The purpose of the immune system is to ....

• a. help germs invade your body

• c. make your nose run

• b. fight of sickness

• d. give your diarrhea

The immune system is made up of ....

• a. tissues

• c. cells

• b. organs

• d. all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is ....

• a. Rhinovirus

• c. Glands

• b. Leukocytes

• d. Nodes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The four main types of germs are ....

• a. viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi

• b. viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes

• c. parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi

• d. small, medium, large, and extra large

Getting these when you're young helps your immune system fight off diseases ....

• a. stickers

• c. shots (immunizations)

• b. bandages

• d. cough drops

To be "immune" means what?

• a. that you are infected

• c. that you are more likely to get sick

• b. that you are bald

• d. that you are protected

Lymph nodes are found in the ....

• a. neck

• c. groin

• b. armpits

• d. all of the above

When someone's immune system overreacts to something harmless it's called ....

• a. overreactus maximus

• c. a sneeze

• b. an allergy

• d. the measles

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following will not help your immune system?

• a. playing sports video games

• c. eating healthy food

• b. exercising

• d. regularly washing your hands

What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?

• An allergy

• Cell-mediated immunity

• An autoimmune disease

• Inflammatory response