Okay, everyone. What does pluripotent mean? Remember, pluripotent is going to be a descriptor of a different type of stem cell. Remember, there are gonna be these different qualifications and different classifications of stem cells. And pluripotent is one of them. These are also very commonly called embryonic stem cells, means the same thing. So what do we mean when we say a stem cell is pluripotent? Remember, this is gonna be dealing with what the cell can actually become. So remember that pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into any cell or any tissue type in the body. So that is gonna be answer choice c. Now these other answer choices are not going to be correct because if you look at answer choice d, it says that the cells can differentiate into all cell types within the body and the placenta. Remember that these are going to be totipotent stem cells. These are going to be the stem cells that can literally become anything. They are entirely and totally potent. They can become anything. Pluripotent can't become entirely anything, but they can become all the different types of cells inside of the body of the growing organism specifically. Now, there are different types of stem cells that differentiate into a few cell types. Remember that these are commonly called progenitor cells, and they're going to become a few different types of stem cells. These are also commonly called multipotent. Multipotent stem cells also become a few different types of stem cells. Remember when we talked about this, an example of this was going to be bone marrow cells? These are gonna be progenitor cells that are going to create the different types of blood cells. They can't become every cell in the body, but they can become major types of blood cells, which is only a few types of cells. So the correct answer to this question is pluripotent means the cells can differentiate into, excuse me, into all cell types within the body. Okay, everyone. Let's go on to our next question.

Table of contents

1. Overview of Cell Biology2h 49m
2. Chemical Components of Cells1h 14m
3. Energy1h 33m
4. DNA, Chromosomes, and Genomes2h 31m
5. DNA to RNA to Protein2h 31m
6. Proteins1h 36m
7. Gene Expression1h 42m
8. Membrane Structure1h 4m
- The Lipid Bilayer
  38m
- Membrane Proteins
  25m
9. Transport Across Membranes1h 52m
10. Anerobic Respiration1h 5m
11. Aerobic Respiration1h 11m
12. Photosynthesis52m
13. Intracellular Protein Transport2h 18m
14. Cell Signaling1h 28m
15. Cytoskeleton and Cell Movement1h 39m
16. Cell Division3h 5m
17. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction50m
18. Cell Junctions and Tissues48m
19. Stem Cells13m
- Stem Cells
  13m
20. Cancer44m
21. The Immune System1h 6m
22. Techniques in Cell Biology1h 41m

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Multiple Choice

Pluripotent means…

The cells can differentiate into only one cell type

The cells can differentiate in a few different cell types

The cells can differentiate into all cell types within the body

The cells can differentiate into all cell types within the body and the placenta

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Understand the term 'pluripotent': In cell biology, pluripotent cells are a type of stem cell that have the ability to differentiate into almost any cell type within the body.

Differentiate between pluripotent and other types of stem cells: Compare pluripotent cells with totipotent and multipotent cells. Totipotent cells can form all cell types, including extraembryonic or placental cells, while multipotent cells can only differentiate into a limited range of cell types.

Identify the correct definition: Based on the understanding of pluripotency, recognize that pluripotent cells can differentiate into all cell types within the body, but not the placenta.

Eliminate incorrect options: Discard options that suggest pluripotent cells can differentiate into only one or a few cell types, as these do not align with the definition of pluripotency.

Confirm the correct answer: The correct description of pluripotent cells is that they can differentiate into all cell types within the body, but not the placenta, distinguishing them from totipotent cells.