AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Stem cells are specialized cells that can undergo self-renewal and differentiate into mature somatic cells in vitro and in vivo. They are found in embryos typically referred to as embryonic stem cells which can either be pluripotent or totipotent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cell specialization, also known as cell differentiation, is the process through which “generic” or “common” cells transform into specialized cells with defined tasks. Generic embryonic cells differentiate into specialized cells through cell differentiation.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cell that can differentiate into all cell types of the adult organism is known as pluripotent. Such cells are called meristematic cells in higher plants and embryonic stem cells in animals, though some groups report the presence of adult pluripotent cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -(sel DIH-feh-REN-shee-AY-shun) The process during which young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: A group of specialized cells is called a tissue. A tissue might be formed of different types of specialized cells. For example, in the nervous system, you can find different types of nerve cells, or neurons, and several types of glial cells.