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WorksheetsBiology Prefixes and Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Cardi-' means _______.
Heart
Liver
Brain
Stomach
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Nephro-' means _______.
Kidney
Liver
Heart
Lung
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Gastro-' means _______.
Stomach
Heart
Liver
Brain
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Respire-' means _______.
To Breathe
To Run
To Eat
To Sleep
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Pulmo-' means _______.
Lung
Heart
Kidney
Stomach
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Sys-' means _______.
System or Together
Separate
Above
Under
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Hemo-' means _______.
Blood
Heart
Liver
Bone
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Derm-' means _______.
Skin
Bone
Blood
Muscle
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Neuro-' means _______.
Nerve
Brain
Muscle
Bone
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Myo-' means _______.
Muscle
Bone
Skin
Nerve
Fill in the blank: The prefix 'Inter-' means _______.
Between or Among
Inside
After
Above
Fill in the blank: A 'Cell' is the _______.
Smallest Unit of Life
Largest Organ in the Body
Basic Unit of Energy
Main Component of Air
Fill in the blank: An 'Organism' is _______.
Being made of Systems, Organs, Tissues, and Cells
A type of chemical reaction
A non-living object
A single cell only
Fill in the blank: 'Circulatory' refers to _______.
The movement of blood through the vessels of the body
The process of breathing in oxygen
The digestion of food in the stomach
The transmission of nerve impulses
Fill in the blank: 'Immune' means _______.
Resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen
Susceptible to all diseases
Unable to recover from illness
Likely to spread infections
Fill in the blank: 'Tissue' means _______.
Groups of cells working together to achieve a common function
A single cell performing all functions
A liquid found in the body
A type of organ in animals
Fill in the blank: 'Nervous' means _______.
Relating to or affecting the nerves.
Feeling hungry.
Being very tired.
Liking sports.
Fill in the blank: 'Respiratory' means _______.
Relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of
Relating to the digestive system
Relating to the nervous system
Relating to the circulatory system
What is the term for the following definition: 'Drains extra fluid (called lymph) that has passed out of the blood and into tissues and returns it back to the blood.'?
Lymphatic
Respiratory
Digestive
Circulatory
What is the term for the following definition: 'Groups of tissues working together to achieve a common function'?
Organ
Cell
Atom
Molecule
What is the term for the following definition: 'Relating to or affecting the muscles.'?
Muscular
Skeletal
Nervous
Digestive
What is the term for the following definition: 'Relating to the process of digesting food.'?
Digestive
Respiratory
Circulatory
Nervous
What is the term for the following definition: 'Refers to a natural outer covering or layer, like skin, hair, or a protective coating'?
Integumentary
Osmosis
Photosynthesis
Metamorphosis
What is the term for the following definition: 'Groups of organs working together to achieve a similar function'?
Organ System
Tissue
Cell
Organ
What is the term for the following definition: 'Relating to the heart and blood vessels.'?
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Digestive
Nervous
What is the term for the following definition: 'The set of processes by which the human body disposes of liquid wastes'?
Excretory
Respiratory
Digestive
Circulatory
What is the term for the following definition: 'Dome-shaped muscle that plays a major role in breathing'?
Diaphragm
Trachea
Larynx
Esophagus
What is the term for the following definition: 'Done without will or conscious control'?
Involuntary
Voluntary
Intentional
Deliberate
What is the term for the following definition: 'Occurring in the gut and other internal organs and not under voluntary control'?
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac
Striated
What is the term for the following definition: 'Tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for gaseous exchange'?
Alveoli
Bronchioles
Trachea
Pleura
What is the term for the following definition: 'Done, given, or acting of one's own free will'?
Voluntary
Mandatory
Reluctant
Compulsory
What is the term for the following definition: 'A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or respiration.'?
System
Organism
Cell
Network
Fill in the blank: __________ is an interconnecting network.
system
device
protocol
server
Fill in the blank: Interdependent means __________.
Related in such a way that each needs or depends on the other
Completely independent and self-sufficient
Unrelated and not connected in any way
Opposed to working together or cooperating
Fill in the blank: Diffusion is __________.
The process by which particles of one substance spread out through the particles of another substance.
The process by which solids melt into liquids.
The process by which energy is transferred through direct contact.
The process by which light bends when passing through water.
