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Cell Differentiation and Specialization

Authored by Traci Johnson

Science

7th - 10th Grade

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Cell Differentiation and Specialization
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Cancer is...

Uncontrolled cell growth

Normal cell growth

A protein

A cell cycle regulator

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is cell differentiation?

The process where unspecialized cells become different in structure and function.

When DNA controls the cell cycle.

The ability of cells to make more cells.

The ability of cells to maintain homeostasis.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Embryonic stem cells are?

mutlipotent
pluripotent
totipotent
isopotent 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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The diagram shows the process of cell specialization from a single stem cell. Which of the following statements is true about the process of specialization.

Specilized cells (blood, skin, nervous etc) cannot be produced from a single stem cell
Specilized cells are produced immediately following fertilization
Even though all the cells in an organism come from one single cell, they can specialize into different cell types
Sincce all the cells in an organism come from one single cell, they must all have the same structure and function

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is one goal of cellular differentiation/specialization?

To create specialized cells to help organism maintain homeostasis.
To many cells.
To make stem cells
to make single celled organisms

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What causes differentiation?

The DNA is different in each type of cell. 
Some cells have more or less DNA than others.
Only specific parts of the DNA are activated.
The DNA has genes that are expressed the same way.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All our cells, except sex cells like eggs or sperm, have ___________ DNA

different
similar
exactly the same
half the amount of 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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