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Biology Root Words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix " a" means

a)

not

b)

without

c)

living

d)

world

2.

The prefix "bio" means:

a)

life

b)

not

c)

living

d)

study of

3.

The suffix "ology" means

a)

breakdown

b)

large

c)

living

d)

study of

4.

The prefix " de" means :

a)

sugar

b)

color

c)

away from

d)

down

5.

The prefix "in" means

a)

towards

b)

not

c)

inner

d)

three

6.

The root word "duct" means

a)

eat

b)

free

c)

living

d)

lead

7.

without air/ oxygen

a)

aerobic

b)

anaerobic

8.

Involves air or oxygen

a)

aero

b)

robic

9.

to make...

a)

lys

b)

synth

10.

to make glucose from light

a)

glycolysis

b)

photosynthesis

11.

an enzyme that helps make something

a)

synthase

b)

lyase

12.

Which one probably means "plants naturally turn toward light"

a)

phototropism

b)

heliotropism

13.

select all options which are possibly CELL TYPES

a)

erythrocyte

b)

osteocyte

c)

telomere

d)

spermatocyte

e)

prophase

14.

colour

a)

rainbow

b)

photo-

c)

chloro

d)

chromo-

15.

What colour do you think chlorine gas is?

a)

yellow

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

16.

Which process means going INTO a cell?

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

17.

Which of these processes describe breaking something down?

a)

lipolysis

b)

liopsynthesis

c)

glycolysis

d)

glycosynthesis

18.

Which ones are enzymes?

a)

protease

b)

Amylase

c)

acid

d)

Lipase

e)

Protein

19.

Which word means "makes it's own nutrients"

a)

autophagy

b)

autotroph

20.

Which ones are processes?

a)

mitochondria

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cytokinesis

e)

mitosis