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Root Words Part 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

uni-

unicellular

a)

one

b)

one who eats

c)

animal

d)

joined

2.

-less

jointless

a)

without

b)

bad

c)

million, great

d)

name

3.

mal-

malignant

a)

without

b)

bad

c)

million, great

d)

name

4.

non-

noncommunicable

a)

without

b)

bad

c)

not

d)

name

5.

-nom

nomenclature

a)

without

b)

bad

c)

million, great

d)

name

6.

mega-

megaspores

a)

without

b)

bad

c)

million, great

d)

name

7.

zo-

zoology

a)

one

b)

one who eats

c)

animal

d)

joined

8.

-zygous

homozygous

a)

one

b)

one who eats

c)

animal

d)

joined

9.

-ose

glucose, lactose

a)

sugar

b)

protein

c)

amino acid

d)

enzyme

10.

-oma

lymphoma, carcinoma

a)

contains oxygen

b)

cancer

c)

hormone

d)

process

11.

-one

testosterone, progesterone

a)

contains oxygen

b)

cancer

c)

hormone

d)

process

12.

-sis

photosynthesis, hydroloysis

a)

contains oxygen

b)

cancer

c)

hormone

d)

process

13.

-vore

omnivore, carnivore

a)

one

b)

one who eats

c)

animal

d)

joined

14.

re-

reproduce, reforestation, renewable, regenerate

a)

False

b)

Again

c)

Half

d)

Body

15.

semi-

semicircle

a)

False

b)

Again

c)

Half

d)

Body

16.

-some

autosome, lysosome

a)

False

b)

Again

c)

Half

d)

Body

17.

-stasis

homeostasis

a)

staying

b)

mouth

c)

under, below

d)

above, upper

18.

stoma-

stomata

a)

staying

b)

mouth

c)

under, below

d)

above, upper

19.

sub-

submarine, subspecies, subscript

a)

staying

b)

mouth

c)

under, below

d)

above, upper

20.

super-

superior, superscript

a)

staying

b)

mouth

c)

under, below

d)

above, upper

21.

syn-

synthesis

a)

together

b)

earth

c)

four

d)

heat

22.

terra-

terrestrial

a)

together

b)

earth

c)

four

d)

heat

23.

therm-

endotherm, thermometer

a)

together

b)

earth

c)

four

d)

heat

24.

tetra-

tetrapod

a)

together

b)

earth

c)

four

d)

heat

25.

tox-

toxin, toxicity

a)

poison

b)

across

c)

three

d)

food, nutrition

26.

trans-

transport, transpiration

a)

poison

b)

across

c)

three

d)

food, nutrition

27.

tri-

triploid

a)

poison

b)

across

c)

three

d)

food, nutrition

28.

troph-

autotroph, heterotroph

a)

poison

b)

across

c)

three

d)

food, nutrition

29.

pseudo-

pseudopod

a)

poison

b)

false

c)

foot

d)

food, nutrition

30.

kilo-

kilometer

a)

hundred

b)

thousand

c)

million

d)

billion

31.

-logy

biology

a)

study of

b)

destroy, break

c)

change

d)

small

32.

lys-

lysosome

a)

study of

b)

destroy, break

c)

change

d)

small

33.

meta-

metabolism, metamorphosis

a)

study of

b)

destroy, break

c)

change

d)

small

34.

micro-

microscope

a)

study of

b)

destroy, break

c)

change

d)

small

35.

mono-

monosaccharide

a)

shape, form

b)

one

c)

nerve

d)

all

36.

morph-

metamorphosis

a)

shape, form

b)

one

c)

nerve

d)

all

37.

neuro-

neuron

a)

shape, form

b)

one

c)

nerve

d)

all

38.

omni-

omnivore

a)

shape, form

b)

one

c)

nerve

d)

all

39.

oo, ovi, ovum

ovary

a)

egg

b)

to push

c)

ear

d)

ancient

40.

osmos

osmosis

a)

egg

b)

to push

c)

ear

d)

ancient

41.

ot-

otitis

a)

egg

b)

to push

c)

ear

d)

ancient

42.

paleo-

paleontology

a)

egg

b)

to push

c)

ear

d)

ancient

43.

para-

parasite

a)

beside, near

b)

suffering

c)

foot

d)

to eat

44.

patho-

pathogen

a)

beside, near

b)

suffering

c)

foot

d)

to eat

45.

pod-

pseudopod

a)

beside, near

b)

suffering

c)

foot

d)

to eat

46.

-phage

bacteriophage

a)

beside, near

b)

suffering

c)

foot

d)

to eat

47.

photo-

photosynthesis

a)

light

b)

to carry

c)

many

d)

after, behind

48.

phoresis

electrophoresis

a)

light

b)

to carry

c)

many

d)

after, behind

49.

poly

polysaccharide

a)

light

b)

to carry

c)

many

d)

after, behind

50.

post

posterior

a)

light

b)

to carry

c)

many

d)

after, behind