9B. Cloning

Question 1

Cloning is…

Answer 1

An artificial process, in which human intervention is used, to create genetically identical offspring or clones.

Question 2

Somatic cell nuclear transfer involves what two cell types

Answer 2

• Donated enucleated egg cells
• Donated somatic cell’s nucleus

Question 3

4 steps of SCNT

Answer 3

1. Enucleation
2. Extraction
3. Insertion
4. Development

Question 4

Embryo splitting entails

Answer 4

separating the embryo during the early stages of embryonic development, when cells are clustered in groups of 6-8 and are totipotent. Occurs naturally.

Question 5

Plant Tissue Culturing

Answer 5

The controlled cloning of plant cells that are taken from leaves, shoots, or stems.

Question 6

Plant cultured tissues are produced in

Answer 6

sterile conditions with all necessary elements being constantly monitored

Question 7

Plant Grafting

Answer 7

Involves attaching a stem of one plant to the stem of another plant with an already developed root system.

Question 8

In Plant Grafting, the two sections of plant

Answer 8

grow and fuse together, producing a clone of the plant from which the scion was taken from

Question 9

Plant Cuttings

Answer 9

Are obtained by cutting off a fragment of a plant such as a leaf, stem, or root.

Question 10

How plant cuttings are done

Answer 10

They are planted in soil or water and grow to produce a clone of the original plant