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Stem Cells

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the benefit of cells being specialized in a multicellular organism?

a)

They can be shaped to perform specific functions

b)

They can function as organs

c)

They can carry out essential functions of life

d)

All of the following

2.

What is the structure that consists of wound-up DNA and contains genetic information in the form of genes?

a)

Nerve cells

b)

Specialized cells

c)

Stem cells

d)

Chromosomes

3.

Where are stem cells found?

a)

Embryos and few reserves in adults

b)

Skin cells and muscle cells

c)

Blood cells and nerve cells

d)

Heart cells and bone cells

4.

What is the process called when cells become specialized during an organism's development?

a)

Cell differentiation

b)

Gene expression

c)

Cellular respiration

d)

Gene regulation

5.

What does pluripotent mean?

a)

The specialization of cells occurring during an organism's development

b)

Capable of giving rise to only one cell type

c)

Capable of giving rise to several different cell types

d)

The turning on and off of genes within a cell

6.

What type of cells have the potential to become any kind of cell?

a)

Nerve cells

b)

Specialized cells

c)

Blood cells

d)

Stem cells

7.

What is the function of red blood cells?

a)

Carry oxygen to the cells

b)

Transmit messages from one part of the body to another

c)

Conduct rapid messages throughout the body

d)

Secrete mucus to protect the stomach wall

8.

What is the function of nerve cells?

a)

Conduct rapid messages throughout the body

b)

Secrete mucus to protect the stomach wall

c)

Carry oxygen to the cells

d)

Transmit messages from one part of the body to another

9.

What is the term for the specialization of cells occurring during an organism's development?

a)

Cell differentiation

b)

Gene regulation

c)

Cellular respiration

d)

Gene expression

10.

What is the term for cells that are not specialized and have the potential to become any kind of cell?

a)

Blood cells

b)

Nerve cells

c)

Specialized cells

d)

Stem cells