Chapter 2 - Prefixes for numbering

Question 1

Primi-

Answer 1

first (primary election, primitive man)

Question 2

Mono= or uni-

Answer 2

Refers to one of something

Question 3

Bi- or di-

Answer 3

two or twice

Question 4

Tri-

Answer 4

Three

Question 5

Diplo=

Answer 5

Double of something (Basic diploid cell has two copies of each chromosome)

Question 6

Tetra= or quadr=

Answer 6

Four of something

Question 7

Semi- or hemi-

Answer 7

Both can mean half but hemi- refers to one side of something (southern hemisphere) semi can mean partial

Question 8

Multi-

Answer 8

Many

Question 9

Poly-

Answer 9

Many or much