Differentiation and Growth 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyCells, tissues and organsGCSEWJEC Created by: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeCreated on: 20-04-14 17:51 The specialisation of cells to make them suitable for their purpose is called Differentiation 1 of 14 What is a zygote? Fertilised egg 2 of 14 Which describes an animal, not a plant? All regions of the body grow 3 of 14 Which describes a plant, not an animal? Growth is restricted to special growing points called meristems (mainly the tip of the roots and shoots) 4 of 14 Which tends to grow a certain size then stop growing? Animals 5 of 14 Which usually grow throughout their life? Plants 6 of 14 Plants grow in a... Spreading, branched form 7 of 14 Which is suited to growing for a time, then stopping to use energy for other purposes? (e.g. movement) Animals 8 of 14 ____________ have very simple main requirement - light and water - so growing at certain points allows them to concentrate on ways to do this Plants 9 of 14 Which do not need a spreading body form to allow a greater surface for absorbing light? Animals 10 of 14 Plants often get eating by animals, this is why.. They need to continue to grow throughout their life to replace eaten parts 11 of 14 What are cells which have yet to differentiate? Stem cells 12 of 14 What can stem cells be used for? To replace damaged cells of many different types 13 of 14 What is the name given to areas of growth in a plant where stem cells are formed? Meristems 14 of 14
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