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Q&A: Xenotransplantation

YearRangeCurriculumStrand

11-13

Upper Secondary

Science
Technology

Nature of Technology
Nature of Science
Living World

Overview

Xenotransplantation is when cells, tissues or organs are taken from one species and put into another to help treat disease.

Purpose

To review understanding of Xenotransplantation.

Read the Hub’s information sheet: Xenotransplantation to answer the questions in this worksheet.

Keywords

Xenotransplantation, organ donation, organ rejection, immune system, virus.

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