Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

question 57

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
-A medical term that means drug treatment is ________.

---

Definitions:

Exotic Species

Organisms introduced to new environments where they are not naturally found, often causing harm to native species and ecosystems.

Indicator Species

Organisms used to assess the health of an environment or ecosystem because their presence, abundance, or lack thereof reflects specific environmental conditions.

Keystone Species

A species that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecosystem, influencing the types and numbers of other species in a community.

Pioneer Species

First species to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems, initiating an ecological succession that leads to a more biodiverse steady-state ecosystem.