Specialized Cells

This type of cell sends messages throughout the body in the form of electrical impuses.

• nerve
• gamete
• muscle
• skin

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This type of cell carries oxygen throughout the body.

• gamete
• platelet
• white blood cell
• red blood cell

This type of cell stores energy that can be used for the body's processes. It is what makes up adipose tissue.

• fat cell
• bone cell
• muscle cell
• nerve cell

This type of cell is not yet specialized, but has the ability to turn into a variety of specialized cell types. It is used in research to treat a variety of medical ailments and diseases.

• stem cell
• bone cell
• nerve cell
• gamete

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Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.
• 46 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes.
• 4 chromosomes.

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Structure (a) is a ____.

• chromosome
• chromatid
• centromere

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The process by which a cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells is called-

• cell division
• interphase
• meiosis
• mitosis

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