Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes

Mrs. McCarthyThursday, April 20, 2023

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1. Anti Means - AgainstExample - Antibiotic

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2. ArthMeans - jointExample - Arthropod

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3. BiMeans - twoExample - biceps

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4. BioMeans – lifeExample - biotechnology

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5. CarnMeans - meatExample - Carnivore

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6. CephMeans - headExample - Cephalopod

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7. ChoanoMeans - collarExample - choanocyte

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8. ChondroMeans - cartilageExample - chondrichthyes

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9. CoproMeans - fecesExample - coprolite

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10. CtenoMeans - combExample - Ctenophora

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11. EchinoMeans – spinyExample – echinoderm

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12. EctoMeans – outerExample - ectoderm

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13. EndoMeans – innerExample - endoderm

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14. EntMeans – insectExample - entomology

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15. EnteroMeans – intestineExample - enteron

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16. GastroMeans – stomachExample – gastritis

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17. HemoMeans – bloodExample - hemoglobin

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18. HerbMeans – plantExample - herbivore

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19. HeteroMeans – otherExample - heterosexual

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20. Homo or HomeoMeans – sameExample - homocercal

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21. HydroMeans – waterExample - hydrology

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22. myoMeans – muscleExample - myocyte

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23. nephMeans – kidneyExample - nephritis

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24. orthoMeans – straightExample - orthodontist

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25. osteoMeans – boneExample - osteoporosis

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26. OviMeans – eggExample - ovary

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27. ParthenoMeans – virginExample - parthenogenesis

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28. PlacoMeans – plateExample - polyplacophora

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29. PneumoMeans – lungExample - pneumonia

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30. PorMeans – poreExample - porifera

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31. RotiMeans – wheelExample – rotifera

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32. SclerMeans – hardExample – sclera

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33. statoMeans – balanced, equalExample – stationary bike

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34. vivMeans – liveExample – viviparous

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35. DorsoMeans – backExample – dorsal fin

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36. GenesisMeans – beginning, birthExample - abiogenesis

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37. KaryMeans – Nucleus or cellExample - Karyotype

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38. morphMeans – shapeExample - metamorphosis

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39. PedMeans – footExample - pedometer

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40. PhyloMeans – classificationExample - phylogenetic

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41. TrophMeans – feedingExample - Autotroph

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42. VentroMeans – bellyExample – ventral side

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43. -cyst/cyteMeans – cellExample - amebocyte

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44. - ologyMeans – to studyExample - zoology

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45. -Phora/feraMeans – bearingExample - porifera

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46. - scopeMeans – tool used to seeExample - microscope

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47. - Zo/zoaMeans – animalExample - protozoa

Homework

There will be a quiz on these words.

Practice!