Stem Cells

Stem cells are_______________.

• cells that grow uncontrollably

• those that never go through cell division

• undifferentiated and can turn into any type of cell

• differentiated cells that do one job

Stem cells can be obtained from

• embryos

• adult tissues

• cells

• hair

Which of the following cells is UNdifferentiated or UNspecialized?

• cardiac muscle cell

• liver cell

• nerve cell

• stem cell

Stem cells are used to __________.

• make clones

• make babies

• create new species of animals

• grow different types of tissues

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

• Embryonic can differentiate into more cell types than adult

• Adult can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic

• undifferentiated and can turn into any type of cell

• differentiated cells that do one job

Which is true about embryonic stem cells?

• They no longer divide; their cell type is set and cannot change

• They can become any cell type in the body.

• They can develop into only one type of cell.

• They are found in adults.

What does "multipotent" mean?

• able to divide and make one kind of cell

• able to divide and make multiple (but not all) types of cells

• able to divide and make all different types of cells

• cannot divide

What does "pluripotent" mean?

• able to divide and make all different types of cells

• can only divide and make one cell type

• not able to divide

• if it divides, it will make a cancerous tumor