7C Flashcards
Differentiate between human identical twins and fraternal twins.
Identical twins are the result of a single sperm and ovum uniting. Fraternal twins are the result of two sperm and ova uniting.
Explain why cloning is important to agricultural.
So you can get better fruit or vegetables
Clones are produced by which kind of reproduction?
Asexual reproduction
Do animals formed by cloning live longer healthier lives than animals formed through natural means?
No
Are human fraternal twins clones?
No
Are identical human twins examples of cloning?
Yes
Are clones in the animal kingdom rare or common?
Rare
What is therapeutic cloning?
Cloning used to provide cells for the treatment of diseases
Why would farmers want to clone their crops?
To keep a desirable or good trait in a crop like size, color or juiciness
Asses the potential advantages and disadvantages of cloning?
Advantage: producing a child for people who can’t have kids naturally
Disadvantage: if the clone dies its murder
Advantage: cure sickness and diseases
Disadvantage: it could make someone even sicker
Defend a biblical position regarding human cloning.
It is wrong to kill a human to try and find a cure for anthor the bible clearly says a baby is human before birth Luke 1:44
What is not an example of a clone
Human fraternal twins
Natural clones only exist in the plant kingdom?
False
Are natural clones rare?
False
What cloning produces clones for medical reach?
Therapeutic cloning
What are clones produced by?
Inbreeding
Why are fraternal twins not clones?
Because there are two sperms and two ova
Therapeutic cloning is scripturally because it can provide organs for people in need
True
What are stem cells?
Cells that can become many different types of cells
What is therapeutic cloning?
Process of producing human clones to provide cells for the treatment of diseases
A boy and girl twins are examples of what kind of twins?
Fraternal
Do fraternal twins have the same parents
Yes
Are fraternal twins clones?
No
Do fraternal twins hVeto be the same sex?
No
Do fraternal twins have the same genes?
No
Are clones more common in the plant kingdom than the animal kingdom?
Yes
Splitting any zygotes is a step in?
Cloning
What are clones?
Group of genetically identical organisms
What are fraternal twins
When in a pregnancy two sperm unite with two different eggs and form two genetically unique or different organisms
What kind of reproduction is cloning an example of?
Asexual
Why would a farmer want to clone plants in a crop?
To maintain desirable or good traits
How are humans different to all other organisms?
They have souls and a spiritual nature
What type of cell is the most likely to be differentiated?
Human skin cell
