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Word Roots a- = not or without (asexual: type of reproduction not involving fertilization) a- = not, without (asexual reproduction: a type of reproduction involving only one parent that produces genetically identical offspring) a- = not, without; -symmetr symmetrical (asymmetric cell division: cell division in which one daughter cell receives more cytoplasm than the other during mitosis) a- = without; bio- = life (abiotic components: nonliving chemical and physical factors in the environment) a- = without; -koilos = a hollow (acoelomate: the condition of lacking a coelom) a- = without; -pomo = fruit (apomixes: the asexual production of seeds) abyss- = deep, bottomless (abyssal zone: the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of the ocean; this region is characterized by continuous cold, extremely high water pressure, low nutrients, and near or total absence of light) acro- = the tip (acrosomal reaction: the discharge of a sperms acrosome when the sperm approaches an egg) acro- = tip; -soma = body (acrosome: an organelle at the tip of a sperm cell that helps the sperm penetrate the egg) adeno- = gland; -hypo = below (adenohypophysis: also called the anterior pituitary, a gland positioned at the base of the hypothalamus) aero- = air (aerobic: chemical reaction using oxygen) agglutinat- = glued together (agglutination: an antibody-mediated immune response in which bacteria or viruses are clumped together) agon- = a contest (agonistic behavior: a type of behavior involving a contest of some kind that determines which competitor gains access to some resource, such as food or mates) aktin- = a ray; -pterygi = a fin (Actinopterygii: the class of rayfinned fishes) allo- = different (allosteric site: a specific receptor site on some part of an enzyme molecule remote from the active site) allo- = other; -metron = measure (allometric growth: the variation in the relative rates of growth of various parts of the body, which helps shape the organism) alveol- = a cavity (al