Cell Replication: Stem Cells, Mitosis, and Meiosis

Which of the following is NOT a source for stem cells?

• Adult tissue cells

• Embryos

• Sperm and eggs

Stem cells are ___________?

• Cells that grow uncontrollably.

• Undifferentiated and can develop into many types of cells.

• Cells that never go through cell division.

Stem cells used for Regenerative Medicine can be used to __________?

• Grow different types of tissues

• Create new species of animals

• Make babies

Which of the following cells is undifferentiated?

• Cardiac muscle cell

• Nerve cell

• Stem Cell

What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?

• Genetic engineering

• Selective breeding

• Differentiation

Embryonic Stem Cells are stem cells that come from fertilized eggs left over from ____________________.​

• In vitro fertilization (IVF)

• Sexual Reproduction

• Asexual Reproduction

When the sperm and egg combine, they create one new cell known as an _____________?

• Gamete

• Embryo

• Unfertilized egg

What are the two things that can control Differentiation?

• Chemicals released by other cells​

• The location of the cells (the stem cell niche)​

• The type of cell needed

Scientist are researching ways to use stem cells to replace parts of your body with copies of those parts. ​This is called?

• Regenerative Medicine

• Tissue research

• Adult stem cells

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.

• 46 chromosomes.

• 8 chromosomes.