Science Test 15

Insects or other animals that carry pathogens are called

• bacteria

• fungi

• protozoans

• vectors

The largest known pathogens are

• viruses

• fungi

• protozoans

• vectors

A nonspecific defense with symptoms of redness, swelling, heat, and pain is

• immunity

• memory cells

• inflammatory response

• lymph

Nonliving pathogens are called

• viruses

• fungi

• protozoans

• vectors

What occurs when a disease spreads to many people in a short period of time?

• viruses

• bacteria

• epidemic

• vectors

Pathogens that cause disease such as athlete's foot are called

• viruses

• bacteria

• fungi

• vectors

The body's special protection against disease is called

• immunity

• memory cells

• inflammatory response

• lymph

The body's specific defense is called

• immune response

• memory cells

• inflammatory response

• lymph

A type of white blood cell that remembers a pathogen and the specific antibody needed to defeat it is called

• immune response

• memory cells

• inflammatory response

• lymph

A transparent fluid that helps carry white blood cells throughout the body is called

• immune response

• memory cells

• inflammatory response

• lymph