Root Words for DAT

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spdental

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I find that I work through a lot of problems in the Biology section that I have 2 answers (or more) left that I am unsure of looking at the root words. Does anyone have a list of helpful roots that might help for the DAT?
 
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I know exactly what you are talking about. Being able to deduce an answer from prior knowledge of prefixes and suffixes is a very underrated tool in standardized testing. Lets say you didn't know the difference between osteoclast and osteoblast. If you knew clast went to break down and blast means a precursor of a cell it would steer you in the right direction. Here is a comprehensive list of common root words, prefixes, and suffixes from biology. Hope it helps!

http://www.biologyjunction.com/prefixes and suffixes.pdf
 
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