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Unit 1- Stem Cells

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A stem cell is

a)

The same as a blood cell

b)

an undifferentiated cell that can develop into different cell types

c)

I don't know, I wasn't listening

d)

A stomach cell that can turn into a liver cell

2.

Stem cells can activate any part of their...

(a)  

3.

The two types of stem cells are..

a)

Adult stem cells

b)

pluripotent stem cells

c)

skin cells

d)

Embryonic stems cells

4.

Adult stem cells are...

(a)  

5.

self-renewal is the ability to...

(a)  

6.

Describe potency...

a)

The ability to go through several cycles without differentiation

b)

The ability to differentiate into specialised cells

c)

umm... this is a hard one

d)

the process of making more cells

7.

What does "multipotent" mean?

a)

able to divide but has a limited amount of closely related cell types.

b)

able to divide and make multiple (but not all) types of cells

c)

able to divide and make all different types of cells

d)

cannot divide

8.

What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?

a)

Embryonic can differentiate into more cell types than adult

b)

Adult can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic

c)

undifferentiated and can turn into any type of cell

d)

differentiated cells that do one job

9.

oligopotent is...

(a)  

10.

The stem cell can differentiate into...

(a)