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Specialized Cells

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of red blood cells?

a)

Help to digest your food.

b)

Help you breathe.

c)

Provide nutrients to your organs.

d)

Carry oxygen throughout your body.

2.

What does cell differentiation mean?

a)

Process by which a cell absorbs nutrients.

b)

Process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell.

c)

Process by which a specialized cell becomes a less specialized cell.

d)

Process by which cells enter the cell cycle.

3.

Cell differentiation is most directly regulated by...

a)

ATP

b)

DNA

c)

Lipids

d)

Sugars

4.

What is the function of nerve cells?

a)

Allow for gas exchange to happen.

b)

Transport oxygen throughout the body.

c)

Control DNA expression.

d)

Transmit electrical signals to different parts of the body.

5.

What is an unspecialized cell that can become many different types of cells?

a)

stem cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

prokaryotic cell

d)

gamete

6.

Which cell is specialized by having lots of mitochondria for energy and protein fibers for movement?

a)

skin cell

b)

nerve cell

c)

blood cell

d)

muscle cell

7.
This type of cell fights infection.
a)
red blood cell
b)
platelet
c)
white blood cell
d)
antibacterial cell
8.
This type of cell is found in females and is needed for reproduction.
a)
egg cell
b)
sperm cell
c)
fertilization cell
d)
yolk cell
9.

Stem cells are

a)

undifferentiated or unspecialized cells in the body.

b)

differentiated or specialized cells in the body.

c)

only found in the inner mass cells of blastocyst

d)

only found in a fetus

10.
Stem cells can be obtained from _________.
a)
embryos
b)
some adult tissues
c)
umbilical cord blood
d)
all of the above
11.

Why is the use of embryonic stem cells controversial?

a)

The embryos are destroyed in the process of extracting the stem cells.

b)

People consider their use as destroying a life.

c)

They are taken from little kids, which is painful.

d)

They are put into a different person.