AJ Trilogy Cell division quiz for vocab and content

What molecule carries genetic information in chromosomes?

• DNA

• Lipid

• RNA

• Protein

What type of cell division ensures that each new cell has the same genetic information?

• Budding

• Mitosis

• Binary fission

• Meiosis

What is a stem cell?

• A cell that has undergone differentiation

• A cell that has not undergone differentiation

• A cell that is specialized

• A cell that cannot divide

What is differentiation?

• When a specialized cell becomes unspecialized

• When a cell dies

• When an unspecialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type

• When a cell divides into two

What is an embryo?

• A type of adult stem cell

• A cell that has undergone differentiation

• An organism in the early stages of development

• A fully developed organism

What are embryonic stem cells capable of?

• Dividing into only blood cells

• Dividing into almost any cell type

• Dividing into only one cell type

• Not dividing at all

Where can adult stem cells be found?

• Only in the brain

• Only in the heart

• Only in the liver

• In several regions of the body

Which of the following is NOT a location where adult stem cells are found?

• Bone marrow

• Lungs

• Eyes

• Brain

What can bone marrow stem cells differentiate into?

• Skin cells

• Blood cells and cells of the immune system

• Liver cells

• Muscle cells

Where does cell division in plants occur?

• In the leaves

• In the meristems

• In the flowers

• In the seeds