Practice Test (Lists 3,4,6)

A newborn is diagnosed with neonatal jaundice. Based on the prefix neo-, what does this mean?

• The baby is old

• The baby is new

• The baby is sick

• The baby is male

A doctor notes a patient has dermatitis. The root dermato- means:

• Stomach

• Skin

• Liver

• Gum

A doctor studies gerontology. The root ger- means:

• Old

• New

• Pregnancy

• True

A dentist treats a patient for gingivitis. Which area of the body is affected?

• Jaw

• Tongue

• Gums

• Stomach

An athlete is told they have gastritis. Based on gastro-, which organ is inflamed?

• Liver

• Stomach

• Kidney

• Jaw

A person with glaucoma has damage related to the root glauc-, meaning:

• Gray/silver

• Color

A mycologist was just employed at a local laboratory. He studies:

• Death

• Fungus

• Protein

• Sugar

A child born with polydactyly has extra digits. This is a dominant trait. The root dactyl- means:

• Finger or toe

• Jaw

• Color

• Liver

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A student reviewing a graph of their test scores recognizes that graph- means:

• Color

• Instrument for recording

• Form

• Circle

A scientist observes a haploid cell. The prefix haplo- means:

• Double

• Single

• Again

• Near