Zoology prefixes, root
words, and suffixes
Mrs. McCarthy
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Prefixes
1. Anti
Means - Against
Example - Antibiotic
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2. Arth
Means - joint
Example - Arthropod
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3. Bi
Means - two
Example - biceps
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4. Bio
Means – life
Example - biotechnology
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5. Carn
Means - meat
Example - Carnivore
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6. Ceph
Means - head
Example - Cephalopod
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7. Choano
Means - collar
Example - choanocyte
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8. Chondro
Means - cartilage
Example - chondrichthyes
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9. Copro
Means - feces
Example - coprolite
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10. Cteno
Means - comb
Example - Ctenophora
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11. Echino
Means – spiny
Example – echinoderm
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12. Ecto
Means – outer
Example - ectoderm
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13. Endo
Means – inner
Example - endoderm
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14. Ent
Means – insect
Example - entomology
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15. Entero
Means – intestine
Example - enteron
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16. Gastro
Means – stomach
Example – gastritis
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17. Hemo
Means – blood
Example - hemoglobin
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18. Herb
Means – plant
Example - herbivore
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19. Hetero
Means – other
Example - heterosexual
Mr. & Mrs. Forman
July 2004
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20. Homo or Homeo
Means – same
Example - homocercal
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21. Hydro
Means – water
Example - hydrology
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22. myo
Means – muscle
Example - myocyte
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23. neph
Means – kidney
Example - nephritis
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24. ortho
Means – straight
Example - orthodontist
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25. osteo
Means – bone
Example - osteoporosis
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26. Ovi
Means – egg
Example - ovary
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27. Partheno
Means – virgin
Example - parthenogenesis
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28. Placo
Means – plate
Example - polyplacophora
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29. Pneumo
Means – lung
Example - pneumonia
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30. Por
Means – pore
Example - porifera
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31. Roti
Means – wheel
Example – rotifera
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32. Scler
Means – hard
Example – sclera
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33. stato
Means – balanced, equal
Example – stationary bike
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34. viv
Means – live
Example – viviparous
Root Words
35. Dorso
Means – back
Example – dorsal fin
Root Words
36. Genesis
Means – beginning, birth
Example - abiogenesis
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37. Kary
Means – Nucleus or cell
Example - Karyotype
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38. morph
Means – shape
Example - metamorphosis
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39. Ped
Means – foot
Example - pedometer
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40. Phylo
Means – classification
Example - phylogenetic
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41. Troph
Means – feeding
Example - Autotroph
Root Words
42. Ventro
Means – belly
Example – ventral side
Suffixes
43. -cyst/cyte
Means – cell
Example - amebocyte
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44. - ology
Means – to study
Example - zoology
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45. -Phora/fera
Means – bearing
Example - porifera
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46. - scope
Means – tool used to see
Example - microscope
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47. - Zo/zoa
Means – animal
Example - protozoa
Homework
There will be a quiz on these
words.
Practice!