Differentiation

Question 1

What is the process from Fertillised egg to Early Embyro

Answer 1

Mitosis

Question 2

What is the process from Early Embryo to Late Embyro

Answer 2

Mitosis + Stem Cells

Question 3

What are Stem cells?

Answer 3

Stem cells is a single cell that can replicate itself or differentiate into many cell types.

Question 4

Where can Stem cells be found apart from the Embryo

Answer 4

Stem Cells can be also found in developed organisms as “Adult” stem cell

Question 5

Are Adult Stem Cells easy to use?

Answer 5

Adult Stem Cells are more limited ( they can’t become any all type , only certain cell types)

Question 6

Are Adult Stem Cells easy to find?

Answer 6

Adult Stem Cells are harder to ‘isolate’ / only found in small numbers.

Question 7

Give an example where can you find Adult Cells?

Answer 7

Bone Marrow in adults contain stem cells that can divide into all the different blood cells.

Question 8

What is Differentiation?

Answer 8

Cells that become speciallised to carry out particular jobs , they carry out particular functions and have particular sub-cellular structures.

Question 9

What is the process from Late Embryo to Foetus

Answer 9

Mitosis + Differentiation