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Question 1

where are stem cells found in plants?

Answer 1

meristems

Question 2

what is meiosis?

Answer 2

type of cell division where egg and sperm cells are formed

Question 3

where can meristems be found in a plant?

Answer 3

rapidly growing tips of the shoot and root

Question 4

what two sub-cellular structures divide into two daughter identical cells?

Answer 4

cytoplasm and cell membrane

Question 5

give two ways that embryonic stem cells can be used to cure diseases?

Answer 5

they can be used to replace faulty cells
insulin- producing cells can be used to cure people with diabetes etc

Question 6

what is the job of the objective lens?

Answer 6

used to select the type of magnification to be used

Question 7

1m = ?cm

Answer 7

100

Question 8

1cm = ?mm

Answer 8

10

Question 9

1mm = ?micrometers

Answer 9

1,000

Question 10

1micrometers = ?nm

Answer 10

1,000

Question 11

is a red blood cell a plant or animal cell?

Answer 11

animal cell

Question 12

what is the function of a red blood cell?

Answer 12

carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body

Question 13

what are the adaptations of a red blood cell?

Answer 13

no nucleus enabaling the blood cell to carry more oxygen

Question 14

what is the adaptation of the root hair cell?

Answer 14

have a large surface area increasing the rate of absorption

Question 15

why are stem cells from rare plants used?

Answer 15

in order to produce clone quickly and cheaply

Question 16

why might farmers use plant stem cells?

Answer 16

due to their ability to grow identical crops

Question 17

what three sub cellular structures does prokaryotic cells have that eukaryotic cells ALSO have?

Answer 17

cytoplasm, cell membrane and cell wall

Question 18

what is the definition of resolution in biology?

Answer 18

the ability for a microscope to distinguish between two points that are close together