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Biology Root Words

Root

Meaning

Example

A/An

Not, without

anaerobic

Auto

Self

autotroph

Bi

Two, Twice

binomial nomenclature

Cyto / o / e

Cell, hollow container

cytoplasm

Lys

Split, decompose, dissolve

lysosome

Pro

Forward, favoring, before

prokaryote

ology

Study of

biology

phage

Eat, devour

bacteriophage

troph

Nourishment

heterotroph

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