BEED 2A CHAPTER 11 - Quiz
  • 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 make the body stronger
B) The immune system becomes inactive
C) They create new organs
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) Stem cells are dangerous by nature
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) Removing cells from the patient
B) Injecting the virus into the patient
C) Destroying cancer cells
D) Buying equipment
  • 6. Why do scientists alter viruses used in gene therapy?
A) To turn them into bacteria
B) To make them stronger
C) To allow them to reproduce fast
D) So they cannot cause sickness
  • 7. What do altered viruses deliver into patient cells?
A) Sugar
B) Healthy genes
C) Oxygen
D) Blood
  • 8. What happens after the repaired cells are returned to the patient?
A) They produce the correct proteins
B) Nothing will happen
C) They disappear
D) They stop functioning
  • 9. Why are adenovirus and AAV commonly used in gene therapy?
A) Create new organs
B) They replicate uncontrollably
C) Increase appetite
D) They are easy to neutralize and modify
  • 10. Gene therapy can help eliminate which type of diseases?
A) Psychological
B) Environmental
C) Emotional
D) Genetic or hereditary
  • 11. A common misconception highlighted by Totel de Jesus is
A) It makes genes stronger
B) Stem cells heal only wounds
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) Less sickness
D) More proteins
  • 13. What is a risk of using viral vectors?
A) They might become active again
B) Makes you fat
C) They always fail
D) They can turn into food
  • 14. Gene therapy in cancer often includes ______.
A) Feeding the cells
B) Freezing the patient
C) Removing the entire organ
D) Irradiation of cancer 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 can become many types of cells
B) They stop growing
C) They cannot divide
D) They always become cancer
  • 17. Ordinary cells differ from stem cells mainly because ordinary cells are ______.
A) Lazy
B) Always replacing themselves
C) Committed to a specific job
D) Colorful
  • 18. Which type of stem cell can turn into ANY cell in the body?
A) Embryonic stem cells
B) Blood stem cells
C) Muscle stem cells
D) Skin 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) Math problems
C) Relationship problems
D) Blood diseases
E) Hair color
  • 21. One major benefit of stem cell therapy is its ability to ______.
A) Repair damaged organs
B) Change DNA
C) Create robots
D) Make people grow taller
  • 22. Which cell transformation would be used for treating spinal cord damage?
A) Immune to pain
B) Sperm cell production
C) Hair cell production
D) Nerve cell production
  • 23. In the Philippines, many clinics wrongly promote stem cells as ______.
A) Cancer cures only
B) Surgery replacements
C) Exercise supplements
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 simple lotion
C) An herbal drink
D) A vitamin
  • 25. Dr. Samuel Bernal warns people to check if clinics are ______.
A) Legal and safe
B) Air-conditioned
C) Near a mall
D) Cheap
  • 26. What is NOT a real purpose of stem cell therapy?
A) Reverse aging
B) Heal injured organs
C) Regenerate cells
D) Repair tissues
  • 27. Before using stem cells, professionals must analyze the patient at the ______.
A) Surface level
B) Molecular level
C) Emotional level
D) Musical level
  • 28. Stem cells are only a ______ of molecular medicine.
A) Myth
B) Joke
C) Small part
D) Whole field
  • 29. Totel de Jesus is known for ______.
A) Creating laws
B) Exposing fake stem cell clinics
C) Making recipes
D) Inventing gene therapy
  • 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) False
B) True
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 43. Totel de Jesus warns about misleading advertisements.
A) False
B) True
  • 44. Stem cell therapy is scientifically proven to reverse aging.
A) False
B) True
  • 45. Dr. Bernal emphasizes proper training and legal approval.
A) False
B) True
  • 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) False
B) True
  • 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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