Name ___________________________
In science, terminology is very important. Sometimes you only need
to know part of a word to determine its meaning. For example, biomeans “life” and –logy means “study of”; therefore, biology means
the study of life. The following is a list of prefixes/suffixes and their
meanings. You will need to know the meaning of each. You will
have a prefix quiz every THURSDAY on five of these terms.
Prefix/Suffix
Quarter 1 2 3 4
CoHyperHypoIso-
Vessel
Together
Excess
Less, below
Equal
Vascular
Cohesive
Hyperactive
Hypotonic
Isobar
Albinism
Heterotroph
Homozygous
Chromosome
Semicircle
CentrToxMatr-, mater
Patr, paterZo-
Center
Poison
Mother
Father
Animal
Centromere
Intoxicate
Matrimony
Paternal
Zoology
Middle
Appearance
Race, kind
Light
Sound
Metaphase
Phenotype
Genotype
Photosynthesis
Phonograph
-ectomy
lactoo-, ovcephalandro-
Removal
Milk
Egg
Head
Male, masculine
Appendectomy
Lactose
Oocyte
Cephalothorax
Androgenous
Meaning
Word
After
Postpone
Before
In favor of
Across
Far, distant
Premier
Professional
Transpiration
Telescope
heart
red
blood
white
cut
Cardiac
Erythrocyte
Hemoglobin
Leukocyte
Dissection
Meaning
Word
Single
Many
Entire
Six
Eight
Monocot
Polydactyl
Holocaust
Hexagon
Octopus
AlbHeterHomoChromSemi-
white
different
Same
Color
Half
MetaPhenoGen, genoPhotoPhono-
MonoPolyHoloHexOcta-, octo-
Class _______________
Vas-
Prefix/Suffix
PostPreProTransTele-
-cardierythrohemleuc-, leuk-sect
For the final prefix quiz of the quarter, the student will decode specific scientific terminology and demonstrate an understanding of
their meanings. Testing terms will consist of prefixes and suffixes covered this quarter.