Cloning and Biotech

Question 1

Meristem

Answer 1

Tissue found in the stem of a plant made up of undifferentiated cells

Question 2

Blastocyst

Answer 2

A ball of cells in early development. A blastocyst can be split multiple times to create clones

Question 3

surrogate mother

Answer 3

A female in which an embryo is inserted to allow it to develop

Question 4

Somatic cell

Answer 4

Any cell of a living organism other than a cell used in reproduction

Question 5

Runner (plant mechanism)

Answer 5

plant with elongated stem which produces daughter plants

Question 6

Bulb (plant mechanism)

Answer 6

underground shoot allowing for an overwintering mechanism

Question 7

Zygote

Answer 7

fertilized egg cell

Question 8

Bioremediation

Answer 8

Use of micro-organisms to break down toxic substances to help restore and clean polluted sites

Question 9

autoclave

Answer 9

strong heated container used for sterilization

Question 10

aseptic technique

Answer 10

techniques used to ensure little to no transferal of pathogens in a lab environment