Root "sect"

What does the root sect mean?

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

This is what a student would do if they were to investigate the inside of a squid for a science class.

• section

• dissect

• sectional

• insect

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

What would you call a fly since it has a head, an abdomen, and a thorax?

• insect

• sector

• sectional

• intersection

What do you call a section of the business world that produces clothing?

• sector

• transect

• intersection

• sectional

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

There is often a streetlight on this part of the road for safety reasons.

• intersection

• sectional

• vivisection

• sector

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

Scientist Schmitz is researching cancer treatments with the help of animals. What does he likely perform?

• intersection

• sectional

• bisecting

• vivisection

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

A chapter of a book can be called one of these compared to the whole book.

• vivisection

• sectional

• section

• transect

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

When building a new road, a special blade is used to cut across the cement. What will this blade do?

• transect

• vivisection

• intersection

• sector

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

Sometimes in science investigations, you’ll be asked to investigate a species by cutting it in three separate pieces. What will you do?

• bisect

• quadrisect

• trisect

• dissect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

Mr. Guzman hopes to put a huge one of these in his new living room.

• dissection

• sectional

• sector

• intersection

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4