NSHS Cell Differentiation/Specialization

At the end of cell specialization, will all cells have the same structure?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

True or False. All cells contain all of our DNA.

• True

• False

The process of a cell developing into a certain type has two names, what are they?

• Replication

• Translation

• Differentiation

• Specialization

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What macromolecules are responsible for helping cells choose a job or become a special type of cell?

• Lipids

• Carbs

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Why are stem cells controversial?

• The best kind come from bone marrow

• The best kind come from embryos

• They have to be taken from animal testing

• None of these

What can stem cells be used for?

• Repairing damage from a heart attack

• Regrowing limbs

• Bone marrow transplants

• All of these

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Recall the name given to early embryonic cells, that have the potency to form any cell in the body.

• Pluripotent

• Multipotent

• Totipotent

• Specialised

Recall the name given to embryonic stem cells, that have the potency to form all the cell types in the body.

• Totipotent

• Specialised

• Multipotent

• Pluripotent

Recall the name given to adult stem cells, that have the potency to form several cell types in the body.

• Multipotent

• Specialised

• Pluripotent

• Totipotent

Recall the name given to differentiated cells, that have the potency to form only one cell type in the body.

• Totipoten

• Pluripotent

• Multipotent

• Specialised