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Immune System

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

The immune system

a)

Helps the body to defend against infectious organisms and other invaders

b)

enables us to cope with and process our emotions

c)

Helps us to digest food

d)

Helps people to sense their surroundings

2.

An infectious disease is caused by

a)

a pathogen entering our internal environment and either growing too much or producing substances that are harmful to our internal environment

b)

toxic chemicals entering our internal environment and causing cell death

c)

poor diet/ nutrition

d)

Lack of exercise

3.

The bodies immune system has

a)

3 lines of defense

b)

2 lines of defense

c)

1 line of defense

4.

Which of the following help to make up the 1st line of defense?

a)

white blood cells, histamine

b)

t cells, b cells antibodies

c)

skin, hair, chemical secretions such as mucus, saliva and tears

d)

Skin, histamine

5.

The first line of defense helps to

a)

prevent pathogens from entering body

b)

fight pathogens once they have entered the body

c)

remember pathogens that have previously invaded

6.

The second line of defense helps to

a)

prevent pathogens from entering body

b)

fight all types pathogens once they have entered the body

c)

fight off specific pathogens, remember pathogens that have previously invaded,

7.

The third line of defense helps to

a)

prevent pathogens from entering body

b)

fight all types pathogens once they have entered the body

c)

fight off specific pathogens, and remember pathogens that have previously invaded

8.

Which is not part of the second line of defense

a)

Histamine

b)

Macrophages

c)

white blood cells

d)

t cells

9.

Histamine is a chemical involved in the second line of defense. Which of the statements about histamine following is false

a)

Histamine promote blood flow to the area

b)

Histamine eats pathogens

c)

Histamine is responsible for swelling

d)

Histamine is responsible for itching

10.

Macrophages are a type of white blood cell involved in the second line of defense. Macrophages.

a)

Eat pathogens that have entered the body

b)

promote blood flow

c)

secrete antibodies

d)

secrete antigens

11.

Which of the following are involved in the 3rd line of defence?

a)

B cells, T helper cells, Killer T cells, Antibodies

b)

B cells, T helper cells, Killer T cells, Antigens

c)

skin, hair, chemicals such as mucus, tears and saliva

d)

Histamines, and Phagocytic White blood cells (macrophages)

12.

Phagocytosis is

a)

a cell eating

b)

a phago drinking

c)

a cyst

d)

a process involving play do

13.

Antigens

a)

Are chemical markers on pathogens

b)

Are a type of white blood cell

c)

Are part of the bodies 3rd line of defense against pathogens

14.

Antibodies are part of the 3rd line of defense they

a)

bind to antigens, preventing the spread of pathogens and promoting phagocytosis by white blood cells

b)

Are a type of white blood cell which eats pathogens

c)

Are a type of white blood cell which activates other white blood cells

15.

T helper cells are a type of white blood cell involved in the 3rd line of defense. T helper cells

a)

Help to activate other white blood cells such as killer T cells and B cells

b)

Produce antibodies

c)

Produce antigens

d)

Kill pathogenic cells

16.

B cells are a type of white blood cell involved in the 3rd line of defense. B cells

a)

Help to activate other white blood cells such as killer T cells and B cells

b)

Produce antibodies

c)

Produce antigens

d)

Kill pathogenic cells

17.

Killer T cells are a type of white blood cell involved in the 3rd line of defense. T cells

a)

Help to activate other white blood cells such as killer T cells and B cells

b)

Produce antibodies

c)

Produce antigens

d)

Kill specific pathogenic cells