Exploring Greek and Latin Roots

What does the root "bio" mean?

• Earth

• Life

• Throw

• Self

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Which root means "earth"?

• auto

• terr

• ject

• bio

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The root "auto" means:

• Throw

• Self

• Life

• Earth

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the root "ject" mean?

• To throw

• To live

• To write

• To see

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Which word means "life story written by oneself"?

• Autograph

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Biology

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

If "project" means "to throw forward," what does "reject" most likely mean?

• To throw back

• To throw away

• To throw together

• To throw under

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which of the following words means "study of life"?

• Biology

• Biography

• Autograph

• Terrain

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

If "territory" is a word with the root "terr," what does it most likely refer to?

• A type of animal

• A piece of land

• A kind of plant

• A group of people

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

A scientist is studying "autotrophs," which are organisms that make their own food. Using your knowledge of roots, what does "autotroph" mean?

• An organism that eats others

• An organism that feeds itself

• An organism that lives in water

• An organism that throws food

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

If a "projectile" is something that is thrown forward, what might the word "eject" mean?

• To throw out

• To throw in

• To throw together

• To throw under

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B