LOS Quiz #1

What does the prefix "micro-" mean in science?

• Large

• Small or tiny

• Study of

• Move

Which root word means "meat" or "flesh"?

• Agri-

• Carni-

• Dem-

• Lingui-

If a word has the root "sci-", what is it most likely about?

• Farming

• Knowing

• People

• Language

The prefix "pre-" in a word usually means:

• After

• Not

• Before

• Amount

Which of these words is about the study of languages?

• Linguistics

• Agriculture

• Carnivore

• Demography

A scientist is studying microorganisms. What is the scientist most likely looking at?

• Large animals

• Tiny living things

• Amounts of chemicals

• Types of languages

If an experiment is called "quantitative," what is it mainly about?

• The kind or type of something

• The amount or number of something

• The language used

• The movement of objects

A "macroscope" would most likely be used to look at:

• Tiny bacteria

• Large objects

• The movement of people

• The study of languages

Which of these best describes a "post-lab" activity?

• Something done before the lab

• Something done after the lab

• Something done without a lab

• Something about the amount of lab work

A scientist is doing a "qualitative" test on water samples. What is the scientist most likely checking?

• How much water there is

• What kind of water it is

• How water moves

• The language of water