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100
What is one type of cell an unspecialized stem cell can become?
Red blood cell, muscle cell...
100
True or false: Stem cells are found ONLY in babies.
False
100
Are human embryonic stem cells currently being used to treat diseases?
No
100
Name one career option under stem cells.
Cancer Biochemist Assistant Researcher ...
100
What is Mr. Morgan's first name? :)
Louis
200
Name a function of a stem cell.
Internal repair or replacing other cells
200
What are the 2 major types of stem cells?
Embryonic Stem Cells and Adult Stem Cells
200
Name one human disease that is experimentally being treated with stem cells?
Parkinson’s Disease Leukemia Skin Grafts
200
Is a one-celled fertilized egg pluri-, toti-, or multi- potent?
Totipotent
200
What happens in allopatric speciation?
A geographical barrier separates a species so that over time the single species develops into two species.
300
What is potency?
The ability to differentiate into a range of specialized cells
300
Where are embryonic stem cells obtained?
Aborted fetuses
300
To obtain embryonic stem cells, which of the following is destroyed? A) the placenta B) the umbilical cord C) the blastocyst D) the blastula
C) the blastocyst
300
True or False: When a stem cell divides, each new cell has only the ability to become another type of cell with a more specialized function
False
300
Which of these individuals is MOST likely to be successful in an evolutionary sense? A) reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill B) an individual who dies after 5 days of life but leaves 20 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce C) an individual who lives 100 years and leaves 2 offspring, both of whom survive to reproduce
B) an individual who dies after 5 days of life but leaves 20 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce
400
True or false: Multipotent stem cells can give rise to any old cell in the body
False
400
Used for over 40 years to aid patients suffering from cancer leukemia.
Bone Marrow
400
Using stem cells to replace damaged bodily tissues is called what?
Regenerative medicine
400
What is the process of fertilization by manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish, and then transferring the embryo to the uterus?
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
400
How many chromosomes does a human haploid have?
23 chromosomes
500
On Day 4 of development, what are the two layers the embryo forms.
One that will become the placenta and the other that will become the baby.
500
These stem cells are multipotent, less stable and their capacity for self-renewal is limited.
Adult Stem Cells
500
When a sperm cell and an egg cell unite, they form a one-celled fertilized egg that is a...
Totipotent Cell
500
What disease can stem cells may be able to make new nerve cells in the brain to replace those destroyed?
Parkinson's disease
500
What is the name of our AP Biology textbook?
AP Edition Campbell Biology