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Greek and Latin STEMS Quiz 2 Bio-Luna

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What stem means little?

a)

vore

b)

bi

c)

magn

d)

min

2.

The puppies were so _________ and bubbly. They were the life of the party.

a)

vital

b)

vivid

c)

survive

d)

vivacious

3.

Make sure you know how to use there, their, they're correctly. Because they sound the same, so many people confuse these____________.

a)

sonars

b)

homographs

c)

homophones

d)

words

4.

The whale had a ______________ tumor on it that would cause it harm.

a)

beneficial

b)

omnivorous

c)

megabyte

d)

malignant

5.

A grizzly bear is a(an) ___________________ because it will eat all kinds of things including plants, berries, honey, insects, fish, and even small mammals.

a)

insectivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

frugivore

6.

What stem would best fit with this image?

a)

cide

b)

mal

c)

bene

d)

vore

7.

Which stem would best match this image?

a)

bene

b)

bi

c)

ology

d)

urnal

8.

Which stem word would best match with this image?

a)

biography

b)

benefactor

c)

biologist

d)

magnificent

9.

What stem best matches this image?

a)

ology

b)

vit

c)

micro

d)

urnal

10.

What stem best matches this image?

a)

viv

b)

bene

c)

mal

d)

phon

11.

Neil Degrasse Tyson is a(an) astrophysicist who teaches us about brand new stars or __________________.

a)

stellate

b)

stella novas

c)

constellations

d)

stellar

12.

Legend has it that people become a little crazy and act like ___________ when there is a full moon.

a)

vital

b)

malicious

c)

lunate

d)

lunatics

13.

For the greatest or ________________ effect, you should wait until the room is completely silent before you start your speech.

a)

megaphone

b)

megabyte

c)

magnificent

d)

maximum

14.

Raccoons are __________________ because they are active during the night.

a)

nocturnal

b)

diurnal

c)

omnivorous

d)

vital

15.

What is the antonym of malevolent?

a)

benefactor

b)

vivid

c)

benevolent

d)

malicious

16.

What is a synonym of echolocation?

a)

sonar

b)

insectivore

c)

megabyte

d)

zoology

17.

What is the best definition of this word using the context clues and your knowledge of Greek and Latin stems? In the desert biome, the Saguaro cactus is a keystone species.

a)

microorganism

b)

a naturally occurring community made of a variety of life

c)

calculations

d)

tundra

18.

What is an antonym of minimize?

a)

magnificent

b)

microbiology

c)

miniature

d)

magnify

19.

I used the etymology online dictionary to figure out where the word came from. What does etymology mean?

a)

the study of the origin of words

b)

the science of rocks and fossils

c)

study of the origin of life

d)

full of life; bubbly

20.

In the Middle Ages, many people were malnourished because they did not eat a balanced diet with enough calories. What does malnourished mean?

a)

overweight; eating high fat and unhealthy items

b)

not serious

c)

suffering from insufficient nutrition; not enough food

d)

suffering from eating too much sugar

21.

The lion had a _____________ appetite and was always hungry. Which word would make the most sense. Use your knowledge of Greek and Latin stems.

a)

devoured

b)

miniature

c)

vivacious

d)

voracious

22.

She was the sole beneficiary of her father's will. He left her all his money, house, and business.

a)

one who receives a kindness or advantage

b)

helper

c)

worker

d)

one who has to suffer

23.

The question was benign and was meant to be amiable.

a)

complicated

b)

harmful

c)

kind

d)

mean

24.

What does viv mean?

a)

look

b)

earth

c)

writing

d)

life

25.

What stem means moon?

a)

luna

b)

stella

c)

phon

d)

urnal

26.

What stem means study?

a)

bio

b)

mal

c)

scope

d)

ology

27.

What stem means time?

a)

stella

b)

vore

c)

urnal

d)

magn

28.

What stem means cut?

a)

cide

b)

vore

c)

bene

d)

micro

29.

What stem means sound?

a)

ism

b)

sub

c)

micro

d)

son

30.

What stem means kind?

a)

bio

b)

bene

c)

bi

d)

vari

31.

What stem means evil?

a)

ology

b)

mega

c)

cide

d)

mal

32.

What stem is the opposite of mega?

a)

mal

b)

luna

c)

micro

d)

cis

33.

Which stem would best match this image?

a)

vore

b)

micro

c)

ology

d)

urnal

34.

Which stem best matches this image?

a)

phon

b)

vore

c)

stella

d)

bio

35.

Which stem best matches this image?

a)

son

b)

cide

c)

ology

d)

micro