Stem Cells

Question 1

Stem cells can be found in the growing area of plants, what is this place called

Answer 1

Meristem

Question 2

Name 3 pros of producing cloned plant from stem cells

Answer 2

1. Can be produced quickly and cheaply
2. Rare species can be cloned to protect them from extinction
3. Large number of identical crops with desired features (e.g. disease resistant)

Question 3

Name 3 places you can find stem cells in the human body

Answer 3

Bone marrow and embryo and gut

Question 4

Name 2 medical conditions that stem cells help treat

Answer 4

Diabetes and paralysis

Question 5

Name a risk of using stem cells in medical treatment

Answer 5

Cells in culture may become infected with a virus that may be transferred to the patient

Question 6

What is therapeutic cloning

Answer 6

Production of embryo with same genes as the patient

Question 7

Name a benefit of using stem cells produced by therapeutic cloning in medical treatments

Answer 7

Won’t be rejected as they contain Sam genes as patient

Question 8

Name 2 ethical reasons against therapeutic cloning (using embryos)

Answer 8

1. Some people feel that human embryos shouldn’t be used since it is a potential human life
2. Other sources can be used for getting stem cells so using embryos is unjustified

Question 9

Name some arguments for using therapeutic cloning

Answer 9

1. Embryonic stem cells to cure patients who are suffering and already exist is more important than the rights of embryos
2. Embryonic stem cells are sourced from fertility clinics which would have probably been destroyed anyway