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BEED 2A CHAPTER 11
Contributed by: MANALILI
  • 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 make the body stronger
B) They create new organs
C) The immune system becomes inactive
D) They stop producing proteins correctly
  • 3. Gene therapy mainly aims to ______.
A) Repair or fix faulty genes
B) Remove healthy cells
C) Create new organs instantly
D) Add diseases
  • 4. Why must patients check the legality of stem cell clinics in the Philippines?
A) Treatment is guaranteed anywhere
B) Some clinics misuse or fake stem cell treatments
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) Injecting the virus into the patient
B) Buying equipment
C) Destroying cancer cells
D) Removing cells from the patient
  • 6. Why do scientists alter viruses used in gene therapy?
A) To allow them to reproduce fast
B) To make them stronger
C) So they cannot cause sickness
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) Nothing will happen
B) They disappear
C) They produce the correct proteins
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) Increase appetite
D) Create new organs
  • 10. Gene therapy can help eliminate which type of diseases?
A) Emotional
B) Environmental
C) Genetic or hereditary
D) Psychological
  • 11. A common misconception highlighted by Totel de Jesus is
A) Stem cells heal only wounds
B) Stem cells are always safe
C) Stem cell therapy is a cure-all anti-aging solution
D) It makes genes stronger
  • 12. What may happen if the body reacts to the viral carrier?
A) Faster healing
B) Less sickness
C) More proteins
D) Immune response
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) Makes you fat
B) They always fail
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) Carbohydrates
B) Waste materials
C) Stem cells to repair tissues
D) Mature red blood cells
  • 16. What is a unique ability of stem cells?
A) They always become cancer
B) They cannot divide
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) Lazy
B) Colorful
C) Always replacing themselves
D) Committed to a specific job
  • 18. Which type of stem cell can turn into ANY cell in the body?
A) Blood stem cells
B) Skin stem cells
C) Embryonic stem cells
D) Muscle stem cells
  • 19. Which cell type can embryonic stem cells become?
A) Sperm cell
B) Hair cell
C) Nerve cell
D) Cone cell
E) All of the above
  • 20. Stem cell therapy is often used to treat ______.
A) Hunger
B) Blood diseases
C) Relationship problems
D) Hair color
E) Math problems
  • 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) Immune to pain
B) Nerve cell production
C) Sperm cell production
D) Hair cell production
  • 23. In the Philippines, many clinics wrongly promote stem cells as ______.
A) Exercise supplements
B) Cancer cures only
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) A simple lotion
D) An herbal drink
  • 25. Dr. Samuel Bernal warns people to check if clinics are ______.
A) Legal and safe
B) Cheap
C) Air-conditioned
D) Near a mall
  • 26. What is NOT a real purpose of stem cell therapy?
A) Heal injured organs
B) Reverse aging
C) Repair tissues
D) Regenerate cells
  • 27. Before using stem cells, professionals must analyze the patient at the ______.
A) Musical level
B) Molecular level
C) Surface level
D) Emotional 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) Inventing gene therapy
B) Creating laws
C) Exposing fake stem cell clinics
D) Making recipes
  • 30. Both gene therapy and stem cell treatment aim to ______.
A) Replace doctors
B) Make people younger
C) Fix health problems at the cellular level
D) Add new diseases
  • 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) False
B) True
  • 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) 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) True
B) False
  • 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) 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) False
B) True
  • 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) True
B) False
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