Cell Cycle and Stem Cells

True or false: Living things grow when their cells divide.

• True
• False

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True or false: When cells divide, they help to repair damaged tissue in your body.

• True
• False

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True or false: All body cells have the same number of chromosomes.

• True
• False

Mitosis is the process by which

• Cells get bigger
• Cells get smaller
• Body cells divide into two
• Cells die

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How many cells are created at the end of Mitosis?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?

• genetic engineering
• survival of the fittest
• differentiation
• selective breeding

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Which best explains why muscle cells are different from blood cells?

• Muscle cells are produced by the brain, but blood cells are produced by the heart. 
• Different genes are activated in muscle cells than in blood cells. 
• Muscles cells experience different environmental influences than blood cells. 
• A mutation occurs during the development of muscle cells but not in blood cells. 

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

• nerve cell
• sperm cell
• muscle cell
• skin cell

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This type of cell carries oxygen throughout the body.

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

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This type of cell fights infection.

• red blood cell
• platelet
• white blood cell
• antibacterial cell

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