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Stem Cell Vocabulary Biology Worksheet

Stem Cell Vocabulary

Name: _____________________

Grade: _____________________

This worksheet is designed to get your brain cells thinking about what you know, or have

always wanted to know about cells, medicine, and the human body.

Let’s try to warm up those brain cells by seeing if you can match the following terms to

the correct description:

A. Cells that are capable of generating red blood cells,

white blood cells and platelets.

Parkinson’s Disease _____

B. A disorder that occurs because of damaged

Mitosis _____

nerve cells and usually causes the individual to

uncontrollably twitch or shake.

Differentiation _____

C. The process of cell division.

Morphology _____

D. The smallest individual living unit of an organism.

In Vitro Fertilization _____

E. A medical disorder of inadequate production or

use of insulin, caused by malfunctioning cells in

the pancreas.

Diabetes _____

F. The term used to define the study of the shape and

A Cell _____

visual appearance of cells in a culture dish.

Hematopoietic Stem Cells_____

G. The process of a stem cell changing from a

“blank slate” or unspecialized form into a specialized

Culture Medium _____

cell with a specific function in the body.

H. A procedure performed in the laboratory that joins a

Alzheimer’s Disease _____

sperm cell and an egg cell to form a fertilized egg

(zygote).

A disease affecting cells of the central nervous

system, characterized by brain cell degradation

and dementia.

J. The liquid nutrient that provides nourishment and

promotes the health and renewal of cells in a

culture dish.

Stem Cell Vocabulary Biology Worksheet