Greek and Latin Roots: "bio" Practice

1. What does the root word “bio” mean?

• two

• foot

• bye

• life

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CCSS.L.4.4B

What does the prefix “anti” mean?

• relative

• against

• full

• a person who does

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CCSS.L.4.4B

A pride of lions make the hot savanna their home. What is a synonym for their community?

• biotic

• symbiosis

• biome

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CCSS.L.4.5C

The study of life is _____.

• abiotic

• biology

• biosphere

• biologist

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

In which word is the suffix -ic used as it is in the word biotic?

• antibiotic

• icon

• mic

• picture

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CCSS.L.4.4B

In which word is the suffix –ist used as it is in the word biologist?

• gist

• glistening

• meteorologist

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CCSS.L.4.4B

If biotic means living and an antibiotic destroys bacteria that harms the living, what must anti- mean?

• not

• against

• with

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.4B

Which two words are synonyms?

• community

• biology

• symbiosis

• biotic

• biome

Which action is most likely done by a biologist?

• eject

• injection

• vivisection

• dissect

Which word best describes the paper written by Kimberly about her own life?

• manual

• manuscript

• biography

• autobiography