Immune System Test

Any organism that causes disease like a virus or bacteria is called:

• Antibiotics

• Antibody

• Pathogen

• Phagocyte

A protein produced by B cells of the immune system that destroys pathogens is called:

• Antigens

• Antibodies

• T-cells

• Lymphocytes

Foreign cells in the body carry foreign proteins that the body recognises as 'non-self'. These are called:

• Antibodies

• Antigens

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

What is a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that is introduced into the body to cause an immune response?

• fungi

• vaccine

• antigens

What is the body's first line of defense against infection by foreign organisms?

• antibodies

• lymph nodes

• white blood cells

• the skin

What is the job of your immune system?

• To protect you from disease

• To send chemical message called hormones

• To control the body with electrical impulses

• To break down food

Which of the following is not a type of pathogen?

• Vaccine

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

What is an immune response to a harmless substance?

• Fever

• Vaccine

• Allergy

• Immune deficiency

Which type of microbe can be treated with antibiotics?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Protists

Which type of microbe can be prevented with vaccines?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Protists