8 Cell Diversity

Name two vascular tissues found in flowering plants.

Xylem, phloem

A group of specialised cells which have the same function is known as a ...

Tissue

Give one other application of tissue culture apart from skin grafting.

Cancer research OR antibodies OR cloning

Name the gas needed to release energy to make a skin graft.

Oxygen

Suggest a reason why sterile conditions are needed in tissue culture.

To prevent bacterial growth OR contamination

Suggest the most suitable temperature to make skin cells grow.

37 °C OR body temperature

What term refers to the growing of cells outside an organism?

Tissue culture

What type of cell division, mitosis or meiosis, is involved in tissue culture?

Mitosis

In biology, a group of tissues working together is referred to as ...

An organ

True or False. A tissue is a group of cells which carry out the same function.

TRUE

True or False. Human skin tissue will grow best at 10 °C.

FALSE

True or False. Tissue culture is the growth of tissue in test tubes or Petri dishes.

TRUE

True or False. Tissues are made of organs.

FALSE

Name one organ found in plants.

Leaf / Root / Stem / Bud / Tuber / Flower / bulbs / Rhizome / etc.

True or False. An organ is a group of systems.

FALSE

Which term from the following list refers to a plant organ? Skin graft; Dermal; Organ; Leaf; Tissue; In vitro growth.

Leaf

What name is given to the tissue that is the layer of fat storage cells beneath the dermis of the skin whose functions are energy storage and thermal insulation?

Adipose (tissue)