Basic Concepts of Developmental Biology

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What is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs, and anatomy?

  • Differentiation
  • Morphogenesis (correct)
  • Fertilization
  • Epigenesis

Which of the following processes involves the generation of shapes and structure?

  • Growth
  • Pattern formation (correct)
  • Cell division
  • Differentiation

What is cell potency?

  • The number of different cell types in the embryo
  • The rate of cell division
  • The size of a cell
  • A cell's ability to differentiate into other cell types (correct)

In developmental biology, what is the process by which multicellular organisms arise from a single cell?

<p>Embryogenesis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributes not only to the size but also to the shape and pattern of the developing organism?

<p>Cell division (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between totipotency and pluripotency?

<p>Totipotent cells can form both the placenta and the embryo, while pluripotent cells cannot. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is oligopotency?

<p>The ability of progenitor cells to differentiate into a few cell types. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stem cell type has the potential to form every cell of the embryo proper?

<p>Totipotent stem cell (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is positional information in stem cell development?

<p>Protein signals that determine a stem cell's fate based on its environment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic that distinguishes unipotent stem cells from other types?

<p>Unipotent stem cells can differentiate into only one specific cell type. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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