Biology Quiz

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also known as:

• somatic stem cells.

• embryonic stem cells.

• pluripotent stem cells.

• hematopoietic stem cells.

When scientists are able to use an organ from another species for transplantation, this is known as:

• a promotor.

• pharming.

• a xenograft.

• a totipotent.

Chemical properties refer to how the material will:

• be calculated.

• interact with other materials.

• affect the environment.

• be pharmed.

Nano is a prefix that means:

• one-millionth.

• one-hundredth.

• one-billionth.

• one-tenth.

When creating a cloned mammal, what structure contains the genetic information the scientist intends to clone?

• blastocyst

• enucleated oocyte

• somatic cell

• surrogate mother

Which structure has the potential to develop into any other cell within the human body?

• zygote

• embryoblast

• totipotent cell

• ovum

When a scientist charts the position of known genes and other markers relative to each other, this process is called:

• genome tracing.

• genetic engineering.

• genetic mapping.

• regeneration.

Using genetically modified pigs to harvest heart valves for humans demonstrates which benefit of genetically modified organisms?

• animal models

• livestock improvement

• tissue and organ donors

• pharmaceutical production

Examining properties that can be described as one-billionth are:

• genoparticles.

• megaparticles.

• nanoparticles.

• transparticles.

Somatic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also called:

• embryonic stem cells.

• adult stem cells.

• totipotent stem cells.

• zygote stem cells.