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BIO 220 Comprehensive Prefixes

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a-

a)

with

b)

without

2.

ab-

a)

abdomen

b)

away from

3.

ad-

a)

against

b)

toward

4.

allo-

a)

all, inclusive

b)

other, different from usual

5.

an-

a)

against

b)

without

6.

ante-

a)

before, in front of

b)

small, tiny

7.

anti-

a)

against

b)

without

8.

auto-

a)

self

b)

transport

9.

bi-

a)

two

b)

life

10.

brady-

a)

same

b)

slow

11.

circum-

a)

around

b)

episode

12.

contra-

a)

against

b)

false belief

13.

de-

a)

down

b)

without

14.

di-

a)

death

b)

two

15.

dis-

a)

apart

b)

two

16.

dys-

a)

numb, normal

b)

painful; difficult; abnormal

17.

e-

a)

inward

b)

outward

18.

en-

a)

intestines

b)

inward

19.

endo-

a)

at the end, last

b)

within; inner

20.

epi-

a)

above

b)

grand

21.

eu-

a)

affect

b)

normal

22.

ex-

a)

outward

b)

past

23.

extra-

a)

in access

b)

outside of

24.

hemi-

a)

combustion

b)

half

25.

hetero-

a)

different

b)

sound

26.

homo-

a)

hormone

b)

same

27.

hyper-

a)

about

b)

excess

28.

hypo-

a)

below; insufficient

b)

hypothesis

29.

in-

a)

between

b)

not; inward

30.

inter-

a)

between

b)

within

31.

intra-

a)

between

b)

within

32.

macro-

a)

large

b)

moist

33.

meta-

a)

beyond, change

b)

self, one

34.

micro-

a)

small

b)

to view

35.

mono-

a)

one

b)

virus

36.

neo-

a)

nerve cell

b)

new

37.

nulli-

a)

full

b)

none

38.

pan-

a)

all

b)

capsule

39.

para-

a)

beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

b)

apart, differentiate

40.

per-

a)

put

b)

through

41.

peri-

a)

around

b)

through

42.

poly-

a)

many

b)

polyp

43.

post-

a)

after

b)

erect

44.

pre-

a)

before

b)

prep

45.

primi-

a)

first

b)

prime, good

46.

pro-

a)

before

b)

hold

47.

pseudo-

a)

false

b)

mind

48.

quadri-

a)

four

b)

stine

49.

re-

a)

again

b)

behind

50.

retro-

a)

away from

b)

backward; behind

51.

semi-

a)

partial

b)

transport

52.

sub-

a)

fill

b)

under

53.

tachy-

a)

damp

b)

fast

54.

tetra-

a)

four

b)

hold

55.

trans-

a)

across

b)

transport

56.

tri-

a)

attempt

b)

three

57.

ultra-

a)

beyond

b)

below

58.

un-

a)

not

b)

without

59.

xeno-

a)

foreign

b)

without