Stem Cells and Cellular Differentiation Quiz

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

• They can be shaped to perform specific functions

• They can function as organs

• They can carry out essential functions of life

• All of the following

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

• Nerve cells

• Specialized cells

• Stem cells

• Chromosomes

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Where are stem cells found?

• Embryos and few reserves in adults

• Skin cells and muscle cells

• Blood cells and nerve cells

• Heart cells and bone cells

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

• Cell differentiation

• Gene expression

• Cellular respiration

• Gene regulation

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What does pluripotent mean?

• The specialization of cells occurring during an organism's development

• Capable of giving rise to only one cell type

• Capable of giving rise to several different cell types

• The turning on and off of genes within a cell

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What does unipotent mean?

• The turning on and off of genes within a cell

• Capable of giving rise to only one cell type

• The specialization of cells occurring during an organism's development

• Capable of giving rise to several different cell types

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What is the process called when genes are turned on and off within a cell?

• Gene regulation

• Cell differentiation

• Gene expression

• Cellular respiration

What is the process called when genes are translated into proteins?

• Gene expression

• Cell differentiation

• Cellular respiration

• Gene regulation

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What is the term for the complete set of DNA in a cell?

• Specialized cells

• Stem cells

• Chromosomes

• Genes

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

• Nerve cells

• Specialized cells

• Blood cells

• Stem cells