National 4 Biology 1.3- Therapeutic Uses Of Cells

Using cells therapeutically means...

• Using cells in medical treatments

• Using cells in research

• Using cells in industry

Which process is when we take a gene from one organism and insert it into another organism?

• Cell division

• Genetic Engineering

• Stem Cell Therapy

Which technique involves the use of cells to treat some types of blindness?

• Cell division

• Genetic Engineering

• Stem Cell Therapy

Which technique involves the use of cells to treat leukaemia?

• Cell division

• Genetic Engineering

• Stem Cell Therapy

Which technique involves the use of cells to produce insulin?

• Cell division

• Genetic Engineering

• Stem Cell Therapy

During genetic engineering which part of a bacterial cell do we insert a gene into?

• nucleus

• plasmid

• chromosome

During genetic engineering what do we insert into a bacterial plasmid?

• gene

• chromosome

• nucleus

• protein

Genes provide the information for cells to make what?

• DNA

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Fat

Stem cells are:

• Specialised cells which cannot divide to make more stem cells

• Unspecialised cells which cannot divide to make more stem cells

• Specialised cells which can divide to make more stem cells

• Unspecialised cells which can divide to make more stem cells

Which of the following can be produced using stem cells:

• Skin grafts

• Insulin

• Human growth hormone