BEED 2A CHAPTER 11
  • 1. Which step in stem cell therapy is most connected to regenerative medicine?
A) Hormones
B) Silencing genes
C) Replacing or repairing damaged tissues making proteins
D) Sugar
  • 2. What happens when genes are altered or damaged?
A) They make the body stronger
B) The immune system becomes inactive
C) They stop producing proteins correctly
D) They create new organs
  • 3. Gene therapy mainly aims to ______.
A) Remove healthy cells
B) Repair or fix faulty genes
C) Add diseases
D) Create new organs instantly
  • 4. Why must patients check the legality of stem cell clinics in the Philippines?
A) Some clinics misuse or fake stem cell treatments
B) It is required for anti-aging only
C) Treatment is guaranteed anywhere
D) Stem cells are dangerous by nature
  • 5. What is the first step in gene therapy?
A) Injecting the virus into the patient
B) Destroying cancer cells
C) Buying equipment
D) Removing cells from the patient
  • 6. Why do scientists alter viruses used in gene therapy?
A) To allow them to reproduce fast
B) To turn them into bacteria
C) To make them stronger
D) So they cannot cause sickness
  • 7. What do altered viruses deliver into patient cells?
A) Oxygen
B) Sugar
C) Healthy genes
D) Blood
  • 8. What happens after the repaired cells are returned to the patient?
A) They stop functioning
B) Nothing will happen
C) They disappear
D) They produce the correct proteins
  • 9. Why are adenovirus and AAV commonly used in gene therapy?
A) Create new organs
B) They are easy to neutralize and modify
C) Increase appetite
D) They replicate uncontrollably
  • 10. Gene therapy can help eliminate which type of diseases?
A) Emotional
B) Psychological
C) Environmental
D) Genetic or hereditary
  • 11. A common misconception highlighted by Totel de Jesus is
A) Stem cells are always safe
B) It makes genes stronger
C) Stem cell therapy is a cure-all anti-aging solution
D) Stem cells heal only wounds
  • 12. What may happen if the body reacts to the viral carrier?
A) Less sickness
B) Immune response
C) More proteins
D) Faster healing
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) They might become active again
B) They can turn into food
C) Makes you fat
D) They always fail
  • 14. Gene therapy in cancer often includes ______.
A) Freezing the patient
B) Irradiation of cancer cells
C) Feeding the cells
D) Removing the entire organ
  • 15. Stem-cell therapy uses ______.
A) Carbohydrates
B) Mature red blood cells
C) Waste materials
D) Stem cells to repair tissues
  • 16. What is a unique ability of stem cells?
A) They can become many types of cells
B) They stop growing
C) They cannot divide
D) They always become cancer
  • 17. Ordinary cells differ from stem cells mainly because ordinary cells are ______.
A) Lazy
B) Colorful
C) Always replacing themselves
D) Committed to a specific job
  • 18. Which type of stem cell can turn into ANY cell in the body?
A) Embryonic stem cells
B) Muscle stem cells
C) Blood stem cells
D) Skin stem cells
  • 19. Which cell type can embryonic stem cells become?
A) Cone cell
B) Nerve cell
C) Hair cell
D) Sperm cell
E) All of the above
  • 20. Stem cell therapy is often used to treat ______.
A) Hunger
B) Math problems
C) Hair color
D) Relationship problems
E) Blood diseases
  • 21. One major benefit of stem cell therapy is its ability to ______.
A) Repair damaged organs
B) Make people grow taller
C) Create robots
D) Change DNA
  • 22. Which cell transformation would be used for treating spinal cord damage?
A) Hair cell production
B) Immune to pain
C) Nerve cell production
D) Sperm cell production
  • 23. In the Philippines, many clinics wrongly promote stem cells as ______.
A) Surgery replacements
B) Anti-aging or beauty treatments
C) Cancer cures only
D) Exercise supplements
  • 24. According to Totel de Jesus, advertisements make stem cells look like ______.
A) A simple lotion
B) A cure-all remedy
C) An herbal drink
D) A vitamin
  • 25. Dr. Samuel Bernal warns people to check if clinics are ______.
A) Air-conditioned
B) Near a mall
C) Cheap
D) Legal and safe
  • 26. What is NOT a real purpose of stem cell therapy?
A) Repair tissues
B) Reverse aging
C) Regenerate cells
D) Heal injured organs
  • 27. Before using stem cells, professionals must analyze the patient at the ______.
A) Emotional level
B) Musical level
C) Surface level
D) Molecular level
  • 28. Stem cells are only a ______ of molecular medicine.
A) Joke
B) Small part
C) Whole field
D) Myth
  • 29. Totel de Jesus is known for ______.
A) Inventing gene therapy
B) Creating laws
C) Making recipes
D) Exposing fake stem cell clinics
  • 30. Both gene therapy and stem cell treatment aim to ______.
A) Add new diseases
B) Make people younger
C) Fix health problems at the cellular level
D) Replace doctors
  • 31. Gene therapy often requires repeated treatment due to short-lived effects.
A) True
B) False
  • 32. Gene therapy fixes problems at the protein level only.
A) False
B) True
  • 33. Viruses used in gene therapy are modified to be safe.
A) False
B) True
  • 34. Stem cells are called “master cells” because they can become many types of cells.
A) False
B) True
  • 35. The body may attack viral carriers during gene therapy.
A) True
B) False
  • 36. Gene therapy can easily fix multigene disorders.
A) True
B) False
  • 37. Gene therapy can help fight cancer by modifying cancer cells.
A) False
B) True
  • 38. Stem cells can only become one type of cell.
A) True
B) False
  • 39. Embryonic stem cells are the most flexible type.
A) True
B) False
  • 40. Ordinary body cells already have fixed jobs.
A) True
B) False
  • 41. Stem cell therapy can help heal wounds and burns.
A) False
B) True
  • 42. Stem cell therapy in PH is always safe because many clinics offer it.
A) True
B) False
  • 43. Totel de Jesus warns about misleading advertisements.
A) True
B) False
  • 44. Stem cell therapy is scientifically proven to reverse aging.
A) False
B) True
  • 45. Dr. Bernal emphasizes proper training and legal approval.
A) True
B) False
  • 46. Stem cells require molecular-level study before treatment.
A) False
B) True
  • 47. Stem cell therapy can replace faulty DNA inside cells.
A) True
B) False
  • 48. Gene therapy uses viruses mainly as delivery carriers.
A) False
B) True
  • 49. Stem cells are part of molecular medicine but not the only solution.
A) True
B) False
  • 50. Both gene therapy and stem cell therapy help the body heal itself.
A) False
B) True
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