cell diversity

Question 1

give two applications of tissue culture

Answer 1

cancer research
growing human tissue for organ transplants

Question 2

what is meant by the term tissue

Answer 2

group of similar cells that are adapted to carry out the function

Question 3

name two types of animal tissue

Answer 3

connective, nervous

Question 4

state how connective tissue is adapted to carry out its function

Answer 4

form capsules and membranes which surround organs

Question 5

state how nervous tissue is adapted to carry out its function

Answer 5

composed of nerve cells called neurons

Question 6

what is meant by the term tissue culture

Answer 6

growth of tissues in or on an artificial medium outside an organism

Question 7

give two features of eukaryotic cells which distinguish them from prokaryotic cells

Answer 7

continue nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles

Question 8

give on function of one named tissue found in plants

Answer 8

dermal tissue - protects the plant

Question 9

give on function of one named tissue found in animals

Answer 9

connective tissue - joins and supports other body structures

Question 10

state one way dermal tissue is adapted to carry out its function

Answer 10

single layer of cells surround the different parts of a plant

Question 11

how does an organ differ from a tissue

Answer 11

an organ is a group of tissues that work together to carry out one or more function.
a tissue is a group of similar cells that are adapted to carry out the same function

Question 12

state two requirement for successful tissue culture

Answer 12

nutrients, hormones