire
d. world; order; form

cotyl-

a. cup
b. tumor
c. all
d. distribute

counter-

a. short
b. middle
c. against
d. mongrel

crypt-

a. with; together
b. hidden; covered
c. show
d. similar in form or shape

Biology Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes