Asiatic cheetahs are critically endangered. Scientists hope to use somatic cell nuclear transfer (cloning) to help increase their population.
The passage below describes the cloning process. Complete the passage by writing a suitable word in each blank.
A nucleus is taken from a body 1.1.1. _______________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}_______________ of an adult Asiatic cheetah.
This nucleus is put into an enucleated 2.2.2. _______________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}_______________ cell, which has had its own nucleus removed.
An electric shock is used to stimulate this cell to divide by a process called 3.3.3. _______________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}_______________.
This division produces a ball of cells known as an 4.4.4. _______________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}_______________.
This ball of cells is then implanted into the 5.5.5. _______________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}_______________ of a female African cheetah.
This female acts as a 6.6.6. _______________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}_______________ mother.
39 exam-style questions on Edexcel IGCSE Biology Cloning. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.