Immune system quiz

Which of the following is a part of the immune system?

• Antigen

• Antibody

• Antibiotic

• Antimatter

A pathogen enters someone's body that is not living but replicates once inside the cell. What type of pathogen is it?

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Protozoa

• Parasite

Why have some diseases such as influenza and pneumonia decreased in prevalence over the last 100 years?

• We make more antibodies now

• More advances in technology allow us to hunt for and kill the pathogens

• Our bodies make more vaccines now

• More advances in medicine have allowed us to treat and prevent these types of diseases

Why have certain diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer increased in prevalence over the past 100 years?

• Increase in cures for these diseases

• Increase in vaccines

• Increase in unhealthy lifestyles

• Decrease in other diseases

Which of the following describes a parasite?

• an organism that lives in a host organism and takes its nutrients away from the host

• an organism that lives in a host organism and helps it grow

• an organism that lives in a host organism and eats the organism

• an organism that lives in a host organism and spreads disease

What is another term for the immune system?

• Lymphatic system

• Digestive system

• Endocrine system

• Circulatory system

Getting a fever during an bacterial illness is:

• Bad, because it means the body is not able to fight off the pathogen

• Bad, because it means the body is not in homeostasis

• Good, because it means the immune system is trying to heat up and make the body uninhabitable for the bacteria

• Good, because it means the body is not in homeostasis

Swelling during an infection occurs because:

• A fluid is released to try to attract the phagocytes to eat the antigen

• A fluid is released to try to attract the white blood cells to eat the antigen

• A fluid is released to try to attract more pathogens to go to that location

• A fluid is released to try to fill the cells with a protective layer

True or false? Enzymes can be found in pathogen cells.

• True

• False

Antibiotics work against most

• Bacteria
• Bacteria & Viruses
• Vaccines
• Viruses