CHAPTER 3: NUMBERS OR QUANTITIES (Prefix)

Question 1

one

Answer 1

mono-, uni-

Question 2

two

Answer 2

bi, di-

Question 3

three

Answer 3

tri-

Question 4

four

Answer 4

quad-, quadri-, tetra-

Question 5

one hundred, one-hundredth

Answer 5

centi-

Question 6

one-thousandth

Answer 6

milli

Question 7

is a single rail that serves as a track for a wheeled vehicle

Answer 7

monorail

Question 8

scope that has one eyepiece

Answer 8

monocular scope

Question 9

has two wheels

Answer 9

bicycle

Question 10

contains two atoms of oxygen

Answer 10

dioxide

Question 11

has three wheels

Answer 11

tricycle

Question 12

are four off springs born at one birth

Answer 12

quadruplet

Question 13

is paralysis of all four extremeties

Answer 13

quadriplegia

Question 14

is a solid figure having four faces

Answer 14

tetrahedron

Question 15

is a measurement of temperature that is divided into one hundred degrees, with 0 degrees representing the freezing point and 100 degrees.

Answer 15

centigrade

Question 16

is one-hundredth of a meter

Answer 16

centimeter

Question 17

is one-thousandth of a meter

Answer 17

millimeter

Question 18

double

Answer 18

diplo-

Question 19

half,partly

Answer 19

hemi-, semi-

Question 20

excessive, more thannormal

Answer 20

hyper-

Question 21

under,less than normal

Answer 21

hypo-

Question 22

many

Answer 22

multi-, poly-

Question 23

none

Answer 23

nulli-

Question 24

all

Answer 24

pan-

Question 25

first

Answer 25

primi-

Question 26

excessive

Answer 26

super-, ultra-

Question 27

means double vision

Answer 27

diplopia

Question 28

half of the earth

Answer 28

hemisphere

Question 29

membrane is one that allows the passage of some substances but prevents the passage of others.

Answer 29

semipermeable

Question 30

means excessively active

Answer 30

hyperactive

Question 31

means an above normal amount of sugar in the blood

Answer 31

hyperglycemia

Question 32

means underdevelopment of an organ or tissue

Answer 32

hypoplasia

Question 33

is a condition characterized by a below-normal amount of sugar in the blood.

Answer 33

hypoglycemia

Question 34

means many or several

Answer 34

multitude

Question 35

means serving many purposes

Answer 35

multipurpose

Question 36

fats have many unsaturated chemical bonds

Answer 36

polyunsaturated

Question 37

are complex carbohydrates generally composed of many molecules of simpler sugars

Answer 37

polysaccharides

Question 38

means having no value, amounting to nothing, or equal to zero

Answer 38

null

Question 39

means occurring throughout the population of a country,people or the world.

Answer 39

pandemic

Question 40

means standing first in rank or imporatance

Answer 40

primary

Question 41

is a condition resulting from excessive ingestion of vitamins

Answer 41

supervitaminosis

Question 42

describes light beyond the visible spectrum at its violet end. Cause sunburn and skin tanning but are also used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Answer 42

ultraviolet (UV)