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Cell Replication: Stem Cells, Mitosis, and Meiosis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a source for stem cells?

a)

Adult tissue cells

b)

Embryos

c)

Sperm and eggs

2.

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.

3.

Stem cells used for Regenerative Medicine can be used to __________?

a)

Grow different types of tissues

b)

Create new species of animals

c)

Make babies

4.

Which of the following cells is undifferentiated?

a)

Cardiac muscle cell

b)

Nerve cell

c)

Stem Cell

5.

What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?

a)

Genetic engineering

b)

Selective breeding

c)

Differentiation

6.

Embryonic Stem Cells are stem cells that come from fertilized eggs left over from ____________________.​

a)

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Asexual Reproduction

7.

When the sperm and egg combine, they create one new cell known as an _____________?

a)

Gamete

b)

Embryo

c)

Unfertilized egg

8.

What are the two things that can control Differentiation?

a)

Chemicals released by other cells​

b)

The location of the cells (the stem cell niche)​

c)

The type of cell needed

9.

Scientist are researching ways to use stem cells to replace parts of your body with copies of those parts. ​This is called?

a)

Regenerative Medicine

b)

Tissue research

c)

Adult stem cells

10.

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

a)

16 chromosomes.

b)

46 chromosomes.

c)

8 chromosomes.

11.

What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Replication

12.
In which type of cells will mitosis occur?
a)
egg cells
b)
sperm cells
c)
jail cells
d)
Body cells except the sperm and egg cells
13.

The female sex cell is called

a)

Zygote

b)

Sperm

c)

Egg

14.

The male sex cell is called

a)

egg

b)

zygote

c)

sperm

15.

Humans have how may chromosomes ?

a)

112

b)

46

c)

8

16.
Most of the cells in the human body are produced by
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
17.

Why do we need meiosis?

a)

To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

b)

To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

c)

To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

18.

Name that process

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mutation

d)

Cell Cycle

19.

Gametes are sex cells and are formed through the process of meiosis.

a)

TRUE

True

b)

FALSE

False

20.

Body cells are produced through

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both