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Life Science Grade 7
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7th Grade
05/12/2007
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Term
a
 Definition
absence, lack
Term
aer
 Definition
aire
Term
alb
 Definition
white
Term
ameb
 Definition
change
Term
angio
 Definition
vessel
Term
anti
 Definition
against
Term
arthro
 Definition
joint, jointed
Term
archae
 Definition
ancient
Term
aur
 Definition
gold
Term
auto
 Definition
self
Term
bacillo
 Definition
little stick
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
bi
 Definition
two
Term
carb
 Definition
carbon
Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
Term
carcin
 Definition
cancer
Term
caryo
 Definition
a nut, a nucleus
Term
carn
 Definition
meat
Term
cephalo
 Definition
head
Term
chloro
 Definition
green
Term
chrom
 Definition
color
Term
cide
 Definition
killing
Term
co
 Definition
together
Term
cocci
 Definition
a berry
Term
coel
 Definition
hollow
Term
cyano
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst
 Definition
pouch
Term
cyt
 Definition
cell
Term
derm
 Definition
skin, layer
Term
di
 Definition
twice, double
Term
dia
 Definition
through, between
Term
dors
 Definition
of or relating to the backside
Term
ec
 Definition
out, outside, away from
Term
echin
 Definition
spiny
Term
epi
 Definition
above
Term
en
 Definition
in, inside, inner
Term
em
 Definition
in, inside, inner
Term
endo
 Definition
in, inside, inner
Term
an
 Definition
absence, lack
Term
karyo
 Definition
a nut, a nucleus
Term
con
 Definition
together
Term
diplo
 Definition
twice, double
Term
ex
 Definition
out, outside, away from
Term
ecto
 Definition
out, outside, away from
Term
eu
 Definition
true
Term
fy
 Definition
to make
Term
gamet
 Definition
to marry
Term
gastro
 Definition
stomach
Term
gen
 Definition
an agent that produces or initiates
Term
gene
 Definition
origin
Term
genesis
 Definition
formation
Term
gymno
 Definition
naked
Term
haplo
 Definition
one
Term
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
herb
 Definition
pertaining to plants
Term
hetero
 Definition
different, other
Term
homo
 Definition
same
Term
homeo
 Definition
same
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
hypo
 Definition
below, deficient
Term
im
 Definition
not
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
leuko
 Definition
white
Term
logy
 Definition
study of
Term
lysis
 Definition
loosening to break down
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
meta
 Definition
change, transform
Term
meter
 Definition
instrument of measure
Term
morpho
 Definition
shape
Term
multi
 Definition
many
Term
mut
 Definition
change
Term
neph
 Definition
kidney
Term
octo
 Definition
eight
Term
osis
 Definition
condition of
Term
ov
 Definition
egg
Term
pan
 Definition
all, universal
Term
phage
 Definition
eater
Term
photo
 Definition
light
Term
phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
plasm
 Definition
forming substance
Term
pod
 Definition
foot
Term
post
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre
 Definition
before, ahead of
Term
pro
 Definition
before, ahead of
Term
proto
 Definition
first
Term
pseud
 Definition
false
Term
speci
 Definition
particular things
Term
stasis
 Definition
stationary condition
Term
staphylo
 Definition
cluster
Term
strepto
 Definition
chain
Term
sub
 Definition
below
Term
syn
 Definition
put together
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
trans
 Definition
across
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
trop
 Definition
turn
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
ventra
 Definition
abdominal
Term
zoo
 Definition
animal
Term
able
 Definition
able to, capable of
Term
-us
 Definition
singular masculine


(fungus)
Term
-a
 Definition
singular feminine
(alga)
and
plural neuter
(bacteria)
Term
-um
 Definition
singular neuter


(bacterium)
Term
-i
 Definition
plural masculine


(fungi)
Term
-ae
 Definition
plural feminine


(algae)
Term
tera
 Definition
trillion
Term
tera symbol
 Definition
T
Term
giga
 Definition
billion
Term
giga symbol
 Definition
G
Term
mega
 Definition
million
Term
mega symbol
 Definition
M
Term
kilo
 Definition
thousand
Term
kilo symbol
 Definition
k
Term
hecto
 Definition
hundred
Term
hecto symbol
 Definition
h
Term
deka
 Definition
ten
Term
deka symbol
 Definition
da
Term
deci
 Definition
tenth
Term
deci symbol
 Definition
d
Term
centi
 Definition
hundredth
Term
centi symbol
 Definition
c
Term
milli
 Definition
thousandth
Term
milli symbol
 Definition
m
Term
micro
 Definition
millionth
Term
micro symbol
 Definition
u
(greek symbol resembles u)
Term
nano
 Definition
billionth
Term
nano symbol
 Definition
n
Term
pico
 Definition
trillionth
Term
pico symbol
 Definition
p
Term
femto
 Definition
quadrillionth
Term
femto symbol
 Definition
f
Term
alto
 Definition
quintillionth
Term
alto symbol
 Definition
a
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