SPECIALISED CELLS AND STEM CELLS

Question 1

CELLS ARE SPECIALISED TO (…)

Answer 1

CARRY OUT A PARTICULAR FUNCTION

Question 2

WHAT ARE RED BLOOD CELLS SPECIALISED FOR

Answer 2

CARRYING OXYGEN

Question 3

WHAT ARE WHITE BLOOD CELLS SPECIALISED FOR

Answer 3

DEFENDING THE BODY AGAINST DISEASES

Question 4

WHAT IS CEEL DIFFERENTIATION

Answer 4

THE PROCESS BY WHICH A CELL CHANGES TO BECOME SPECIALISED FOR ITS JOB

Question 5

AS CELLS CHANGE (…)

Answer 5

THEY DEVELOP DIFFERENT ORGANALLES AND TURN INTO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CELLS

Question 6

WHAT ARE UNDIFFERENTIATED CELLS CALLED

Answer 6

STEM CELLS

Question 7

WHAT CAN STEM CELLS DO

Answer 7

DIVIDE TO PRODUCE LOTS MORE UNDIFFERENTIATED CELLS

Question 8

WHERE ARE STEM CELLS FOUND

Answer 8

ONLY IN HUMAN

Question 9

STEM CELLS MAY ABLE TO (…)

Answer 9

CURE MANY DISEASES

Question 10

WHAT DISIEASES ARE MOST COMMON TO BE CURED BY STEM CELLS

Answer 10

REPLACE FAULTY BLOOD CELLS
DIABETES
NERVE CELLS
PARALYSED BY SPINAL INJURIES

Question 11

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF USING STEM CELLS IN MEDICINE

Answer 11

THEY CAN BE CONTAMINED WITH A VIRUS WHICH COULD BE PASSED ON TO THE PATIENT AND MAKE THEM SICKER

Question 12

WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE AGAINST THE STEM CELL RESEARCH IN MEDICINE

Answer 12

BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT HUMAN EMBRYOS SHOULDNT BE USED FOR EXPERIMENTS SINCE EACH ONE IS A POTENTIAL HUMAN LIFE

Question 13

WHY DO PEOPLE SUPPORT THE RESEARCH OF STEM CELLS IN MEDICINE

Answer 13

BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT CURING EXISTING PATIENTS WHO ARE SUFFERING IS MORE IMPORTANTS THAN THE RIGHTS OF EMBRYOS