Vocabulary Builder Part 6

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Question 1: Does “auto” mean car?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. Auto means “self.”

Is a speedboat at type of automobile?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. An automobile is a road vehicle, most often a car.

Does “automatic” mean something happens without help or guidance from a person?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. For example, a mechanical machine or a computer program will do more than 1 step by itself.

Is a cow an example of an autotroph that is also the producer in an ecosystem?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. Plants are autotrophs, and they are the producers in ecosystems. Animals are heterotrophs and are the consumers.

Is an "autograph" the signature of a famous person?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. An autograph is a famous person's signature.

Does someone write their own autobiography (life story)?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. An autobiography is written by the subject of the book.

Does a child have autonomy?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. It's a legal term that means independence. Only adults may have autonomy.

Is an autocratic government a type of democracy run by bureaucrats?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. An autocracy and a democracy are opposite forms of government.