3.00 Challenges to Biomed Fa25

Nano is a prefix that means:

• one-millionth.

• one-hundredth.

• one-billionth.

• one-tenth.

Which stem cells are most often used to avoid rejection by the patient's immune system?

• adult stem cells

• therapeutic stem cells

• synthetic stem cells

• cloned stem cells

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

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

• blastocyst

• enucleated oocyte

• somatic cell

• surrogate mother

When researchers apply for a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for what process are they seeking approval?

• creating a transgenic animal

• reproductive cloning

• therapeutic cloning

• nanotechnology

Scientists implant genetic information from one species into another to create a customized strain of mice for research. What are these scientists creating?

• transgenic microorganisms

• transgenic animals

• genetic mutations

• pharmaceutical modifications

What medical device made the external cardiac pump obsolete?

• electrocardiogram

• pacemaker

• heart-lung machine

• artificial

Reproductive cloning is also called:

• somatic cell nuclear transfer.

• adult stem cell transfer.

• nucleic acid recombination.

• protein synthesis.

Regenerative medicine relies heavily on the use of:

• organs harvested from animals.

• human organ donations.

• clones.

• stem cells.