Immune System

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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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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 fluid and white blood cells leak from blood vessels into tissues and destroy pathogens by breaking them down?

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Inflammatory response

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The process by which harmless antigens are introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity is called:

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Vaccination

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Immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within the person's own body.

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Passive Immunity

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Immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen like with a vaccination.

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Active Immunity

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What is a function of the IMMUNE system?

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To fight off diseases with white blood cells

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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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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth is called:

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Antibiotics

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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