Match the Combining Forms with Their Meanings

question 37

Multiple Choice

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-gland

• 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:

Characteristics

Features or qualities that distinguish an organism or object from others, often used to classify or identify them.

Life

Life refers to the condition that distinguishes animals, plants, and other organisms from inorganic matter, marked by growth, reproduction, and the capacity to adapt to the environment.

Plant

A living organism belonging to the kingdom Plantae, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis.

Salt Crystal

A solid geometric form that results from the orderly repeating pattern of ions in a salt.