Lesson 6 – Stem Cells: Basics exam – Brihha Assessment Platform

1) Which stem cells has the maximum potency?

a) Multipotent

b) Pluripotent

c) Totipotent

d) Unipotent

2) Cells capable of dividing into most but not all of the body’s cell types
are called?

a) Pluripotent

b) Developing cell

c) Omnipotent

d) Totipotent

3) Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function is
called?

a) Definition

b) Distinction

c) Tarnation

d) Differentiation

4) Which of the following is not a source for stem cells?

a) Umbilical cord blood

b) Early embryo

c) Sperm and eggs

d) Certain adult tissues

5) The least invasive source of stem cells from human body is

a) Cord blood

b) Adipose tissue

c) Bone marrow

d) Embryo

6) A structure formed five days after conception with a distinctive outer
and inner layer is called?

a) Blastocyst

b) Zygote

c) Embryo

d) Blastomere

7) Patients getting a transplant using his own stem cells is described as

a) Syngenic

b) Autologous

c) Allogenic

d) Xenogenic

8) Which factor may act as oncogenes to cause cancer

a) c-Myc

b) Sox-2

c) Oct-3/4

d) Klf4

9) Which of the following cell types do the iPSCs resemble?

a) Adult stem cells

b) Embryonic stem cells

c) Somatic cells

d) Germ cells

10) An embryonic stem cell can be described as :

a) Totipotent

b) Pluripotent

c) Multipotent

d) Unipotent

11. A stem cell capable of giving rise to all somatic cell types is called

12. Embryonic stem cells were first isolated in

13. iPSCs were first developed in by .

14. Stemness and transdifferentiation potential of embryonic, fatal or
adult stem cells depend on functional status of pluripotency factors like
and

15. Inner cell mass of blastocyst stage embryo has the property of

16. Stem cells are risk free if they come from your own body

1. True

2. False

17. There are no proven stem cell treatments yet.

1. True

2. False

18. Stem cells cure ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

1. True

2. False

19. Skin cells can be reprogrammed to act like stem cells.

1. True

2. False

20. Stem cells are specialized cells and perform highly specific
function

1. True

2. False

21. What does “Pluripotent” mean?

22. What is the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells?

23. What are adult stem cells primarily used for?

24. Name four diseases in which stem cells are being used to cure?

25. What are the three main characteristics of stem cells

26. What are the different types of adult stem cells?

27. What are iPSCs and what is their role in stem cell research?

28. What are the limitations of stem cells therapy?

29. What are the applications of stem cells in various field of science?

30. Classify stem cells on the basis of source