WorksheetsTypes of Scientists and Prefix Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A red winged bird of some kind has made a nest in the garage of Cole’s house. This bird is unlike any other that has been seen in this area and is acting very strange when people get near its nest. What type of scientist would be the best help for Cole’s family in identifying the bird?
a)
Ichthiologist
b)
Ornithologist
c)
Astronomer
d)
Botanist
2.
My high school science teacher loved to study ferns and flowers. She even had an enormous greenhouse with hundreds of plants and flowers that she took care of year around. What type of scientist could she be?
a)
Zoologist
b)
Botanist
c)
Astronomer
d)
Zoologist
3.
A strange species of fish is being caught off the coast of Georgia. No one who has caught this fish has been able to identify it. Fishermen should take fish to a(n) __________________ to help them identify what type of fish they are catching.
a)
Ornithologist
b)
Ichthyologist
c)
Botanist
d)
Astronomer
4.
Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler studied the movement of stars, planets, galaxies, and the sun. These scientists to contributed greatly to developing the Heliocentric and Geocentric ideas of the solar system. These scientist were considered to be great __________ of their time.
a)
Lepidopterist
b)
Botanist
c)
Entomologist
d)
Astronomers
5.
Cave drawings, ancient writings, and artifacts are all used by ____________ to study people and cultures of the past.
a)
Virologist
b)
Hematologist
c)
Lepidopterist
d)
Archeologist
6.
Scientist who specialize in studying insects are called _____________.
a)
Botanist
b)
Entomologist
c)
Hematologist
d)
Lepidopterist
7.
Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! These animals are studied by a specific scientist. ????
a)
Botanist
b)
Virologist
c)
Lepidopterist
d)
Zoologist
8.
This chart will be used by what type of scientist?
a)
Virologist
b)
Lepidopterist
c)
Astronomer
d)
Hematologist
9.
A scientist that is responsible for studying how viruses change and mutate is called a ____________.
a)
Lepidopterist
b)
Astronomer
c)
Botanist
d)
Virologist
10.
Tomorrow the tenth grade biology classes will have a guest speaker who specializes in studying blood and diseases of the blood! Which type of scientist is their guest speaker?
a)
Ornithologist
b)
Astronomer
c)
Hematologist
d)
Archeologist
11.
A famous ARCHAEolgist studied organisms that were living during the ___________ of time.
a)
beginning
b)
end of time
c)
middle of time
d)
half
12.
What is the meaning of the prefix archae?
a)
original
b)
beginning
c)
initial
d)
All of these
13.
What is the meaning of the prefix hema?
a)
related to books
b)
related to blood
c)
related to bugs
d)
related to life
14.
What is the meaning of the prefix astro?
a)
relating to stars or outer space
b)
relating to blood or disease
c)
relating to nerves or neurons
d)
relating to water
15.
What is the meaning of entom?
a)
relating to insects or bugs
b)
relating to space
c)
relating to a disease
d)
relating to water
16.
The prefix Neur(o) is directly related to ___________.
a)
water
b)
nerves
c)
disease
d)
outer space
17.
The prefix path is directly related to ___________?
a)
disease
b)
water
c)
life
d)
blood
18.
The prefix bio can be directly linked to the meaning of __________.
a)
water
b)
life
c)
tiny
d)
first
19.
The prefix hydro has a meaning that is directly related to __________.
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
blood
d)
bugs
20.
Micro:________:: Macro :__________
a)
tiny;large
b)
large;tiny
c)
blood;disease
d)
water;life
21.
When discussing the accident that created the hematoma (bruise) on my leg, the doctor let me know that the bruise would go away over time. What does the prefix hema help you to understand about the bruise?
a)
The bruise is composed of blood under the skin.
b)
The bruise is composed of water under the skin.
c)
The bruise is composed of oxygen under the skin.
d)
The bruise is composed
22.
A hydrologist is a scientist who specializes in the study of ___________.
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Oceans
d)
All of the above
23.
Mathis Schleidan and Theodore Schwann contributed to Cell Theory by determining that all plants and animals were composed of cells. Schleidan and Schwann were what type of scientists?
a)
Zoologist and Botanist
b)
Lepidopterist and Ichthyologist
c)
Ornithologist and Virologist
d)
Parasitologist and Astronomer
24.
A zoologist can also be classified as a biologist.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
An astronomer, botanist, zoologist and lepidopterist are all considered to be biologists.
a)
True, all scientists in the question study living things therefore they can be classified as biologists.
b)
True, all scientists in the question study some type of animal. Therefore, they can be classified as biologists.
c)
False, the scientists listed in the question are all botanists because they study some type of plant.
d)
False, all of the scientists listed in the question are not biologists because an astronomer does specialize in studying LIVING things.
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