Biology Prefix Test - 12

25 Questions | By John_Mitchell_WV | Last updated: Nov 14, 2017 | Total Attempts: 113

Welcome to the science electronic frontier classroom of the 21st century. If you have ever been confused or intimidated by vocabulary used in science and biology. I would like for you to use this quiz to help students like yourself to understand their meanings. There are prepared biology and human anatomy flashcards to match each of the prefix tests. The short answer questions are case sensitive. You may check out additional prefix tests on the science web site called Mitchell's Cosmic Adventure. Thank you!

Questions and Answers

1.

What is the meaning for the suffix "-clud"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
2.

Like and form are the meanings for the prefix "ane".
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

What is the meaning for the prefix "ane"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
4.

Choose the correct suffix that best matches the meaning "turning toward".
- A.
  
  -clin
- B.
  
  -clud
- C.
  
  -oid
- D.
  
  -tropos
- E.
  
  -odo
5.

What is the meaning of the prefix "bront"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
6.

Select the correct prefix for the meaning "gold".
- A.
  
  Anemo
- B.
  
  Chrys
- C.
  
  Ishio
- D.
  
  Scrip
- E.
  
  Terg
7.

What is the correct meaning for the prefix "deca"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer. You may use a number from 1 to 1 000 for an answer.)
8.

Exobiology is the study and search of extraterrestrial life.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Choose the correct meaning for the prefix "geo".
- A.
  
  Stars
- B.
  
  Resin
- C.
  
  Moss
- D.
  
  Many
- E.
  
  Earth
10.

What is the meaning of the prefix "holo"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
11.

What does the prefix "ishio" mean?
- A.
  
  Defeat
- B.
  
  Infusion
- C.
  
  Hip
- D.
  
  Liver
- E.
  
  Armor plates
12.

A lophodont has a crest on it's cranium.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

_____ is a prefix that means "smaller in size". (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
14.

Choose the correct meaning for the prefix "multi".
- A.
  
  Hip
- B.
  
  Snail shape
- C.
  
  Many
- D.
  
  Secure Armor Plates
- E.
  
  Eye
15.

How many tentacles or arms do octopus have? (Please use all lower case lettersor a number for your answer.)
16.

An open or shallow pan is not the meaning for the prefix "suas".
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

_____ is a prefix that means "feather or wing". (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
18.

Petrefaction means "kidney or pelvic region".
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Choose the correct meaning for the prefix "retin".
- A.
  
  Earth
- B.
  
  Feather
- C.
  
  Moss
- D.
  
  Resin
- E.
  
  Secure Armor Plates
20.

What is the meaning for the prefix "scrip"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
21.

The prefix "spasm" means to draw or swell".
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

What is the meaning of the prefix "suas"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
23.

What part of the body does the prefix "terg" relate?
- A.
  
  All outside
- B.
  
  Hip
- C.
  
  Back
- D.
  
  Bone
- E.
  
  Lungs
24.

What is the meaning of the prefix "tropo"? (Please use all lower case letters for your answer.)
25.

The ventral side of an organism is making reference to the "small bones" in the legs.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False