Sort 40 (Latin Roots): Birth, Death, and Life

Question 1

gen

Answer 1

Birth

Question 2

mort

Answer 2

death

Question 3

bio

Answer 3

life

Question 4

generate

Answer 4

produce

Question 5

mortal

Answer 5

subject to death

Question 6

biology

Answer 6

study of life or living

Question 7

immortal

Answer 7

not mortal

Question 8

microbiology

Answer 8

the branch of biology dealing with the existence of microscopic organisms

Question 9

genesis

Answer 9

an origin, creation, or beginning

Question 10

generic

Answer 10

general

Question 11

progenitor

Answer 11

a biologically related ancestor

Question 12

mortician

Answer 12

funeral director

Question 13

antibiotic

Answer 13

any of a large group of chemical substances having the capacity to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms

Question 14

mortified

Answer 14

to humiliate or shame

Question 15

genre

Answer 15

a class or category of artistic endeavor

Question 16

progeny

Answer 16

a descendant or offspring

Question 17

biodegradable

Answer 17

capable of decaying

Question 18

biography

Answer 18

a written account of another person’s life

Question 19

amphibious

Answer 19

belonging to both land and water

Question 20

regenerate

Answer 20

to effect a complete moral reform in

Question 21

genetics

Answer 21

pertaining or according to the science of heredity

Question 22

gene

Answer 22

the basic physical unit of heredity

Question 23

generation

Answer 23

the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time

Question 24

biome

Answer 24

a complex biotic community

Question 25

biotic

Answer 25

pertaining to life

Question 26

autobiography

Answer 26

a history of a person’s life written or told by that person

Question 27

mortgage

Answer 27

a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed