Question

The following are statements about stem cells:
a) There are unspecialised / undifferentiated cells.
b) They can be transformed into any type of body cell.
c) They can multiply rapidly to form a large number of similar types of cells.
d) They cannot transform into cardiac cells or nerve cells.
e) They are obtained from reproductive progeny only.
The correct statements are ______________:
i) a, b, c only ii) c, d, e only iii) a, c, e only iv) b, c, e only

Answer 1

a) there are unspecialised / undiffferentiated cells.
b)they can be transformed into any type of body cell.
c) they can multiply rapidlyto form a large no. of similar types of cell

Answer 2

The option is iii a, c, e only.

This implies that

a) the stem cells are specialized or undifferentiated cells,

c) They can multiply rapidly to form a large number of cells of similar types,

e) They are obtained from reproductive progeny only. Stem cells have a number of applications and uses in medicine.

 With respect to the question statement it can be said that the correct statement is the iii.) option and that is a, c, e only.