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Root Words Extravaganza

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix a- means...

a)

not, no

b)

absolute

c)

always

2.

Arthr- means...

a)

joint

b)

self

c)

fire

d)

stuff

3.

Auto- means...

a)

joint

b)

self

c)

fire

d)

stuff

4.

Baro- means

a)

pressure

b)

temperature (heat)

c)

wind speed

d)

water in the air

5.

bi- and di- mean...

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

6.

bio- means

a)

life

b)

death

c)

twenty

d)

body odor

7.

Ductile means

a)

To hammer

b)

pull (into a wire)

c)

shiny

d)

dissolve

8.

Mallea means

a)

To hammer or mold

b)

pull (into a wire)

c)

shiny

d)

dissolve

9.

Luster/ Lustre

a)

To hammer

b)

pull (into a wire)

c)

shiny

d)

dissolve

10.

solu- means

a)

To hammer

b)

pull (into a wire)

c)

shiny

d)

dissolve

11.

Therm- means

a)

pressure

b)

temperature (heat)

c)

wind speed

d)

water in the air

12.

Hydro and Hygra mean-

a)

air

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

fire

13.

Geo means-

a)

air

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

fire

14.

Flamm and combust mean -

a)

air

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

fire

15.

-meter means

a)

measure

b)

foot

c)

food, feed

d)

swollen, inflamed

16.

-pod means

a)

measure

b)

foot

c)

food, feed

d)

swollen, inflamed

17.

Troph means

a)

measure

b)

foot

c)

food, feed

d)

swollen, inflamed

18.

-itis means

a)

measure

b)

foot

c)

food, feed

d)

swollen, inflamed

19.

Mono- and uni- mean...

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

20.

Inert means..

a)

not moving or doing; inactive

b)

same, human

c)

different

d)

kind, stuff

21.

Homo- means...

a)

not moving or doing; inactive

b)

same, human

c)

different

d)

kind, stuff

22.

Hetero- means...

a)

not moving or doing; inactive

b)

same, human

c)

different

d)

kind, stuff

23.

-geneous means...

a)

not moving or doing; inactive

b)

same, human

c)

different

d)

kind, stuff

24.

abiotic means

a)

not hot

b)

not life, not living

c)

living, life

d)

not twenty

25.

Sort

Categorize the following
moss
fern
seaweed
ant

crawdad (crayfish)

grasshopper
Autotroph
Arthropod
26.

sub means

a)

under, below

b)

par

c)

equal

d)

the same

27.

Autotroph and heterotroph

Categorize the following

algae

sunflower

cactus

dog

cat

bird

means self-food

means different-food

Autotroph
Heterotroph
28.

match

a)

Self feed or self-food

1.

Autotroph

b)

Joint Foot (creepy crawlies)

2.

Arthropod

c)
3.

Example of an autotroph

d)
4.

Example of an arthropod

29.

match

a)

Self feed

1.

Autotroph

b)

Joint Foot

2.

Arthropod

c)
3.

example of an autotroph

d)
4.

example of an arthropod

30.

Homozygous means...

a)

Same genes

b)

Different genes

31.

Heterozygous means...

a)

Same genes

b)

Different genes

32.

Homogeneous means

a)

Same stuff

b)

Different stuff

33.

Heterogeneous means

a)

Same stuff

b)

Different stuff

34.

Having two unique eye colors is known as heterochromia. This is because hetero means-

a)

Same

b)

Different

35.

The words 'know' and 'no' are called homophones. That is because these words -

a)

Sound the same

b)

Mean the same

c)

Sound different

36.

The prefix 'homo' means...

a)

same

b)

different

37.

The prefix 'hetero' means...

a)

same

b)

different

38.

Same

a)

homo

b)

hetero

39.

Different

a)

homo

b)

hetero

40.

bio means -

a)

life

b)

not

c)

not life

41.

a- means:

a)

life

b)

not

c)

not life

42.

abio means:

a)

life

b)

not

c)

not life

43.
All  of the living factors in an ecosystem are ___________ factors.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
44.
All of the nonliving factors in an ecosystem are _____________ factors.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
45.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
46.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
47.
Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
48.
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
a)
mushroom
b)
air
c)
elephant
d)
coyote
49.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water,  and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees 
50.
What are the characteristics of all living things?
a)

All living things grow, change, reproduce, and respond to their environment.

b)
All living things have brain
c)

All living thing can move around

d)

All living things can make audible noise

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