Biology Root Words

This root means "not, without"

• co-

• a-

• bio-

• de-

This root means "life, living"

• a-

• sacchar-

• -ate

• bio-

This root means "study of"

• -ology

• bio-

• cata-

• macr-

This root means "away from, down"

• -ology

• ac/ad-

• de-

• duct

This root means "lead"

• iso-

• di-

• de-

• duct

This root means "to, toward"

• ac/ad-

• co-

• macr-

• in-

This root ONLY means "not"

• bio-

• in-

• mono-

• de-

This root means "the act of"

• co-

• iso-

• -ate

• hypo-

This root means "breakdown, downward"

• cata-

• di-

• hydro-

• mono-

This root means "with, together"

• di-

• poly-

• a-

• co-