Can you match these prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with their definitions?
Chrom, trans-, -some (or soma-), aqu- (or aqua-), -elle, bi-, inter-
| Prefixes/ suffixes / roots | meaning | example |
| chrom | color: – | chromatid |
| trans- | across: | translation |
| -some (or soma-) | body: | autosome |
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aqu-
(or aqua-) | water | aquaculture, aquarium, aquatic |
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-elle | little, small | organelle |
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bi- | two | bilingual, biceps, and biped; |
| inter- | Between, within, inside | interdependent |
Can you match these prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with their definitions?
mito, eu, cyte (or cyto-), a- (or an-), chloro-, endo-, ex-,
| Prefixes/ suffixes / roots | meaning | example |
| mito- | thread: | Mitochondrion, Mitosis. |
| eu- | true, good | Eubacteria, eukaryotes. |
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-cyte
(or cyto-) | cell | Cytoplasm |
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a-
(or an-) | without, lack of, not | apetalous, atypical |
| Chloro- | green | chloroplast |
| Endo- | inside, inner | endoplasm |
| ex | Out of, away from. | extinction |
Can you match these prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with their definitions?
hypo-, -phyll, sym-, phago-, -plasm, hyper-, micro-
| Prefixes/ suffixes/ roots | meanings | examples |
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hypo- | below, less than | hypocalcaemia |
| -phyll | leaf: | chlorophyll |
| Sym- | same | symbiosis |
| Phago- | eat | Phagocyte |
| -plasm | formed substance | cytoplasm |
| Hyper- | above, greater than | hypertension |
| Micro- | small | Micro-some |
