SB2d: Stem Cells Keywords

Question 1

Adult stem cell

Answer 1

Stem cell found in specialised tissue that can produce more of the specialised cells in that tissue for growth and repair.

Question 2

Cancer

Answer 2

Disease caused by the uncontrolled division of stem cells in a part of the body.

Question 3

Embryonic stem cell

Answer 3

Stem cell from an early embryo that can produce specialised cells of many different types.

Question 4

Meristem cell

Answer 4

Stem cell found in a plant meristem.

Question 5

Rejection

Answer 5

When the immune system attacks and kills cells and tissue that come from another person, such as blood (after transfusion) or stem cells.

Question 6

Stem cell

Answer 6

Unspecialised cell that continues to divide by mitosis to produce more stem cells and other cells that differentiate into specialised cells.