stem cells 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyCells, tissues and organsGCSEEdexcel Created by: mollyursellCreated on: 10-05-18 19:49 What are the three types of stem cell? embryonic stem cell, adult stem cell, stem cell 1 of 12 what are stem cells? they are cells that can divide and produce many types of cell. 2 of 12 what is an embryonic stem cell? these are taken from embryos at a very early stage of division 3 of 12 what is an adult stem cell? these are found in the differentiated tissue such as bone or skin. they divide to replace damaged cells 4 of 12 what is an advantage of an embryonic stem cell? it is easy to extract from an embryo 5 of 12 what is a disadvantage of an embryonic stem cell? embryo is destroyed when cells are removed 6 of 12 what is an advantage of an adult stem cell? no embryo is destroyed 7 of 12 what is a disadvantage of an adult stem cell? it only produces a few types of cell 8 of 12 what is an advantage of all stem cells? they replace faulty cell with a healthy cell so the person become well 9 of 12 what is a risk of all stem cells? stem cells may not stop dividing and can causeto cancer. 10 of 12 what is one useof an embryonic stem cell? replacing or reparing brain cells to treat people with parkinsons disease 11 of 12 what is one use of an adult stem cell? potentially growing new tissue that are genetically matched to the patient 12 of 12
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