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Stem Cell/Cancer

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Undifferentiated cells that can become one or more specialized types of cell are called_________

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Somatic Cells

c)

Body Cells

d)

Zygotes

2.

Arrange the following levels of hierarchy from LARGEST to SMALLEST

a)

Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

b)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

c)

Organism, Cell, Tissue, Organ

d)

Tissue, Cell, Organ, Organism

3.

The growth phase of the cell cycle is called

a)

Interphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

4.

A continuous thread of DNA is called...

a)

Chromosome

b)

Chromatid

c)

Gene

d)

Nucleic Acid

5.

How many chromosomes are in each human body cell?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

1

d)

48

6.

Two identical chromatids are called...

a)

Daughter Chromatids

b)

Sister Chromatids

c)

Brother Chromatids

d)

Twin Chromatids

7.

What is the end result of mitosis?

a)

2 identical body cells

b)

2 gametes

c)

2 zygotes

d)

2 different body cells

8.
Stem cells can be obtained from _________.
a)
embryos
b)
some adult tissues
c)
umbilical cord blood
d)
all of the above
9.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic can differentiate into more cell types than adult
b)

Adult cells can only turn into blood, while embryonic turn into many things.

c)
Adult can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic
10.

Stem cells are found in multiple locations in the body like skin, liver, muscles, intestines, and bones. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Mitosis is also referred to as...

a)

cellular multiplication

b)

cellular subtraction

c)

cellular addition

d)

cellular division

12.

Mitosis starts with one cell and ends with...

a)

one cell

b)

two cells

c)

three cells

d)

four cells

13.
What is cell differentiation?
a)
Process by which cells produce more cells
b)
Process by which cells become specialized
c)
Process by which cells become unspecialized
d)
Process by which cells die
14.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
15.
Cancer is
a)
a premature stop in the cell cycle.
b)
uncontrolled mitosis.
c)
programmed cell death.