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Why do our bodies need stem cells?

Which types of specialised cells can blood stem cells make?

SPTA N5 Biology Stem cells

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A Biology quiz to introduce the basics of stem cells.

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Which types of specialised cells can blood stem cells make?
They can only copy themselves.
All types of cells in the body.
Only different types of blood cells.
Different types of blood cells and skin cells.
2
Why do our bodies need stem cells?
To grow and repair.
To digest food.
To fight infections.
To keep our heart pumping.
3
Which types of specialised cells can embryonic stem cells make?
Only skin cells.
Only cells found in the umbilical cord.
They can't make new cells.
All types of cell in the body.
4
Where are stem cells found?
Only in adults.
Only in the early embryo.
In the early embryo and in our bodies all our lives.
Only in the brain.
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What is a stem cell?
A cell that helps to fight against infections.
An unspecialised cell that can self-renew and differentiate.
A specialised cell that can make copies of itself.
A cell that can produce all the cell types of the body.