mitosis and stem cells

The two types of stem cell are...

• embryonic and adult
• big and small
• plant and animal 

What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?

• Prophase
• Interphase
• Cytokinesis
• Metaphse

How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 6

What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?

• mitosis

• meiosis

• reproduction

• transcription

Stem cells are

• cells that grow uncontrollably
• undifferentiated and can be any type of cell
• never go through cell division
• only found in embryos

Stem cells can be obtained from

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

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.

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

• different
• similar
• exactly the same
• half the amount of 

What does "pluripotent" mean?

• able to divide and make many different types of cells
• not able to divide
• can only divide and make one cell type 
• if it divides, it will make a cancerous tumor

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