What was the official cause of Henrietta's death?

terminal buildup of urea and toxins in the blood

How did HeLa cells advance the field of human genomics?

Scientists discovered human cells had 46 chromosomes, not 48

Gey developed which technique that allowed mass-production of HeLa cells at a fast rate?

Growing cells in suspension in cell culture medium

Why was the standardization of tissue culture procedures so important?

Replication of scientific results

Why did reporters want to find the woman behind the HeLa cells?

The information would give "basic human interest elements"

What was the main reason the Tuskegee cell production factory was built?

To mass-produce HeLa cells to aid fighting polio

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Adv Bio: Henrietta Lacks Ch 12-15 Rev

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A trivia quiz on elements found in chapters 12-15 of the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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1
What was the official cause of Henrietta's death?
terminal buildup of urea and toxins in the blood
The cancer caused her heart to stop
the white, pearl-like tumors blocked her small intestine
The tumors caused by the cancer blocked her urethra
2
Who raised Henrietta's children for most of their childhood?
Ethel and Galen
None are correct
Lawrence
Day
3
How did HeLa cells advance the field of human genomics?
Scientists discovered human cells had 46 chromosomes, not 48
Scientists could immediately sequence the human genome
They allowed standardization of the field
No choice is correct
4
Gey developed which technique that allowed mass-production of HeLa cells at a fast rate?
Growing cells in suspension in cell culture medium
Growing cells in test tubes of chicken blood
Growing cells on agar (a biological culture medium)
Grow cells in beakers in enzyme-enriched liquid
5
What name did Gey give when asked about the donor of HeLa cells?
Henrietta Lacks
Helen Larson
Helen L.
He didn't give a name
6
What are some of the benefits of freezing cells?
Cells could be stored without need of sterilization or food
Cells could be sent around the world using standard shipping
All of the above
Allowed scientists to suspend cells in various life stages
7
How old was Deborah when her mother died?
6
9
2
1
8
Why was the standardization of tissue culture procedures so important?
Replication of scientific results
Allowed for more efficient work in tissue culture labs
Demonstration of scientific procedure
Allowed scientists to plagiarize more easily
9
What types of cells were used to test drugs before HeLa cells?
Dog cells
Monkey cells
Chicken cells
All of the above
10
Why did reporters want to find the woman behind the HeLa cells?
The public wanted to know
The information would give "basic human interest elements"
The information would allow the family to find out
The scientists who worked with the cells wanted to know
11
What was the main reason the Tuskegee cell production factory was built?
To meet the demand of scientists around the world
To mass-produce HeLa cells to aid fighting polio
To mass produce HeLa cells to find a cure for cancer
To grow provide raw material from which organs could be made

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