Biology Prefix/Suffix

Which of the following means born/create?

• graph-

• heme-

• gen-

• geo-

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The root gastro- means

• stomach

• born/create

• land/earth

• blood

Answer explanation

Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach, usually due to infection or bad food.

Which of the following means inside?

• endo-

• epi-

• geo-

• hemi-

Answer explanation

Endocytosis = endo-inside; cyto-cell; osis-process

The prefix hyper means

• above,beyond over

• womb

• fish

• not

The prefix epi means

• wander

• red

• upon, above, over

• intestine,gut

The prefix cardi means

• heart

• tail

• fruit

• small room

A suffix is letters that come at the _____ of the word.

• beginning

• bottom

• end

• middle

The prefix auto means

• weight

• twice

• self

• height

The prefix bio means

• life

• weight

• twice

• blast

What name is given to an outside skeleton?

• endoskeleton

• moulting

• spiracles

• exoskeleton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2