Roots Lesson Two (bio, -phobia, -phobe, -ology, -ologist)

What does the root bio mean?

• life

• one

• heat

• thousandth

What does the suffix -ology mean?

• one

• study of

• fear of

• life

What does the suffix -ologist mean?

• person who studies

• life

• fear of

• nine

What does the suffix -phobia mean?

• study of

• life

• hundred

• fear

What does the suffix -phobe mean?

• someone who fears

• fear of

• study of

• life

What word means "a drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria"?

• biology

• biohazard

• antibiotic

• claustrophobia

Disposable diapers are an example of something that is NOT _________________.

• biodegradable

• biology

• antibiotic

• useful

If someone writes a story about your life, they've written a _________ about you.

• biography

• biohazard

• biodegradable

• psychology

A biohazard is good for the environment and humans. True or false?

• True

• False

The study of living things is called _________.

• biodegradable

• claustrophobe

• hydrophobic

• biology