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6. why is mitosis important to somatic cells?
- to double the number of cells
- to ensure no loss of genetic information
- to keep it haploid
- to keep the chromosome number at 42
7. which cells are formed from the stem cells in bone marrow
- nerve cells
- blood cells
- skin cells
- embryonic cells
8. An embryonic stem cell, which is capable of becoming any type of cell type is described as?
- awesome
- pluripotent
- totipotent
- multipotent
9. How do cells become differentiated?
- they change how they are made
- they switch all the genes off.
- genes that express proteins important for the function of that cell remain switched on
- All the genes are kept switched on
10. which is an example of connective tissue
- gametes
- blood
- muscle
- epithelial
11. which type of cell produces the gametes
- tissue stem cell
- somatic cell
- germline cell
- embryonic stem cell
12. which is an example of a diploid somatic cell?
- germline cell
- male gamete
- muscle cell
- female gamete
13. which type of cell division are germline cells capable of?
- meiosis and mitosis
- neither meiosis or mitosis
- mitosis
- meiosis
14. what is an example of a therapeutic use of stem cells?
- skin regeneration
- disease diagnosis
- model cells
- drug testing