Roots Week 7

Question 1

cardi- / cardio- / card-

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

endo- / end-

Answer 2

within / inside

Question 3

morph-

Answer 3

shape / form / structure / appearance

Question 4

bradycardia

Answer 4

the condition of having a slow heart beat

Question 5

electrocardiograph

Answer 5

an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart; an ECG or EKG

Question 6

endocarditis

Answer 6

inflammation within the heart

Question 7

pericardium

Answer 7

the substance or tissue around the heart

Question 8

pneumocardial

Answer 8

pertaining to the heart and lungs; also cardiopulmonary

Question 9

endocardium

Answer 9

the substance that is composed of the thin membrane that lines the inside of the heart

Question 10

endogenous

Answer 10

pertaining to originating or being produced from within an organism, tissue, or cell

Question 11

endolithic

Answer 11

pertaining to living embedded within the surface rocks

Question 12

endosymbiosis

Answer 12

the condition of one organism living together within another organism

Question 13

endotherm

Answer 13

a warm-blooded animal, such as a bird or mammal , that generates heat from inside the body to maintain its own body temperature

Question 14

amorphous

Answer 14

not possessing a definite form

Question 15

metamorphous

Answer 15

the condition of undergoing a complete change in form; for example changing from a caterpillar to a chrysalis a butterfly

Question 16

morpheme

Answer 16

the smallest unit of structure within a language (eg. a root word, prefix, or suffix)

Question 17

Morpheus

Answer 17

in Greek and Roman mythology, the god of dreams, who would take the shape of any person in dreams; he is the son of Hypnos, the god of sleep

Question 18

anthropomorphic

Answer 18

characterized by a resemblance to human form, attributes, or behavior