Stem Cells

This lesson covers:

  1. What 'stem cells' are, and why they're important
  2. Stem cells in plants: meristems
  3. Stems cells in animals: adult and embryonic stem cells

Name the two types of stem cells found in animals.

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Two key features of stem cells:


  1. They can divide by m to form more cells 
  2. They can d into specialised cells
itosis
ifferentiate

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embryo / embryonic / zygote / differentiate / fertilises / embryonic / mitosis


  1. When a sperm cell an egg cell they form a single cell called a .
  2. This cell then divides by to form a ball of cells which we call an .
  3. The cells in this embryo are known as stem cells and can into any type of cell. 
fertilises
zygote
mitosis
embryo
embryonic
differentiate

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Can adult stem cells divide by mitosis?

Yes

No

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Illustration showing an adult stem cell with an arrow pointing to a question mark, representing the potential for differentiation into specialised cells.

Can adult stem cells differentiate into all types of specialised cell?

Yes

No

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Illustration showing locations in the body where adult stem cells are found, including the lungs, bone marrow, brain, and heart.

Where in the body are adult stem cells found?

Brain

Bone marrow

Liver

Heart

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What do we call the plant tissues that are continually growing and that contain stem cells?

Meristems

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Which two parts of the plant contain meristem tissue?

Tips of the shoots

The stem

Tips of the roots

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Do plant stem cells persist for the plant's entire life?

Yes

No

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