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Cell Differentiation Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the role of stem cells in cell differentiation?

a)

They serve as a precursor for generalized cells

b)

These cells can turn into specialized cells and back into generalized cells when needed

c)

They are generalized cells that can lead to specialized cells

d)

They are specialized cells that can lead to generalized cells

2.
Nerve cells have different DNA from hair and skin cells in your body.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

What is cell differentiation?

a)

Process by which cells produce MORE cells.

b)

Process by which cells become UNSPECIALIZED

c)

Process by with cells become SPECIALIZED

d)

Process by which cells become old and DIE

4.

Your red blood cells are a type of

a)

Specialized cell

b)

Embryonic stem cell

c)

Adult stem cell

d)

Induced stem cell

5.

Which type of cell can only do ONE specific job

a)

Specialized cell

b)

Embryonic Stem Cell

c)

Adult Stem Cell

d)

Induced Stem Cell

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.

_________ instruct the cell on how and when to build the proteins that allow it to build structures and perform its specialized functions.

a)

proteins

b)

genes

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

8.

When a gene is activated and creates a product for the cell, the process is called -

a)

gene expression

b)

locomotion

c)

translation

d)

heredity

9.

The process of a simple cell becoming more specialized is called -

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

cell multiplication

d)

cell differentiation

10.

Multicellular organism begin as one cell to undifferentiated masses of cells and ultimately have different type of cells due to

a)

different DNA

b)

deactivated DNA

c)

gene expression in specific parts of DNA

11.

There are about 200 cells in the human body. All these cells have the same DNA. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

maybe

d)

it depends upon the type

12.

During the process of differentiation

a)

all sections of DNA are activated to determine the structure of a body cell

b)

ONLY ONE section of DNA are deactivated to determine the structure of a body cell

c)

only specific sections of DNA sequence are activated to determine the structure and functions of a body cell

13.

Cells differentiate to perform different functions because

a)

all genes are turned on inside that cell

b)

all genes are turned off inside that cell

c)

different genes are turned on inside that cell

d)

different genes are turned on or off inside that cell

14.

Stem cells are cells that...

a)

grow uncontrollably

b)

are undifferentiated

c)

never divide

15.

Why do stomach cells function differently than skin cells?

a)

They contain entirely different DNA

b)

They use different genes in the DNA