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Stem cells and their medical uses

9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-4 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Cell biology

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  1. Question 1

    Stem cells: which statement is true?

    • A. Stem cell treatments have no risks.
    • B. Adult stem cells are only found in embryos.
    • C. Using embryos for research raises ethical issues that people disagree about.
    • D. Most specialised animal cells can change into any other type of cell.

  2. Question 2

    Which type of stem cell: used to clone rare plants quickly?

    • A. embryonic stem cells
    • B. adult stem cells
    • C. plant meristem cells

  3. Question 3

    Bone marrow transplants help some people with leukaemia (leukemia). Why?

    • A. The marrow becomes a new heart
    • B. Bone marrow contains antibiotics
    • C. Marrow cells kill all viruses
    • D. Adult stem cells in the marrow can make new healthy blood cells

  4. Question 4

    Stem cells: which statement is true?

    • A. Adult stem cells can form only a limited range of cell types.
    • B. Adult stem cells are only found in embryos.
    • C. Most specialised animal cells can change into any other type of cell.
    • D. Stem cell treatments have no risks.

  5. Question 5

    Which type of stem cell: can form blood cells but not nerve cells?

    • A. embryonic stem cells
    • B. adult stem cells
    • C. plant meristem cells

  6. Question 6

    Bone marrow transplants help some people with leukaemia (leukemia). Why?

    • A. Adult stem cells in the marrow can make new healthy blood cells
    • B. Bone marrow contains antibiotics
    • C. The marrow becomes a new heart
    • D. Marrow cells kill all viruses

  7. Question 7

    Stem cells: which statement is true?

    • A. Plant meristems can be used to produce clones of rare plants quickly.
    • B. Adult stem cells are only found in embryos.
    • C. Stem cell treatments have no risks.
    • D. Most specialised animal cells can change into any other type of cell.

  8. Question 8

    Which type of stem cell: used to clone rare plants quickly?

    • A. embryonic stem cells
    • B. adult stem cells
    • C. plant meristem cells

  9. Question 9

    In therapeutic cloning, an embryo is made with the patient's own genes. What is the main advantage?

    • A. The cells never divide
    • B. It is free of ethical questions
    • C. It needs no laboratory
    • D. The stem cells will not be rejected by the patient's immune system

  10. Question 10

    Stem cells: which statement is true?

    • A. Using embryos for research raises ethical issues that people disagree about.
    • B. Most specialised animal cells can change into any other type of cell.
    • C. Adult stem cells are only found in embryos.
    • D. Stem cell treatments have no risks.

  11. Question 11

    Which type of stem cell: found at root and shoot tips?

    • A. embryonic stem cells
    • B. adult stem cells
    • C. plant meristem cells

  12. Question 12

    Bone marrow transplants help some people with leukaemia (leukemia). Why?

    • A. Adult stem cells in the marrow can make new healthy blood cells
    • B. The marrow becomes a new heart
    • C. Bone marrow contains antibiotics
    • D. Marrow cells kill all viruses

  13. Question 13

    Stem cells: which statement is true?

    • A. Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into almost any type of human cell.
    • B. Stem cell treatments have no risks.
    • C. Adult stem cells are only found in embryos.
    • D. Most specialised animal cells can change into any other type of cell.

  14. Question 14

    Which type of stem cell: found in bone marrow?

    • A. embryonic stem cells
    • B. adult stem cells
    • C. plant meristem cells

  15. Question 15

    Where are stem cells found in a plant?

    • A. only in the flowers
    • B. in meristems at the tips of roots and shoots
    • C. in the leaf veins only
    • D. in the xylem vessels

  16. Question 16

    Stem cells: which statement is true?

    • A. Plant meristems can be used to produce clones of rare plants quickly.
    • B. Stem cell treatments have no risks.
    • C. Adult stem cells are only found in embryos.
    • D. Most specialised animal cells can change into any other type of cell.

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Answer key: Stem cells and their medical uses

  1. 1. C. Using embryos for research raises ethical issues that people disagree about.

  2. 2. C. plant meristem cells

  3. 3. D. Adult stem cells in the marrow can make new healthy blood cells

  4. 4. A. Adult stem cells can form only a limited range of cell types.

  5. 5. B. adult stem cells

  6. 6. A. Adult stem cells in the marrow can make new healthy blood cells

  7. 7. A. Plant meristems can be used to produce clones of rare plants quickly.

  8. 8. C. plant meristem cells

  9. 9. D. The stem cells will not be rejected by the patient's immune system

  10. 10. A. Using embryos for research raises ethical issues that people disagree about.

  11. 11. C. plant meristem cells

  12. 12. A. Adult stem cells in the marrow can make new healthy blood cells

  13. 13. A. Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into almost any type of human cell.

  14. 14. B. adult stem cells

  15. 15. B. in meristems at the tips of roots and shoots

  16. 16. A. Plant meristems can be used to produce clones of rare plants quickly.