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Biology prefixes & suffixes

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What is the suffix for someone who is a specialist?

a)

-able

b)

-ic

c)

-ologist

d)

-scope

2.

The root word "bio" means:

a)

Cell.

b)

Chromosome.

c)

Enzyme.

d)

Life.

3.

hydro

a)

water

b)

tiny, small

c)

across

d)

form

4.

hyper

a)

between

b)

many

c)

the study of

d)

above, over

5.

hypo

a)

water

b)

under, below

c)

large

d)

light

6.

inter

a)

between

b)

around

c)

many

d)

across

7.

intra

a)

form

b)

within, inside

c)

water

d)

new

8.

macro

a)

large

b)

under, below

c)

across

d)

within, inside

9.

micro

a)

above, over

b)

the study of

c)

tiny, small

d)

light

10.

photo

a)

light

b)

between

c)

form

d)

large

11.

peri

a)

large

b)

around

c)

above, over

d)

water

12.

poly

a)

across

b)

many

c)

tiny, small

d)

within, inside

13.

anti

a)

joint

b)

the same

c)

against

d)

half

14.

arche

a)

before

b)

produce

c)

stomach

d)

ancient

15.

chloro

a)

before

b)

the same

c)

green in color

d)

stomach

16.

cyte

a)

joint

b)

life

c)

cell

d)

different

17.

hetero

a)

skin

b)

stomach

c)

different

d)

half

18.

homeo/homo

a)

the same

b)

produce

c)

cell

d)

joint

19.

A-

a)

one

b)

without

c)

many

d)

within

20.

-ase

a)

names of sugars

b)

united, sexual

c)

dissolve, distruction

d)

names of enzymes

21.

Zyg-

a)

yoke, union

b)

united, sexual

c)

dissolve, distruction

d)

to put together

22.

-ped or -pod

a)

false

b)

equal

c)

seed

d)

foot

23.

Auto-

a)

self

b)

true

c)

one

d)

origin, birth

24.

-troph

a)

self

b)

food

c)

false

d)

movement,motion

25.

Uni-

a)

many

b)

stationary

c)

one

d)

equal

26.

-gene

a)

origin, birth

b)

united, sexual

c)

green

d)

yoke, union

27.

-synthesis

a)

movement, motion

b)

cell

c)

origin, birth

d)

to put together

28.

Therm-

a)

outer

b)

same

c)

heat

d)

movement, motion

29.

-kinesis

a)

without

b)

to put together

c)

movement, motion

d)

dissolve, destruction

30.

-stasis

a)

stationary

b)

equal

c)

names enzymes

d)

movement, motion

31.

Multi-

a)

big

b)

many

c)

outer

d)

true

32.

-lysis

a)

dissolve, destruction

b)

cell

c)

movement, motion

d)

different

33.

Iso-

a)

equal

b)

stationary

c)

names enzymes

d)

hate

34.

-plasm

a)

origin, birth

b)

material forming cells

c)

names sugars

d)

equal

35.

Mono-

a)

one

b)

many

c)

two

d)

love

36.

Sacchar-

a)

names of enzymes

b)

leaf

c)

sugar

d)

water

37.

-phyll

a)

green

b)

seed

c)

cell

d)

leaf

38.

Game-

a)

yoke, union

b)

united, sexual

c)

origin, birth

d)

stationary

39.

-phobic

a)

love

b)

hate

c)

outside

d)

food

40.

-ose

a)

names of enzymes

b)

true

c)

self

d)

names of sugars

41.

Micro-

a)

small

b)

equal

c)

big

d)

one

42.

Endo-

a)

outside

b)

outer

c)

within

d)

one

43.

-philic

a)

hate

b)

water

c)

love

d)

false

44.

Di-

a)

one

b)

many

c)

same

d)

two

45.

Eu-

a)

cell

b)

true

c)

love

d)

same

46.

Glyco-

a)

sugar

b)

names of enzymes

c)

origin, birth

d)

united, sexual

47.

Cephalo-

a)

body

b)

head

c)

arm

d)

leg

48.

Ab

a)

without

b)

away from

c)

near, toward

d)

white

e)

pain

49.

Algia

a)

without

b)

away from

c)

near, toward

d)

white

e)

pain

50.

Ase

a)

enzyme

b)

self

c)

two, twice

d)

life

e)

to germinate

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