Question

A high school science teacher asks the students what cells could be used to produce any other cell in the body. if the students respond with _____ cells they will be correct.

Answer 1

Cloning/embryonic stem cells

Answer 2

Totipotent stem cells

Step-by-step explanation:

Stem cells are the undifferentiated cells that have the ability to divide and to differentiate into any other cell type in the body. Stem cells exhibit "totipotency" which allows them to form any other cell type. The zygote is an example of a totipotent stem cell as it has the ability to divide to form different cell types of the human body.