BEED 2A CHAPTER 11 - Quiz
  • 1. Which step in stem cell therapy is most connected to regenerative medicine?
A) Hormones
B) Sugar
C) Replacing or repairing damaged tissues making proteins
D) Silencing genes
  • 2. What happens when genes are altered or damaged?
A) The immune system becomes inactive
B) They stop producing proteins correctly
C) They create new organs
D) They make the body stronger
  • 3. Gene therapy mainly aims to ______.
A) Add diseases
B) Repair or fix faulty genes
C) Remove healthy cells
D) Create new organs instantly
  • 4. Why must patients check the legality of stem cell clinics in the Philippines?
A) It is required for anti-aging only
B) Stem cells are dangerous by nature
C) Some clinics misuse or fake stem cell treatments
D) Treatment is guaranteed anywhere
  • 5. What is the first step in gene therapy?
A) Destroying cancer cells
B) Removing cells from the patient
C) Injecting the virus into the patient
D) Buying equipment
  • 6. Why do scientists alter viruses used in gene therapy?
A) To make them stronger
B) To allow them to reproduce fast
C) So they cannot cause sickness
D) To turn them into bacteria
  • 7. What do altered viruses deliver into patient cells?
A) Blood
B) Healthy genes
C) Sugar
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) Environmental
B) Emotional
C) Genetic or hereditary
D) Psychological
  • 11. A common misconception highlighted by Totel de Jesus is
A) It makes genes stronger
B) Stem cells heal only wounds
C) Stem cells are always safe
D) Stem cell therapy is a cure-all anti-aging solution
  • 12. What may happen if the body reacts to the viral carrier?
A) Faster healing
B) More proteins
C) Less sickness
D) Immune response
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) They always fail
B) Makes you fat
C) They might become active again
D) They can turn into food
  • 14. Gene therapy in cancer often includes ______.
A) Freezing the patient
B) Feeding the cells
C) Removing the entire organ
D) Irradiation of cancer cells
  • 15. Stem-cell therapy uses ______.
A) Waste materials
B) Mature red blood cells
C) Carbohydrates
D) Stem cells to repair tissues
  • 16. What is a unique ability of stem cells?
A) They cannot divide
B) They stop growing
C) They always become cancer
D) They can become many types of cells
  • 17. Ordinary cells differ from stem cells mainly because ordinary cells are ______.
A) Colorful
B) Always replacing themselves
C) Committed to a specific job
D) Lazy
  • 18. Which type of stem cell can turn into ANY cell in the body?
A) Embryonic stem cells
B) Blood stem cells
C) Skin stem cells
D) Muscle stem cells
  • 19. Which cell type can embryonic stem cells become?
A) Nerve cell
B) Sperm cell
C) Hair cell
D) Cone cell
E) All of the above
  • 20. Stem cell therapy is often used to treat ______.
A) Hunger
B) Hair color
C) Relationship problems
D) Blood diseases
E) Math problems
  • 21. One major benefit of stem cell therapy is its ability to ______.
A) Make people grow taller
B) Repair damaged organs
C) Change DNA
D) Create robots
  • 22. Which cell transformation would be used for treating spinal cord damage?
A) Nerve cell production
B) Hair cell production
C) Sperm cell production
D) Immune to pain
  • 23. In the Philippines, many clinics wrongly promote stem cells as ______.
A) Anti-aging or beauty treatments
B) Exercise supplements
C) Surgery replacements
D) Cancer cures only
  • 24. According to Totel de Jesus, advertisements make stem cells look like ______.
A) A cure-all remedy
B) A simple lotion
C) A vitamin
D) An herbal drink
  • 25. Dr. Samuel Bernal warns people to check if clinics are ______.
A) Near a mall
B) Cheap
C) Air-conditioned
D) Legal and safe
  • 26. What is NOT a real purpose of stem cell therapy?
A) Reverse aging
B) Repair tissues
C) Regenerate cells
D) Heal injured organs
  • 27. Before using stem cells, professionals must analyze the patient at the ______.
A) Musical level
B) Emotional level
C) Molecular level
D) Surface level
  • 28. Stem cells are only a ______ of molecular medicine.
A) Myth
B) Whole field
C) Joke
D) Small part
  • 29. Totel de Jesus is known for ______.
A) Making recipes
B) Exposing fake stem cell clinics
C) Creating laws
D) Inventing gene therapy
  • 30. Both gene therapy and stem cell treatment aim to ______.
A) Make people younger
B) Add new diseases
C) Replace doctors
D) Fix health problems at the cellular level
  • 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) 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) False
B) True
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 45. Dr. Bernal emphasizes proper training and legal approval.
A) True
B) False
  • 46. Stem cells require molecular-level study before treatment.
A) True
B) False
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 50. Both gene therapy and stem cell therapy help the body heal itself.
A) False
B) True
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