Stem Cells Flashcards

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1
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An Egg and Sperm Cell Fuse to Form a ___________, a Single Cell. This Divides to Form an ___________.

A

Zygote…Embryo…

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The Inner Cells of Embryos are Called _____________ Stem Cells. These Differentiate to Form All of the _______________ Cells of the Body.

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Embryonic…Specialised…

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An Adult ______ Cell is an Undifferentiated Cell of an Organism that can Give Rise to Many More Cells of the Same Type.

A

Stem.

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Your Bone __________ is a Good Source of __________ Stem Cells.

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Marrow…Adult…

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Many Differentiated Cells Can Divide to ___________ Themselves.

A

Replace.

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Scientists Hope that the Embryonic Stem Cells can be Encouraged to ______ Into Almost Any Different Type of Cell Needed in the _______.

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Grow…Body…

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Scientists and Doctors Hope it will not be Long Before they can Use ______ Cells to Help People who have been _____________ to Walk Again.

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Stem…Paralysed…

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The Stem Cells from Plant ____________ can be Used to Make Clones of the __________ Parent Plant Very Quickly and Economically.

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Meristems…Mature…

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Plant ____________ Gives Us a Way of Producing Large Populations of ____________ Plants for Research.

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Cloning…Identical…

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Cloning Large Numbers of ______________ Plants from the Stem Cells in Plant ______________ is Widely Used to Produce Large Numbers of Plants such as Orchids.

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Identical…Meristems…

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