Immune System Test

What is one key component of maintaining homeostasis?

• Protection against disease

• Increasing body temperature

• Reducing oxygen levels

• Decreasing blood pressure

Plants have adaptive immune systems

• True

• False

Jellyfish have innate immune systems.

• True

• False

Mark all of the following that can be considered antigens.

• Viruses

• Pollen

• CO2

• H20

What are antibodies made of?

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

Choose all of the following that are goals of the immune system.

• Detect pathogens

• Grant immunity to pathogens

• Destroy pathogens

• Deflect pathogens

What do white blood cells (lymphocytes) produce to help fight off invaders?

• Hormones

• Enzymes

• Antibodies

• Vitamins

What do white blood cells (lymphocytes) do to pathogens? (innate immunity)

• They ignore them

• They produce them

• Engulf them and destroy them

• They hug and kiss them.

Which type of immunity is non-specific and is the first line of defense in all plants and animals?

• Innate Immunity

• Adaptive Immunity

• Acquired Immunity

• Specific Immunity

What are the mechanisms of innate immunity?

• B cells and antibodies

• Physical barriers

• Inflammation

• Phagocytosis