Stem Cells and their uses

Stem cells are ____________________.

• cells that grow uncontrollably
• undifferentiated and can turn into any type of cell
• those that never go through cell division
• differentiated cells that do one job

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Stem cells can be obtained from _________.

• embryos
• some adult tissues
• umbilical cord blood
• all of the above

Stem cells are used to __________.

• make clones
• create new species of animals
• make babies
• grow different types of tissues

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Which of the following cells is UNdifferentiated or UNspecialized?

• cardiac muscle cell
• nerve cell
• liver cell
• stem cell

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Which of the following cells is UNdifferentiated or UNspecialised?

• cardiac muscle cell

• nerve cell

• liver cell

• stem cell

What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?

• Embryonic can differentiate into more cell types than adult
• Adult only turn into blood, while embryonic turn into many things.
• Adult can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic
• Adult grow bigger than embryonic

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Which is true about embryonic stem cells?

• They no longer divide; their cell type is set and cannot change.
• They can develop into only one type of cell.
• They can become any cell type in the body.
• They are found in adults.

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Scientists can reprogram skin cells to act like stem cells.  True or False? 

• True 
• False 

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Which is something that stem cells can repair/cure?

• sports injuries

• certain diseases like Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes

• bone marrow in cancer patients

• all of the above

Why is the use of embryonic stem cells controversial?

• The embryos are destroyed in the process of extracting the stem cells.

• People consider their use as destroying a life.

• They are taken from little kids, which is painful.

• They are put into a different person.