Cloning

• What is the first step in animal cloning?

  The nucleus is removed from an egg cell
• What is inserted into the egg cell during animal cloning?

  The nucleus from an adult body cell
• What stimulates the egg cell to divide in animal cloning?

  An electric shock
• What happens after the embryo forms in animal cloning?

  It is inserted into the womb of a female
• What is the cuttings method in plant cloning?

  • A simple method used by gardeners
  • Produces identical new plants from a parent plant
  • Involves removing a small piece of the plant
  • Dipping the end in rooting powder
• What does rooting powder contain?

  Plant hormones
• What is the purpose of rooting powder in plant cloning?

  It encourages the plant to develop roots
• How does tissue culture work in plant cloning?

  • Divide the plant into tiny pieces
  • Each piece contains a small number of cells
  • Incubate the cells with plant hormones
  • Hormones stimulate growth into fully-grown clones
• What is the first step in tissue culture for cloning plants?

  Divide the plant into tiny pieces
• What do the small groups of cells in tissue culture develop into?

  Fully-grown clones
• How does the process of cloning plants through cuttings differ from tissue culture?

  Cuttings use whole pieces, tissue culture uses cells