WorksheetsQuiz" Prefixes (words 1-20)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the prefix "a, an-" mean in medical terminology?
With
Without
Above
Inside
The root "aeros" is most closely related to which of the following?
Water
Air
Earth
Fire
What does the root "autos" mean?
Self
Other
Many
Life
The root "carn" refers to which of the following?
Plant
Color
Flesh
Bone
What does the root "chroma" mean?
Shape
Color
Sound
Light
The prefix "di, dis-" most nearly means:
Together
separate/apart
Under
Above
What does the root "derma" refer to?
Blood
Skin
Bone
Muscle
The prefix "en, endon-" means:
Outside
Inside
Above
Below
What does the prefix "eu-" mean?
Bad
Good/true
Small
Large
The prefix "exo-" means:
Inside
Outside
Above
Below
If a plant is described as "herbaceous," which root word is being used and what does it mean?
herba; plant
carn; flesh
chroma; color
autos; self
A "heterogeneous" mixture contains substances that are:
The same throughout
Different or varied
Self-replicating
Colorful
If a process is described as "genesis," what is happening?
Destruction
Creation or origin
Division
Movement
A "Biannual" event occurs:
Once a year
Twice a year
every 3 months
Every month
If a patient is diagnosed with "hyperglycemia," what does the prefix "hyper-" indicate about their blood sugar?
It is low
It is high
It is normal
It is absent
A "hypodermic" needle is designed to go:
Above the skin
Below the skin
Into the bone
Into the muscle
The process of "lysis" in biology refers to:
Creation
Breaking down, loosen or destruction
Movement
Division
If a cell is described as "mononuclear," what does the prefix "mono-" tell you about the cell?
It has many nuclei
It has no nucleus
It has one nucleus
It has two nuclei
The term "omnivore" describes an organism that:
Eats only plants
Eats only meat
Eats both plants and animals
Eats only insects
If an organism is described as "phagocytic," what is its primary function?
To move quickly
To produce light
To engulf or eat particles
To reproduce
