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40 Nsɛmmisa

Hyɛ no nsow a efi ɔkyerɛwfo no hɔ:

Identifying common prefixes and suffixes used in science

Directions:

Choose the response that best matches the meaning of the root word given in each question.
Some meanings will be used more than once.

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Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

1.

A-/An-

With

Without

Above

Below

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2.

Anti-

Above

Below

Against

Same

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3.

Archaeo-

New

Young

Earth

Ancient

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4.

Aqua-

Water

Soil

Above

Below

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5.

Bi-/Di-

One

Two

Many

Cut

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6.

Bio-

Life

Death

Earth

Light

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7.

Chloro-

Colour

Blue

Green

Light

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

8.

Chroma-

Colour

Blue

Green

Light

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

9.

Com-/Con-

With

Without

Above

Below

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

10.

Cyto-

Tissue

Blood

Cell

Organism

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11.

Exo-

Inside

Outside

Past

Present

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

12.

Endo-

Inside

Outside

Old

New

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

13.

-genesis

Sound

Light

Destroy

Create

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14.

Homo-

Different

Same

Equal

Man

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15.

Hetero-

Different

Same

Equal

Man

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

16.

Hemo-

Tissue

Blood

Cell

Organism

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

17.

Hydro-

Water

Soil

Above

Below

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18.

Hyper-

Water

Same

Above

Below

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19.

Hypo-

Water

Same

Above

Below

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20.

Inter-

Outside

Within

Between

Inside

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21.

Intra-

Outside

Within

Between

Beginning

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22.

Iso-

Same

Above

Below

Different

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23.

-lysis

Create

Break

Form

Cell

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24.

Macro-

Large

Small

Equal

Different

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

25.

Micro-

Large

Small

Equal

Different

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

26.

Mono-/Uni-

One

Two

Many

Without

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27.

Multi-

One

Two

Many

Without

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28.

Neuro-

Muscle

Nerve

Cell

Bone

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29.

Para-

Above

Below

Near

Far

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30.

Phago-

To eat

To drink

To destroy

To break

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

31.

-philic

Love

Fear

Water

Cell

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

32.

-phobic

Love

Fear

Water

Cell

Asemmisa {{asɛmmisaAhyɛnsode}}

33.

Photo-

Light

Dark

Colour

Glucose

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34.

Poly-

One

Two

Many

Side

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35.

Pro-

Ancient

Before

After

New

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36.

Pseudo

True

False

Copy

Name

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37.

-some

Cell

Tissue

Body

Few

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38.

-stasis

Stay

Change

Different

Equal

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39.

Sym-

Oppose

Together

Ignore

Without

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40.

Trans-

Under

Over

Across

Change