Problem:
Question 1: What would most likely happen if a stem cell were unable to differentiate?
- It would undergo morphogenesis from many undifferentiated cells.
- It would remain a single, undifferentiated stem cell.
- It would divide into many undifferentiated stem cells.
- It would divide into many different cells identical to the egg cell.
- It would divide into many of one type of differentiated cell.
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of a totipotent cell?
- a hematopoietic stem cell
- an inner cell mass cell
- an embryonic stem cell
- an induced pluripotent stem cell
- a fertilized egg
Question 3: Which of the following is a step in apoptosis that can be a potential target for therapeutic intervention?
- the binding of signals to the death receptors of the extrinsic pathway
- activation of the caspase cascade
- the processing of cellular proteins by effector caspases
- All of the answers are correct.
- All of the answers are incorrect.
Question 4: Which of the following is a source for human stem cells?
- blastocysts and embryos only
- adult bone marrow and skin cells
- embryos and adult somatic cells
- embryos only
- adult somatic cells only
Please select correct answer and also provide explaination.