Match the Combining Forms with Their Meanings

question 87

Multiple Choice

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-sugar, sweetness

• A)acr/o
• B)aden/o
• C)adren/o
• D)azot/o
• E)calc/o
• F)carcin/o
• G)crin/o
• H)gluc/o
• I)home/o
• J)kal/i
• K)pancreat/o
• L)parathyroid/o
• M)thym/o
• N)thyroid/o
• O)toxic/o

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Definitions:

Vacuoles

Membrane-bound compartments within a cell that serve various functions such as storing nutrients or waste products.

Thylakoid Lumen

The internal space enclosed by the thylakoid membrane within the chloroplasts, where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place.

Grana

Stacked membranous structures within chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll, where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur.

Photosynthesis

A process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a by-product.