Immune System

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Any organism that causes disease like a virus or bacteria is called:

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Pathogen

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Part of the body's defense against pathogens in which cells of the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen is called:

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Immune Response

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A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body.

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Antigen

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A protein produced by B cells of the immune system that destroys pathogens is called:

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Antibodies

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The body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease is called:

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Immunity

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Which of the following is a way to spread infectious diseases? Touching contaminated objects, Not washing hands regularly, Being near infected people, All of these are ways

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All of these are ways

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What is the molecule located on the outside of a pathogen that the immune system recognizes?

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Antigen

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What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?

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Antibodies

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Foreign cells in the body carry foreign proteins that the body recognises as 'non-self'. These are called:

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Antigens

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When the body encounters a pathogen, antibodies are created that are specific to that pathogen. The next time the body encounters the pathogen, the response will be:

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