Stem Cells (Review)

Stem cells are

• undifferentiated or unspecialized cells in the body.

• differentiated or specialized cells in the body.

• only found in the inner mass cells of blastocyst

• only found in a fetus

Stem cells are used to __________.

• make clones
• create new species of animals
• make babies
• 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 only turn into blood, while embryonic turn into many things.
• Adult can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic
• Adult grow bigger than embryonic

Which is true about embryonic stem cells?

• They no longer divide; their cell type is set and cannot change.
• They can develop into only one type of cell.
• They can become any cell type in the body.
• They are found in adults.

Adult (tissue-specific) stem cells can also be referred to as

• somatic stem cells

• embryonic stem cells

• starter cells

• IPS cells

Which of these types of cells are differentiated?

• Red blood

• Muscle

• Skin

• All of these

Pluripotent (embryonic) stem cells are...

• able to form any type of body cell

• only able to form one specialised type of cell

• stomatic stem cells

• are able to form a limit number of different types of body cells

Multipotent (adult) stem cells are...

• able to form any type of body cell

• only able to form one specialised type of cell

• stomatic stem cells

• are able to form a limit number of different types of body cells