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WorksheetsGarner's Cloning and Stem Cells
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a source for stem cells?
a)
umbilical cord blood
b)
early embryos
c)
sperm and eggs
d)
certain adult tissues
2.
Why might stem cell research lead to a cure for diabetes?
a)
Stem cells can be used to grow pancreas cells that produce insulin.
b)
Stem cells can create babies that have normal functioning pancreases.
3.
Stem cells are
a)
cells that grow uncontrollably.
b)
undifferentiated and can develop into many types of cells.
c)
cells that never go through cell division.
d)
only found in embryos.
4.
Which of the following cells is undifferentiated?
a)
cardiac muscle cell
b)
nerve cell
c)
liver cell
d)
stem cell
5.
What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?
a)
genetic engineering
b)
survival of the fittest
c)
differentiation
d)
selective breeding
6.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
7.
Medical research involving stem cells is important for ...
a)
to test the effectiveness of new drugs
b)
the generation of cells and tissues that can be used in cell based therapies
c)
to understand the consequences of turning genes off and on
d)
All of the above
8.
Which is true about embryonic stem cells?
a)
They no longer divide, their cell type is set and cannot change.
b)
They can develop into only one type of cell.
c)
They can become any cell type in the body.
d)
They are found in adults.
9.
Which type of cell is unspecialized?
a)
skin cell
b)
stem cell
c)
liver cell
d)
muscle cell
10.
Which stem cells have the most potency?
a)
Multipotent
b)
Pluripotent
c)
Totipotent
d)
Unipotent
11.
Stem cells can be obtained from
a)
embryos
b)
some adult tissues
c)
umbilical cord blood
d)
all of the above
12.
What does "pluripotent" mean?
a)
able to divide and make many different types of cells
b)
not able to divide
c)
can only divide and make one cell type
d)
if it divides, it will make a cancerous tumor
13.
What do stem cells have to do with clones?
a)
Stem cells can divide and differentiate and grow into a clone
b)
Clones can be grown from stem cells
c)
Both choices are correct
d)
None of these choices are correct
14.
What do haematopoietic stem cells give rise to?
a)
Any cell type
b)
All muscle cells
c)
All blood cells
d)
All brain cells
15.
Stem cells are removed from the inner mass of a developing cell. What is this called?
a)
Granula
b)
Blastocyst
c)
Morula
d)
Zygote
16.
Advantages of embryonic stem cells over Adult and iPS stem cells are;
a)
Cell can divide indefinitely
b)
Cells can
differentiate into any type
c)
Can grow
large quantities
d)
All of the above
17.
All organisms start life as__________?
a)
a developed embryo
b)
a blastocyst
c)
one cell
d)
pluripotent cells
18.
Stem cell research is controversial because in involves?
a)
social issues
b)
ethical issues
c)
educational issues
d)
economical issues
19.
Why was U.S. federal funding for embryonic stem cell research restricted?
a)
controversy over using discarded human embryos
b)
controversy over research that could cure diseases
c)
controversy over using bodies donated to medical reseaarch
d)
controversy over scientists being paid too much money
20.
What does "pluripotent" mean?
a)
able to divide and make many different types of cells
b)
not able to divide
c)
can only divide and make one cell type
d)
if it divides, it will make a cancerous tumor
21.
The use of an organ for transplantation from another species is known as:
a)
A promoter
b)
Pharming
c)
A xenograft
d)
A totipotent stem cell
22.
Somatic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also called:
a)
Adult Stem Cells
b)
Blastocysts
c)
Enucleated oocyte
d)
Zygote
23.
When creating a new transgenic animal, you must able for a patent with the?
a)
USDA
b)
FDA
c)
NIH
d)
US Patent and Trademark Office
24.
Reproductive Cloning is also known as:
a)
SCNT
b)
Adult stem cell transfer
c)
Nucleic Acid Recombination
d)
Protein Synthesis
25.
Implanting a gene from one organism into an embryo will create a:
a)
Xenograph
b)
Transgenic animal
c)
New species
d)
Mutant
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