SB4f Tissue Culture

Question 1

callus?

Answer 1

clump of undifferentiated cells

Question 2

advantage of using your own cells for transplants?

Answer 2

no chance of rejection

Question 3

explain why tissue culture has medical advantages? 3

Answer 3

~cells are easy to grow
~use patients own stem cells
~no chance of rejection

Question 4

tissue culture in plants advantages?

Answer 4

~produces new plants of rare species on the brink of extinction
~used to grow species that cannot easily grow from seeds
~produces clones of GM plants

Question 5

tissue culture in medicine advantages? 4

Answer 5

~used to study viruses as they need cells to replicate
~cancer cell cultures can show us how cancer develops
~how cells respond to medicines
~cells can be developed into tissue if necessary