Greek and Latin Roots

#1. "Demo" means people in Greek. What does "demography" mean?i

• The study of human populations
• A human ruler
• The study of animal poplulations

#2. "Sub" means below or under. What does "submerge" mean?

• Reaching into the air
• Below the surface of water
• Resting above the water

#3. "Homo" means same in Greek; moreover, "phone" means "sound". Which of the following is the best definition for the word "homophone"?

• a word that has the same sound as another word but is spelled differently and has a different meaning (e.g. to, too, two)
• a word that has the same spelling as another word but has a different sound and a different meaning (e.g. bass-low, deep sound; bass-a type of fish)

#4. "Gram" means written word in Greek. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "grammatical"?

• pertains to the ideas of speech
• pertains to the rules of dinner etiquette
• pertains to the rules of written language

#5. "Chron" means time in Greek. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "chronicle"?

• a timeline

• a made up story

• a detailed historical record in time order

• an inscription, sentence, or phrase in which certain letters express a date or epoch

#6. "Poly" means many in Greek; moreover, "theo" and/or "theism" means God. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "polytheism"?

• belief in one God
• belief in many Gods
• belief in no Gods

#7. What does the word "biosphere" mean?

• The earth's core

• The region of the earth where life naturally exists

• The region of the earth where life does NOT naturally exist

• A biographical sketch or notice; a brief biography

#8. "Omni" means all in Greek. What does the word "omniscient" mean?

• The point of view of a story is limited to one character's thoughts and/or feelings.
• The point of view of a story is told from an all-knowing narrator.
• The point of view does not include the thoughts and feelings of a character. It provides only facts.

#9. "Hetero" means other or different in Greek. What does the genetics term "heterozygous" mean?

• The genetics term refers to a pair of genes where one is dominant and one is recessive — they're different.
• The genetics term refers to a pair of genes where both are dominant or recessive — they're the same.

#10. "In" means not in Greek; moreover, "cred" means believe. What is the best definition for the word "incredulous"?

• believing in a person, place, or thing
• believing in many people, places or things
• unwilling or unable to believe something.