11.4 Vocab

Question 1

Embryo

Answer 1

Developing stage of a multicellular organism

Question 2

Differentiation

Answer 2

Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function

Question 3

Totipotent

Answer 3

Cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body (including cells that make up the extraembryonic membranes and placenta)

Question 4

Blastocyst

Answer 4

Stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells

Question 5

Pluripotent

Answer 5

Cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body’s cell types

Question 6

Stem Cell

Answer 6

Unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells

Question 7

Multipotent

Answer 7

Cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells