Chapter 6.5

Question 1

What is differentiation?

Answer 1

The process were the cell become specialised for their function

Question 2

What is potency?

Answer 2

Stem cells ability to differentiate cell types

Question 3

What are the types of stem cells?

Answer 3

Totipotent

Pluripotent

Multipotent

Question 4

What are Totipotent cells like?

Give examples of Totipotent cells?

Answer 4

They can differentiate into any type of cell.

Examples: Fertilised egg or zygote

Question 5

What are Pluripotent cells?

Give examples of Pluripotent cells?

Answer 5

Are stem cells that can form into all types off tissue but can not turn into whole organisms.

Examples: Cells present in early embryos

Question 6

What are Multipotent cells?

Give examples of Multipotent cells?

Answer 6

Stem cells that can form a range of cells within a certain type of tissue.

Examples: Haematopoetic stem cells that are in the bone marrow