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Greek and Latin Roots: "bio" Practice

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What does the root word “bio” mean?

a)

two

b)

foot

c)

bye

d)

life

2.

What does the prefix “anti” mean?

a)

relative

b)

against

c)

full

d)

a person who does

3.

A pride of lions make the hot savanna their home. What is a synonym for their community?

a)

biotic

b)

symbiosis

c)

biome

4.

The study of life is _____.

a)

abiotic

b)

biology

c)

biosphere

d)

biologist

5.

In which word is the suffix -ic used as it is in the word biotic?

a)

antibiotic

b)

icon

c)

mic

d)

picture

6.

In which word is the suffix –ist used as it is in the word biologist?

a)

gist

b)

glistening

c)

meteorologist

7.

If biotic means living and an antibiotic destroys bacteria that harms the living, what must anti- mean?

a)

not

b)

against

c)

with

8.

Which two words are synonyms?

a)

community

b)

biology

c)

symbiosis

d)

biotic

e)

biome

9.

Which action is most likely done by a biologist?

a)

eject

b)

injection

c)

vivisection

d)

dissect

10.

Which word best describes the paper written by Kimberly about her own life?

a)

manual

b)

manuscript

c)

biography

d)

autobiography

11.

A geologist studies the Earth and a biologist studies life. What best describes the suffix –ist?

a)

makes words plural

b)

a person who does

c)

Earth

12.

Two organisms relying on each other for survival is an example of ________________.

a)

biome

b)

biosphere

c)

symbiosis

d)

biology