BEED 2A CHAPTER 11
  • 1. Which step in stem cell therapy is most connected to regenerative medicine?
A) Silencing genes
B) Sugar
C) Hormones
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) Remove healthy cells
B) Add diseases
C) Repair or fix faulty genes
D) Create new organs instantly
  • 4. Why must patients check the legality of stem cell clinics in the Philippines?
A) Some clinics misuse or fake stem cell treatments
B) It is required for anti-aging only
C) Stem cells are dangerous by nature
D) Treatment is guaranteed anywhere
  • 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) 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) Sugar
B) Healthy genes
C) Blood
D) Oxygen
  • 8. What happens after the repaired cells are returned to the patient?
A) They stop functioning
B) They disappear
C) They produce the correct proteins
D) Nothing will happen
  • 9. Why are adenovirus and AAV commonly used in gene therapy?
A) Increase appetite
B) They replicate uncontrollably
C) Create new organs
D) They are easy to neutralize and modify
  • 10. Gene therapy can help eliminate which type of diseases?
A) Emotional
B) Genetic or hereditary
C) Psychological
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) Less sickness
B) Faster healing
C) More proteins
D) Immune response
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) Makes you fat
B) They might become active again
C) They can turn into food
D) They always fail
  • 14. Gene therapy in cancer often includes ______.
A) Removing the entire organ
B) Freezing the patient
C) Irradiation of cancer cells
D) Feeding the cells
  • 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 cannot divide
B) They always become cancer
C) They stop growing
D) They can become many types of cells
  • 17. Ordinary cells differ from stem cells mainly because ordinary cells are ______.
A) Committed to a specific job
B) Always replacing themselves
C) Colorful
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) Hair cell
C) All of the above
D) Cone cell
E) Sperm cell
  • 20. Stem cell therapy is often used to treat ______.
A) Hair color
B) Relationship problems
C) Blood diseases
D) Hunger
E) Math problems
  • 21. One major benefit of stem cell therapy is its ability to ______.
A) Create robots
B) Change DNA
C) Repair damaged organs
D) Make people grow taller
  • 22. Which cell transformation would be used for treating spinal cord damage?
A) Hair cell production
B) Immune to pain
C) Nerve cell production
D) Sperm cell production
  • 23. In the Philippines, many clinics wrongly promote stem cells as ______.
A) Anti-aging or beauty treatments
B) Surgery replacements
C) Cancer cures only
D) Exercise supplements
  • 24. According to Totel de Jesus, advertisements make stem cells look like ______.
A) A simple lotion
B) A vitamin
C) A cure-all remedy
D) An herbal drink
  • 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) Heal injured organs
B) Regenerate cells
C) Reverse aging
D) Repair tissues
  • 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) Myth
B) Joke
C) Whole field
D) Small part
  • 29. Totel de Jesus is known for ______.
A) Exposing fake stem cell clinics
B) Creating laws
C) Inventing gene therapy
D) Making recipes
  • 30. Both gene therapy and stem cell treatment aim to ______.
A) Replace doctors
B) Add new diseases
C) Fix health problems at the cellular level
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) 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) True
B) False
  • 36. Gene therapy can easily fix multigene disorders.
A) True
B) False
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 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) 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) 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) True
B) False
  • 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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