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