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) Hormones
D) Sugar
  • 2. What happens when genes are altered or damaged?
A) They stop producing proteins correctly
B) The immune system becomes inactive
C) They create new organs
D) They make the body stronger
  • 3. Gene therapy mainly aims to ______.
A) Create new organs instantly
B) Add diseases
C) Repair or fix faulty genes
D) Remove healthy cells
  • 4. Why must patients check the legality of stem cell clinics in the Philippines?
A) Some clinics misuse or fake stem cell treatments
B) Treatment is guaranteed anywhere
C) Stem cells are dangerous by nature
D) It is required for anti-aging only
  • 5. What is the first step in gene therapy?
A) Buying equipment
B) Destroying cancer cells
C) Injecting the virus into the patient
D) Removing cells from the patient
  • 6. Why do scientists alter viruses used in gene therapy?
A) So they cannot cause sickness
B) To make them stronger
C) To turn them into bacteria
D) To allow them to reproduce fast
  • 7. What do altered viruses deliver into patient cells?
A) Oxygen
B) Healthy genes
C) Sugar
D) Blood
  • 8. What happens after the repaired cells are returned to the patient?
A) They stop functioning
B) They disappear
C) Nothing will happen
D) They produce the correct proteins
  • 9. Why are adenovirus and AAV commonly used in gene therapy?
A) They are easy to neutralize and modify
B) They replicate uncontrollably
C) Increase appetite
D) Create new organs
  • 10. Gene therapy can help eliminate which type of diseases?
A) Psychological
B) Emotional
C) Genetic or hereditary
D) Environmental
  • 11. A common misconception highlighted by Totel de Jesus is
A) Stem cell therapy is a cure-all anti-aging solution
B) Stem cells are always safe
C) Stem cells heal only wounds
D) It makes genes stronger
  • 12. What may happen if the body reacts to the viral carrier?
A) Immune response
B) More proteins
C) Less sickness
D) Faster healing
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) They always fail
B) Makes you fat
C) They can turn into food
D) They might become active again
  • 14. Gene therapy in cancer often includes ______.
A) Irradiation of cancer cells
B) Feeding the cells
C) Freezing the patient
D) Removing the entire organ
  • 15. Stem-cell therapy uses ______.
A) Stem cells to repair tissues
B) Carbohydrates
C) Mature red blood cells
D) Waste materials
  • 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) Colorful
B) Always replacing themselves
C) Lazy
D) Committed to a specific job
  • 18. Which type of stem cell can turn into ANY cell in the body?
A) Muscle stem cells
B) Skin stem cells
C) Embryonic stem cells
D) Blood stem cells
  • 19. Which cell type can embryonic stem cells become?
A) Hair cell
B) All of the above
C) Cone cell
D) Sperm cell
E) Nerve cell
  • 20. Stem cell therapy is often used to treat ______.
A) Math problems
B) Hunger
C) Relationship problems
D) Hair color
E) Blood diseases
  • 21. One major benefit of stem cell therapy is its ability to ______.
A) Change DNA
B) Make people grow taller
C) Create robots
D) Repair damaged organs
  • 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) Exercise supplements
B) Anti-aging or beauty treatments
C) Surgery replacements
D) Cancer cures only
  • 24. According to Totel de Jesus, advertisements make stem cells look like ______.
A) An herbal drink
B) A cure-all remedy
C) A simple lotion
D) A vitamin
  • 25. Dr. Samuel Bernal warns people to check if clinics are ______.
A) Air-conditioned
B) Near a mall
C) Legal and safe
D) Cheap
  • 26. What is NOT a real purpose of stem cell therapy?
A) Reverse aging
B) Regenerate cells
C) Repair tissues
D) Heal injured organs
  • 27. Before using stem cells, professionals must analyze the patient at the ______.
A) Emotional level
B) Surface level
C) Molecular level
D) Musical 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) Inventing gene therapy
B) Exposing fake stem cell clinics
C) Making recipes
D) Creating laws
  • 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) False
B) True
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 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) 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) 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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