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Honors Biology Common Prefix/Suffix Chart (2-2)

Prefix/Suffix / An example I know / I think it might mean / It really means
anti-
arth-
auto-
bio-
chloro-
cyto-
eco-
ecto-
endo-
exo-
herb-
hetero-
homeo-
macro-
micro-
osteo-
photo-
proto-
-derm
-gen
-itis
-logy
-osis
-phage
-pod
-stasis

Using your knowledge of the scientific prefixes, suffixes, and root word given, determine the definition of the following biological terms.

1.  arthropod / 13. ecosystem
2.  antibiotic / 14. ectotherm
3.  antigen / 15. endotherm
4.  bacteriophage / 16. epidermis
5.  biosphere / 17. exoskeleton
6.  bronchitis / 18. gastropod
7.  cephalopod / 19. hemoglobin
8.  cytoplasm / 20. homeostasis
9.  cytology / 21. macronucleus
10.  cytolosis / 22. photosynthesis
11.  cytoskeleton / 23. prototype
12.  ecology / 24. prophase