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What does the prefix 'A-' mean?

  • Life
  • Self
  • Not, without (correct)
  • Against

    • What does the prefix 'Anti-' refer to?

  • Self
  • Against (correct)
  • Environment
  • Water

    • What does the prefix 'Auto-' signify?

  • Cell
  • Other, different
  • Two
  • Self (correct)

    • What does the prefix 'Bio-' mean?

    <p>Life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Cyto-' refer to?

    <p>Cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the prefix 'Di-'?

    <p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Eco-' signify?

    <p>Environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Endo-' indicate?

    <p>Within, inner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Exo-' mean?

    <p>Outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Hetero-' refer to?

    <p>Different</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Homo-' indicate?

    <p>Like, alike</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Hydro-' mean?

    <p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Hyper-' signify?

    <p>Above, excessive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Hypo-' mean?

    <p>Under, below</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Inter-' indicate?

    <p>Between</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Intra-' mean?

    <p>Inside, within</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Iso-' signify?

    <p>Equal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Lys-' refer to?

    <p>Decompose, split, dissolve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Macro-' mean?

    <p>Large</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Micro-' signify?

    <p>Small</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Mono-' indicate?

    <p>One</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Phago-' mean?

    <p>To eat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Photo-' signify?

    <p>Light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Poly-' mean?

    <p>Many</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Symbi-' signify?

    <p>With, together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Synth-' refer to?

    <p>Together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Therm-' signify?

    <p>Heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Trans-' mean?

    <p>Across</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Tri-' signify?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'Uni-' mean?

    <p>One</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-ase' refer to?

    <p>Name of enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-asis' mean?

    <p>With steady pace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-genesis' refer to?

    <p>Origin, birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-gram' mean?

    <p>Record, writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-graph' signify?

    <p>Record, writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-kinesis' refer to?

    <p>Movement, motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-lysis' mean?

    <p>Dissolving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-meter' signify?

    <p>Measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-ology' mean?

    <p>Study of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-phyll' signify?

    <p>Leaf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-philic' mean?

    <p>Love</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-phobic' mean?

    <p>Fear of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-plasm' refer to?

    <p>Content of a cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-scope' indicate?

    <p>Look, device for seeing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Prefixes in Biology

    • A-: signifies "not" or "without"; e.g., asexual refers to reproduction without sex.
    • Anti-: means "against"; e.g., antibodies are proteins that combat pathogens.
    • Auto-: translates to "self"; e.g., autotroph describes organisms that generate their own food.
    • Bio-: stands for "life"; e.g., biology is the study of living organisms.
    • Cyto-: indicates "cell"; e.g., cytosol is the semifluid component within a cell's cytoplasm.
    • Di-: denotes "two"; e.g., disaccharide refers to a sugar composed of two monosaccharides.
    • Eco-: relates to "environment"; e.g., ecosystem indicates a community of living organisms and their environment.
    • Endo-: means "within" or "inner"; e.g., endotherm describes animals that regulate their body heat internally.
    • Exo-: signifies "out" or "outside"; e.g., exoskeleton refers to a hard outer protective structure.
    • Hetero-: means "other" or "different"; e.g., heterozygous indicates having different alleles for a trait.
    • Homo-: signifies "alike"; e.g., homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a trait.
    • Hydro-: relates to "water"; e.g., hydrophilic describes substances that attract water.
    • Hyper-: denotes "over" or "excessive"; e.g., hyperthyroidism refers to an overproduction of thyroid hormones.
    • Hypo-: means "under" or "below"; e.g., hypodermic refers to injections given under the skin.
    • Inter-: signifies "between"; e.g., interstitial fluid fills spaces between cells.
    • Intra-: means "inside" or "within"; e.g., intraocular pertains to conditions inside the eyeball.
    • Iso-: indicates "equal"; e.g., isogamy involves the fusion of equally sized gametes.
    • Lys-: pertains to "decompose" or "dissolve"; generally related to cell lysis.
    • Macro-: means "large"; e.g., macroevolution concerns significant evolutionary changes over long periods.
    • Micro-: signifies "small"; e.g., microscopic describes anything very tiny.
    • Mono-: means "one"; e.g., monocots are flowering plants with a single embryonic seed leaf.
    • Phago-: translates to "to eat"; e.g., phagocyte cells engulf and digest waste and microbes.
    • Photo-: relates to "light"; e.g., photosynthesis uses light to produce food.
    • Poly-: means "many"; e.g., polysome comprises multiple ribosomes attached to one mRNA.
    • Symbi-: indicates "with" or "together"; e.g., symbiosis describes organisms living closely together.
    • Synth-: refers to "together"; e.g., synthesis is the process of combining components.
    • Therm-: signifies "heat"; e.g., a thermometer measures temperature.
    • Trans-: means "across"; e.g., transduction is the process of gene transfer in bacteria.
    • Tri-: indicates "three"; commonly used in various biological terms.
    • Uni-: means "one"; e.g., unicellular organisms consist of a single cell.

    Suffixes in Biology

    • -ase: denotes enzymes; e.g., maltase is an enzyme that breaks down maltose.
    • -asis: indicates being affected by; e.g., homeostasis refers to maintaining a stable internal environment.
    • -genesis: indicates origin or birth; commonly used in terms related to the formation of cells or structures.
    • -gram: means a record or writing; e.g., angiogram is an imaging representation of blood vessels.
    • -graph: refers to a record or writing; e.g., a monograph is a detailed written study by one author.
    • -kinesis: signifies movement or motion; e.g., photokinesis is the movement influenced by light.
    • -lysis: denotes dissolving; e.g., chemolysis involves breaking down materials using chemical agents.
    • -meter: means measurement; e.g., centimeter is a unit of length.
    • -ology: relates to the study of; e.g., zoology is the study of animals.
    • -phyll: translates to "leaf"; e.g., sperophyll refers to leaves that produce spores.
    • -philic: indicates love or affinity for; e.g., thermophilic describes organisms that thrive at high temperatures.
    • -phobic: denotes a fear of; e.g., arachnophobia is the fear of spiders.
    • -plasm: relates to molded substance; e.g., cytoplasm is the jelly-like substance within a cell.
    • -scope: refers to looking or a device for seeing; e.g., bronchoscope is used to examine the bronchi.

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