BEED 2A CHAPTER 11
  • 1. Which step in stem cell therapy is most connected to regenerative medicine?
A) Hormones
B) Sugar
C) Silencing genes
D) Replacing or repairing damaged tissues making proteins
  • 2. What happens when genes are altered or damaged?
A) They create new organs
B) They stop producing proteins correctly
C) They make the body stronger
D) The immune system becomes inactive
  • 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) Stem cells are dangerous by nature
B) Treatment is guaranteed anywhere
C) It is required for anti-aging only
D) Some clinics misuse or fake stem cell treatments
  • 5. What is the first step in gene therapy?
A) Injecting the virus into the patient
B) Buying equipment
C) Removing cells from the patient
D) Destroying cancer cells
  • 6. Why do scientists alter viruses used in gene therapy?
A) To make them stronger
B) To turn them into bacteria
C) So they cannot cause sickness
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) Nothing will happen
B) They stop functioning
C) They produce the correct proteins
D) They disappear
  • 9. Why are adenovirus and AAV commonly used in gene therapy?
A) They are easy to neutralize and modify
B) Create new organs
C) Increase appetite
D) They replicate uncontrollably
  • 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) Stem cells heal only wounds
B) It makes genes stronger
C) Stem cell therapy is a cure-all anti-aging solution
D) Stem cells are always safe
  • 12. What may happen if the body reacts to the viral carrier?
A) Immune response
B) Faster healing
C) More proteins
D) Less sickness
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) They might become active again
B) They always fail
C) Makes you fat
D) They can turn into food
  • 14. Gene therapy in cancer often includes ______.
A) Removing the entire organ
B) Irradiation of cancer cells
C) Feeding the cells
D) Freezing the patient
  • 15. Stem-cell therapy uses ______.
A) Carbohydrates
B) Waste materials
C) Mature red blood cells
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 always become cancer
D) They cannot divide
  • 17. Ordinary cells differ from stem cells mainly because ordinary cells are ______.
A) Committed to a specific job
B) Lazy
C) Colorful
D) Always replacing themselves
  • 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) Sperm cell
C) Hair cell
D) Nerve cell
E) All of the above
  • 20. Stem cell therapy is often used to treat ______.
A) Math problems
B) Relationship problems
C) Hair color
D) Blood diseases
E) Hunger
  • 21. One major benefit of stem cell therapy is its ability to ______.
A) Make people grow taller
B) Create robots
C) Repair damaged organs
D) Change DNA
  • 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) 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 vitamin
B) An herbal drink
C) A cure-all remedy
D) A simple lotion
  • 25. Dr. Samuel Bernal warns people to check if clinics are ______.
A) Cheap
B) Legal and safe
C) Air-conditioned
D) Near a mall
  • 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) Surface level
B) Emotional level
C) Molecular level
D) Musical level
  • 28. Stem cells are only a ______ of molecular medicine.
A) Joke
B) Whole field
C) Small part
D) Myth
  • 29. Totel de Jesus is known for ______.
A) Creating laws
B) Making recipes
C) Inventing gene therapy
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) Add new diseases
C) Make people younger
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) True
B) False
  • 50. Both gene therapy and stem cell therapy help the body heal itself.
A) False
B) True
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