Atrophy is a wasting away due to a lack of nourishment'

1
Atrophy is a wasting away due to a lack of
nourishment.

If a body of water is eutrophic, it is rich in
nourishment but low in oxygen.
What is the meaning of the root troph?

If a plant is autotrophic, what can it do?
2
Non-toxic paint is fine to use because it does
not contain poison.

If something contains toxins, it contains poison.
What is the meaning of the root tox?

Why would someone need to be put in a hospital
for detoxification?
How would a scientist measure the toxicity level
of a compound?
3
A line that bisects another cuts it into two
lines.

When a doctor performs a vivisection, she cuts
into a live body.
What is the meaning of the root sect?

What happens when you are driving and you reach
an intersection?
If your biology teacher asks you to dissect a
frog, what must you do?
4
The zygomatic arch is the arch or yoke of bone
that extends along the front or side of the skull.

A zygote is the cell formed by the union (which
looks like an arch or a yoke) of two gametes.
What is the meaning of the root zygo?

Where would the zygomatic bone be found?
What shape does something that is zygomorphic
have?
5
If something is zymogenic, that means it produces
fermentation.

Something that is zymotic is caused by
fermentation.
What is the meaning of the root zym?

What does an enzyme help to do?
What would you study if you were an expert in
zymology?