Molecular Biology
Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots WS 18-19
Name______________________________ Period____
Part A Directions: Answer the following questions using the prefix and suffix lists.
1. What are two prefixes that mean one or single? ____________________________________________
2. What are two suffixes that mean cut or cut out? ___________________________________________
3. What are two prefixes that mean above or on? ____________________________________________
4. What are two prefixes that mean two? ___________________________________________________
Part B Directions: Just knowing 1 part of the word give you a clue to the whole word. Use your prefix and
suffix list to answer the questions.
1. Would you want to be careful when touching an animal called an ECHINDNA? YES or NO (circle your choice)
2. What does a CARNIVORE eat? _________________________________________________________
3. Is a NEONATE a tiny baby or an old person? ______________________________________________
4. Is a CRANIOTOMY a serious surgery? YES or NO (circle your choice)
5. An ALBINO rabbit is what color? ________________________________________________________
6. Does an AMPHIBIAN live on land or water? ________________________________________________
7. If a medicine is CONTRAINDICTATED for you, should you take it? YES or NO (circle your choice)
8. A DERMATOLOGIST works with what part of the body? ______________________________________
9. How does a tiny animal does called a ROTIFER travel through the water? ________________________
10. If you visited the Elysian Park ARBORETUM, what would you expect to see? ____________________
11. In 1969, where did the LUNAR mission land? _____________________________________________
12. What is another name for a CHRONOMETER? _____________________________________________
13. Why do they call this symbol (*) an ASTERICK? ____________________________________________
14. What kind of organism is a PROTOZOA? _________________________________________________
15. Does a human have BILATERAL arrangement of body parts?
YES or NO
(circle your choice)
16. Is a bear an ENDOTHERM or ECTOTHERM?_______________________________________________
17. Is a koala bear a HERBIVORE?
YES or NO
(circle your choice)
18. What is OSTEOPOROSIS? _____________________________________________________________
19. Where is CHLOROPHYLL located? ______________________________________________________
20. Is it healthy to have a lot of ADIPOSE tissue in your body?
YES or NO
(circle your choice)
21. What do ichthyologists do? ___________________________________________________________
22. Can you name an organism that goes through METAMORPHOSIS? ____________________________
Molecular Biology
Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots WS 18-19
Name______________________________ Period____
Part C Directions: Using the Prefix and Suffix lists, determine the meaning of the following words.
1. Leukocyte 2. Neuralgia 3. Osteocyte 4. Areobic 5. Anaerobic 6. Cardiologist 7. Hydrophilic 8. Microscope 9. Autotroph 10. Hypodermic -
Part D Directions: Using the Prefix and Suffix lists, write the biological term for each description.
1. A person who studies cells 2. A one-celled organism 3. The study of living things 4. Inside the cell 5. Inflammation(disease) of the skin -