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Affix Week 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"up" is the definition for which affix?

a)

cat

b)

ana

c)

diplo

d)

de

2.

Somatic cells, with the affix "som" are:

a)

body cells

b)

blood cells

c)

skin cells

d)

something cells

3.

My adductor muscles move my arms_________ my body.

a)

away from

b)

between

c)

toward

d)

near

4.

If I am getting liposuction, I am getting what removed?

a)

fat

b)

skin

c)

sunburn

d)

lips

5.

Aphotic means _____________ light.

a)

in the presence of

b)

with

c)

without

d)

sun

6.

co-, com-, and con- mean

a)

together

b)

apart

c)

community

d)

both

7.

There are 100 cents in a 1 dollar. Cent means

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

8.

A frog lives on both sides of land and water. This makes it

a)

an amphibian

b)

a reptile

c)

an insect eater

d)

a mammal

9.

Bacteria is known as the great ________________________ as it breaks down organisms.

a)

diplococcus

b)

deuterostome

c)

catabolic

d)

decomposer

10.

The signal, traveling down the _____________________________________ from the brain, made me move my hand off of the hot stove top.

a)

afferent neuron

b)

efferent neuron

c)

adductor muscle

d)

aboral

11.

Quietly stalking the bird through the forest, the ______________________ was excited when she finally got a discarded feather from the rare species for her field journal.

a)

ornithologist

b)

aviary

c)

biologist

d)

mammologist

12.

In literature, the deuteragonist or secondary main character is the second most important character, after the protagonist. Deutero means....

a)

next

b)

character

c)

antagonist

d)

second

13.

When my grandmother had heart issues the doctor took a picture of her blood vessels with an _____________________________.

a)

adipose

b)

liposuction

c)

angiogram

d)

angiosperm

14.

How does an animal who is a biped move around?

a)

with 2 wings

b)

on 4 feet

c)

with 2 feet

d)

hopping

15.

People who suffer from allergies often take a type of medicine called an antihistamine. What does an antihistamine do?

a)

It acts against histamines.

b)

It combines with histamines.

c)

It increases the amount of histamines.

d)

It works with histamines.