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