Immunity

What is the scientific term for spreading a disease?

• Passing
• Catching
• Transmitting
• Giving

What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?

• Nose
• Mouth
• Broken Skin
• All of the Aove

What pathogen causes the common cold?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protista

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

• support the body through bones and muscles
• get rid of waste from the body
• protect the body from pathogens
• move blood through the body

Pathogens are recognized by their...

• antigens
• antibodies
• killer t-cells
• B-cells

 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  

• it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
• it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
• it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
•  it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

T cells are made in the___________

• bone marrow
• spleen
• thymus
• tonsiles

T cells mature in the

• bone marrow
• spleen
• thymus
• kidney

Y shaped proteins that may mark pathogens for destruction are

• antigens
• T cells
• antibodies
• neutrophils

What is a protective protein produced by the immune system?

• Antibody
• Antibiotic
• Antigen
• Antimicrobial