6-Cell Diversity

Question 1

Tissue

Answer 1

group of similar cells modified/adapted to carry out same function

Question 2

2 examples of plant tissue

Answer 2

dermal

vascular

Question 3

2 examples animal tissue

Answer 3

connective

nervous

Question 4

connective tissue-function

Answer 4

joins/supports body structures e.g. adipose tissue

Question 5

nervous tissue-function

Answer 5

carries electrical impulses to and from brain and spinal cord

Question 6

tissue culture

Answer 6

growth of cells in/on a sterile nutrient medium outside of the organism

Question 7

applications of tissue culture

Answer 7

micro-propagation
monoclonal antibodies for cancer
skin grafts

Question 8

skin grafts-principle

Answer 8

new skin grown for patients
previously,skin taken from healthy part of body and transplanted
stem cells used to develop into new body tissue

Question 9

benefits of skin grafts

Answer 9

no need to remove skin from another part of the body

new skin is identical to patient’s skin and not rejected

Question 10

Micro-propagation

Answer 10

growth of plants from small pieces of tissue under sterile conditions on a suitably selected medium

Question 11

benefits of micro-propagation

Answer 11

large no. of plants produced
genetically identical
inexpensive

Question 12

organ

Answer 12

structure composed of a number of tissues working together to carry out one or more functions

Question 13

2 examples of plant organs

Answer 13

stem and leaves

Question 14

organ system

Answer 14

number of organs working together to carry out one or more function

Question 15

2 examples of organ systems

Answer 15

circulatory and digestive

Question 16

biological organisation

Answer 16

cell-tissue-organ-organ system-organism