Happy Wednesday!Bellwork: Write the entire question below
and your entire answer.Which of the following codons would result in a silent mutation of the codon “CAC”?A) CAAB) CAUC) ACA
Turn in BOTH Transcription/Translation
Worksheets from yesterday!!!
Today’s Standard: describe the roles of DNA, RNA, and environmental factors in cell differentiation (B.5C)
Essential Question: What is cell differentiation and why is it significant?
Define the following words:
• Differentiation: The steps taken to make something different
• Stem: _________________________________
• Cell: ___________________________________
Define the following words:
• Differentiation: The steps taken to make something different
• Stem: The root, origin, or start of something
• Cell: ___________________________________
Define the following words:
• Differentiation: The steps taken to make something different
• Stem: The root, origin, or start of something
• Cell: The smallest unit of life; prokaryotic or eukaryotic
Essential Question for Video 1: What are stem cells?
• While you watch the following clip, write down 3 important facts that may help you answer this question
What are stem cells?
Questions for clip 11. What are stem cells?2. Stem cells are ____________.
(undifferentiated/differentiated)3. Patients with leukemia have a type of
_______ (cancer/viral infection) and doctors can use stem cells to help the body produce more red blood cells.
4. What are pluripotent stem cells?
Essential Question for Video 2: How do stem cells work?
• While you watch the following clip, write down 3 important facts that may help you answer this question
How do stem cells work?
Questions for clip 21. How do stem cells work?2. A stem cell has the potential to become
_______________.3. ___________ signals cause stem cells to express
certain genes and ___________ to become certain types of cells like skin, muscle, or bone.
4. Describe the stem cell heart experiment.
Essential Question for Video 3: How are stem cells useful in medicine?
• While you watch the following clip, write down 3 important facts that may help you answer this question
A stem cell story
Questions for clip 31. Life begins with ______ cell and ________ to
produce the billions of cells that make up the body.
2. What are some places in the body that use stem cells to replace worn out tissue?
3. How are stem cells useful in medicine?4. Explain the controversy about using embryonic
stem cells.
Essential Question for Video 4: How can stem cells be used to make a human heart?
• While you watch the following clip, write down 3 important facts that may help you answer this question
The heart makers
Questions for clip 41. How can stem cells be used to make a human
heart?