CB2b&c Growth in animals and plants

The process by which cells turn into specialised cells.

• Differentiation

• Growth

• Elongation

• Meristem

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What is the mass of a 2month old baby in the 0.4th percentile? Type a number with the correct unit e.g. 8kg

(a)  

A baby girl is born in the 20th percentile for mass. Explain what this means for her in terms of the rest of the population

• 19% of the population has a mass lower than her

• 20% of the population has a mass equal to or lower than her

• 80% of the population has a mass equal to or lower than her

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What does meristem mean?

• A zone of cell division (mitosis). Plant stem cells are found here.

• Zone of elongation

• Zone of differentiation

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The main meristems are close to the tip of roots and shoots

• True

• False

Is the following true for plants of animals: New cells can be made by most tissues

• Plants

• Animals

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Is the following true for plants of animals: Size increase of the organism is brought about only by increasing the number of cells. Not by increasing cell size

• Plants

• Animals

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Is the following true for plants of animals: Size increase of the organism is due to

a) An increase in the number of cells or

b) Increasing the size of cells (elongation)

• Plants

• Animals

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Is the following true for plants of animals? Most plant cells can differentiate into different cell types.

• Plants

• Animals

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Is the following true for plants or animals: Only stem cells can differentiate into different cell types. Other cell functions remain fixed.

• Plants

• Animals

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