What is the difference between a totipotent stem cell and a pluripotent stem cell? What piece of

evidence would you need to distinguish them? What will be an ideal response?


A totipotent stem cell has the potential to develop into an entire organism. A pluripotent cell has the
potential to develop into any cell of the body.

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a. acids b. pollutants c. nutrients d. metals e. chemicals

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Glial cells make up approximately what percentage of the nervous system?

a. 50% b. 75% c. 90% d. 10% e. 60%

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Trichinosis is a ________-caused disease that can be acquired by eating undercooked ________.

A. rotifer; hamburger B. segmented worm; eggs C. roundworm; chicken D. flatworm; chicken E. roundworm; pork

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Four of the following statements are true of xylem. Which one is the exception?

A. Conducts water up the plant B. Conducts mineral ions up the plant C. Connects with roots D. Connects with leaves E. Transports sugars

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