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Diseases and the Immune System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the smallest and simplest pathogens?

a)

virus

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

2.

What are organisms that are so small that they can only be seen through a microscope?

a)

germs

b)

pathogens

c)

antibodies

3.

What is a combination of body defenses made up of cells, tissues, and organs that fight pathogens in the body?

a)

immunity

b)

immune system

c)

lymphocytes

4.

What is the secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens and maintain its fluid balance?

a)

lymphatic system

b)

circulatory system

c)

blood vessels

5.

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

a)

fungi

b)

vaccine

c)

antigens

6.

What are the substances that send the immune system into action?

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

vaccines

7.

What is any condition that interferes with the normal or proper functioning of the body or mind?

a)

disease

b)

antibiotics

c)

immunity

8.

What is a disease that can be spread to a person from another person, an animal, or an object?

a)

cancer

b)

chronic disease

c)

communicable disease

9.

What are simple one-celled organisms?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

10.

What are specific proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body?

a)

virus

b)

antibodies

c)

lymphocytes

11.

What is the body’s response to injury or disease, resulting in a condition of swelling, pain, heat, and redness?

a)

inflammation

b)

infection

c)

death

12.

What is the ability to resist the pathogens that cause a particular disease?

a)

defense

b)

immunity

c)

immune system

13.

What are germs that cause diseases?

a)

fungi

b)

bacteria

c)

pathogens

14.

What is a condition that happens when pathogens enter the body, multiply, and cause harm?

a)

infection

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

15.

What are the special white blood cells in the blood and lymphatic system?

a)

antigens

b)

lymphocytes

c)

t-cells