Roots & Affixes
What does the prefix "re-" mean in the word "reproduce"?
A) Again
B) Not
C) Before
A) Again
"Men and women whose job is to collect oysters." Who are they?
A) Watermen
B) Fishermen
C) Farmers
A) Watermen
Match the term "filter" with its function. A filter is used ___ .
A) To make dirty
B) To clean water
C) To catch fish
B) To clean water
What is another word for "filter"?
A) Block
B) Clean
C) Separate
C) Separate
What is the opposite of "clean"?
A) Dirty
B) Clear
C) Pure
A) Dirty
What does the suffix "-ery" mean in "hatchery"?
A) Place of
B) Full of
C) Without
A) Place of
"The place where eggs are grown and hatched." What is it?
A) Filter
B) Hatchery
C) Food Chain
B) Hatchery
When someone studies sediment, they might be looking at...
A) Colorful fish and coralC) Mud, sand, or rocks
What is a synonym for "reproduce"?
A) Destroy
B) Create
C) Collect
B) Create
What is the OPPOSITE of "overharvesting"?
A) UnderharvestingA) Underharvesting
Which root word in, "overharvesting" means, too much?
A) Harvest
B) Over
C) Estuary
B) Over
"These organisms depend on each other for survival, and if one dies, the others are affected." What is this called?
A) Overharvesting
B) Food Chain
C) Waterman
B) Food Chain
Overharvesting resources is a type of environmental threat that happens when...
A) People take more than nature can replace/regrowA) People take more than nature can replace/regrow
A synonym for "overharvesting" is:
A) Excessive collecting
B) Gathering
C) Storing
A) Excessive collecting
What is the antonym of "reproduce"?
A) Create
B) Destroy
C) Collect
B) Destroy
What does the suffix "-tion" mean in the word "filteration"?
A) Life
B) The action of
C) Not
B) The action of
"Matter such as mud or sand mixed into water." What is it?
A) Sediment
B) Reef
C) Habitat
A) Sediment
When someone is working in a hatchery, they might be...
A) Purifying waterB) Taking care of baby animals
Which of these is similar to "reef"?
A) Mountain
B) Underwater ridge
C) Riverbank
B) Underwater ridge
What is the antonym of "collect"?
A) Gather
B) Disperse
C) Harvest
B) Disperse
What does "habitat" mean when broken down into its roots?
A) A water body
B) A type of food
C) A place to live
C) A place to live
hab (Latin) = to live, or dwell, "where something lives or stays"
This root is found in words like habit, inhabit, and habitation
When we put the root hab (to live) with the word form, it means “the natural home or environment where a person, animal, or plant lives.”
"This is a body of water where ocean tides and river currents meet." What is it?
A) Habitat
B) Estuary
C) Reef
B) Estuary
When someone is protecting a habitat, it looks like they are...
A) Hunting land and/or water animalsC) Saving land and/or water for animals
Find a synonym for "habitat":
A) Environment
B) Ocean
C) Food
A) Environment
What is the opposite of "habitat"?
A) Shelter
B) Wilderness
C) Homestead
B) Wilderness