Immune System

An organism or an agent that causes or can cause infectious diseases

• Antibody

• Pathogen

• Immunity

• Antigen

What is the molecule located on the outside of a pathogen that the immune system recognizes? (Represented by number 2 and 4 in the picture)

• Lymphocyte

• Antigen

• Pathogen

• Antibody

Vaccinations are used for

• Curing the illness
• Preventing the Illness
• Getting the illness

Which type of cell has the ability to make antibodies?

• Memory cells

• Helper T cells

• B Cells

• Cytotoxic T cells

Another name for white blood cells

• Leukocytes

• Platelets

• Neurons

• Nephrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Antibiotics work against most

• Bacteria
• Bacteria & Viruses
• Vaccines
• Viruses

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

What is the Y shaped protein that the body (more specifically a B cell) makes when it encounters a pathogen? (Represented by number 1 in the picture)

• Lymphocyte

• Antigen

• Pathogen

• Antibody

A dangerous immune response to a safe substance.

• viruses

• allergies

• infection

Antibody creation is ​ (a)   to the antigen.

Phagocytes attacking foreign invaders are a​ (b)   ​response.

• very specific
• non-specific
• not affected by
• not related
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