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Biology 2.1.6 Stem cells
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- 1What are stem cells?Unspecialised cells that can differnetiate into diiferent specialised cells
- 2What are totipotent stem cells?Cells that can differnetiate into ANY type of cell
- 3What are pluripotent stem cells?Stem cells that can form ALL TISSUE TYPES but not whole organisms
- 4What are multipotent cells?Stem cells that can form a range of cell types within tissue.
- 5What are the two sources of stem cells in animals?Embyros
Bone marrow - 6What type of stem cells come from embryos?Totipotent
- 7What type of stem cells come from bone marrow?Multipotent
- 8Where are stem cells found in plant cells?The meristem
- 9Where are meristems found in plants?Tips of roots and shoots (where growth occurs)
- 10What three diseases are stem cells helping now?Heart diease
Type 1 diabetes
Alzheimers - 11How do stem cells help cure diseases?They are implanted into damaged areas and divide and form new, specialised cells
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