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Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes

Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes. Mrs. McCarthy Friday, September 5, 2014. Prefixes. Anti Means - Against Example - Anti biotic. Prefixes. 2. Arth Means - joint Example - Arthro pod. Prefixes. 3. Bi Means - two Example - bi ceps. Prefixes. 4. Bio

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Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes

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  1. Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes Mrs. McCarthy Friday, September 5, 2014

  2. Prefixes • Anti Means - Against Example - Antibiotic

  3. Prefixes 2. Arth Means - joint Example - Arthropod

  4. Prefixes 3. Bi Means - two Example - biceps

  5. Prefixes 4. Bio Means – life Example - biotechnology

  6. Prefixes 5. Carn Means - meat Example - Carnivore

  7. Prefixes 6. Ceph Means - head Example - Cephalopod

  8. Prefixes 7. Choano Means - collar Example - choanocyte

  9. Prefixes 8. Chondro Means - cartilage Example - chondrichthyes

  10. Prefixes 9. Copro Means - feces Example - coprolite

  11. Prefixes 10. Cteno Means - comb Example - Ctenophora

  12. Prefixes 11. Echino Means – spiny Example – echinoderm

  13. Prefixes 12. Ecto Means – outer Example - ectoderm

  14. Prefixes 13. Endo Means – inner Example - endoderm

  15. Prefixes 14. Ent Means – insect Example - entomology

  16. Prefixes 15. Entero Means – intestine Example - enteron

  17. Prefixes 16. Gastro Means – stomach Example – gastritis

  18. Prefixes 17. Hemo Means – blood Example - hemoglobin

  19. Prefixes 18. Herb Means – plant Example - herbivore

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

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

  22. Prefixes 21. Hydro Means – water Example - hydrology

  23. Prefixes 22. myo Means – muscle Example - myocyte

  24. Prefixes 23. neph Means – kidney Example - nephritis

  25. Prefixes 24. ortho Means – straight Example - orthodontist

  26. Prefixes 25. osteo Means – bone Example - osteoporosis

  27. Prefixes 26. Ovi Means – egg Example - ovary

  28. Prefixes 27. Partheno Means – virgin Example - parthenogenesis

  29. Prefixes 28. Placo Means – plate Example - polyplacophora

  30. Prefixes 29. Pneumo Means – lung Example - pneumonia

  31. Prefixes 30. Por Means – pore Example - porifera

  32. Prefixes 31. Roti Means – wheel Example – rotifera

  33. Prefixes 32. Scler Means – hard Example – sclera

  34. Prefixes 33. stato Means – balanced, equal Example – stationarybike

  35. Prefixes 34. viv Means – live Example – viviparous

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

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

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

  39. Root Words 38. morph Means – shape Example - metamorphosis

  40. Root Words 39. Ped Means – foot Example - pedometer

  41. Root Words 40. Phylo Means – classification Example - phylogenetic

  42. Root Words 41. Troph Means – feeding Example - Autotroph

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

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

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

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

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

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

  49. Homework There will be a quiz on these words. Practice!

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