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AP Biology-Immunology Body System-Part 1

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following means, "study of the immune system"?

a)

biology

b)

endocrinology

c)

immunology

d)

lymphology

2.

The body regards this as foreign:

a)

antibody

b)

antigen

c)

T-Cells

d)

Cytotoxic T-Cells

3.

The disease fighting protein produced by the body in response to a specific antigen:

a)

antigen

b)

neutrophil

c)

antibody

d)

monocyte

4.

A phagocytic white blood cell that becomes a macrophage once it leaves the blood and enters tissue.

a)

monocyte

b)

neutrophil

c)

lymphocyte

d)

eosinophil

5.

A cell within tissue that ingests antigens.

a)

macrophage

b)

neutrophil

c)

myelocyte

d)

lymphocyte

6.

Which type of lymphocyte is involved in cell-mediated immunity?

a)

C-lymphocyte

b)

B-lymphocyte

c)

T-lymphocyte

d)

Plasma cell

7.

What type of cell is involved in non-specific immunity and is especially effective in killing viruses and tumor cells?

a)

Natural Killer Cell

b)

B- Lymphocyte

c)

Neutrophil

d)

Macrophage

8.

Where are the body's blood cells produced?

a)

thymus

b)

Bone Marrow

c)

spleen

d)

GALT

9.

This protective barrier is involved in non-specific immunity:

a)

spleen

b)

Peyer's Patches

c)

skin

d)

Gut Associated Lymph Tissue

10.

Which of the following cells are NOT involved in humoral immunity?

a)

Plasma Cell

b)

Memory Cell

c)

B-lymphocyte

d)

Natural Killer Cell

11.

What is the organ, most prominent in young animals, where T-Cell mature?

a)

thyroid

b)

tonsils

c)

thymus

d)

spleen

12.

Name the lymphatic tissue fount in the throat.

a)

spleen

b)

tonsils

c)

GALT

d)

thymus

13.

What are the bean-like structures that filter lymph and store lymphocytes?

a)

lymph nodes

b)

GALT

c)

tonsils

d)

thymus

14.
It provides a rapid, early response and is considered to be the first line of cellular immune defence
a)
Adaptative
b)
Skin
c)
Innate
d)
Memory
15.
The first line of localized defense of the immune system is:
a)
lymphatic response
b)
infection response
c)
auto-immune response
d)
inflammatory response
16.
This refers to the type of immunity developed from exposure to a pathogen:
a)
active acquired immunity
b)
passive acquired immunity
c)
innate immunity
d)
attenuated immunity
17.
A type of cell that "digests" pathogens is known as a/an:
a)
helper T cell
b)
macrophage
c)
suppressor T cell
d)
plasma cell
18.
A type of T cell that destroys infected cells is a:
a)
cytotoxic T cell
b)
helper T cell
c)
memory T cell
d)
suppressor T cell
19.

Which of the following is part of the second line of defense of immune system?

a)

Phagocytic white blood cells

b)

Skin

c)

Chemicals

d)

Lymphocytes

20.

Which of the following is part of the primary line of defense of the immune system?

a)

Skin

b)

Inflammatory response

c)

Complement

d)

Lymphocytes

21.

Which of the following is not true about innate immunity?

a)

It is present from the time of birth

b)

It is present before any exposure to pathogens or foreign antigen

c)

It responds to a specific pathogen

d)

It is found in all animals and plants

22.

Which of the following is a barrier defense? Select all that apply

a)

pH of skin

b)

Skin itself

c)

Mucus

d)

Neutrophils

23.

Which of the following are the first-responder "Paramedics" of the immune response?

a)

Macrophage

b)

T lymphocyte

c)

Neutrophil

d)

B lymphocyte

24.

Which of the following produce antibodies and are the antibody factories of the cell?

a)

Plasma cell

b)

Th cell

c)

NK cell

d)

Monocyte

25.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Drosomycin protected against N. crassi infection.

b)

Drosomycin protected against M. luteus infection.

c)

Defensin protected against N. crassi infection.

d)

The mutant fruit fly with no antimicrobial compound survived well.

26.

Which of the following is an antimicrobial chemical present in tears?

a)

NaCL

b)

Lysozyme

c)

Neutrophil

d)

Sebum

27.

Engulfing-phagocytic cells of innate immunity of vertebrates include _____.

I) neutrophils

II) macrophages

III) dendritic cells

IV) natural killer cells

a)

I and III

b)

II and IV

c)

I and IV

d)

I, II, and III

28.

Which of the following are agents that cause disease?

a)

Antigens

b)

Pathogens

c)

Abiotic factors

d)

Chemicals

29.

The small accessible part of an antigen that binds to an antigen receptor is called an ________.

a)

Antibody

b)

Epitope

c)

Antigen

d)

Heavy chain

30.

§Once activated, a B or T cell undergoes multiple cell divisions to produce a set of identical cells. This is called _____.

a)

Clonal selection

b)

Antibody production

c)

Cell-mediated immunity

d)

Innate immunity

31.

Acidity in human sweat is an example of _____.

a)

Adaptive immunity

b)

Innate immunity

c)

Cell-mediated immunity

d)

Antibody-mediated immunity

32.

The complement system is _____.

a)

a set of proteins involved in innate but not acquired immunity

b)

a group of proteins that includes interferons and interleukins

c)

a group of antimicrobial proteins that act together in a cascade fashion

d)

a set of proteins that act individually to attack and lyse microbes

33.

Mucus is found in both the respiratory and digestive tracts. What is its main immunological function?

a)

sweeping away debris

b)

physically trapping pathogens

c)

destruction of pathogens because of its acidity

d)

increasing oxygen

34.

Immunological memory accounts for _____.

a)

the human body's ability to distinguish self from non-self

b)

the observation that some strains of the pathogen that causes dengue fever cause more severe disease than others

c)

the ability of a helper T cell to signal B cells via cytokines

d)

the ancient observation that someone who had recovered from the plague could safely care for those newly diseased

35.

A certain cell type has existed in the blood and tissue of its vertebrate host's immune system for over twenty years. One day, it recognizes a newly arrived antigen and binds to it, subsequently triggering a secondary immune response in the body. Which of the following cell types most accurately describes this cell?

a)

plasma cell

b)

memory cell

c)

thyroid cell

d)

macrophage

36.

What type of immunity is associated with breast-feeding?

a)

Passive immunity

b)

Active immunity

c)

Cell-mediated immunity

d)

Acquired immunity

37.

Structure B is the ______.

a)

Antigen receptor

b)

Antigen

c)

Antibody

d)

Plasma cell

38.

Structure C is the ______.

a)

Antigen receptor

b)

Antigen

c)

Antibody

d)

Plasma cell

39.

Structure D is the ______.

a)

Antigen receptor

b)

Antigen

c)

Antibody

d)

Plasma cell

40.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the adaptive immune system?

a)

Large diversity of lymphocytes & receptors

b)

Tolerance to self

c)

Proliferation after activation

d)

Immunological memory

e)

Non-specific response

41.

Yearly vaccination of humans for influenza viruses is necessary because _____.

a)

Rapid mutation of the virus

b)

Decrease in immunity

c)

Exposure uses up the antibodies

d)

Anaphylactic shock

42.

A key part of the humoral immune response is

a)

the attack of cytotoxic T cells on infected host cells.

b)

the production of antibodies by plasma cells.

c)

perforation of infected host cells by perforin.

d)

the attack of phagocytes on living pathogens.

43.

The receptors on T cells and B cells bind to

a)

antibodies.

b)

antigens

c)

natural killer cells.

d)

immunoglobulins.

44.

Secondary immune responses upon a second exposure to a pathogen are due to the activation of

a)

memory cells.

b)

macrophages.

c)

stem cells.

d)

B cells.

45.

A patient who can produce antibodies against some bacterial pathogens, but not against viral infections, probably has a disorder in his

a)

B cells

b)

plasma cells.

c)

t cells

d)

macrophages

46.

Adaptive immunity depends on

a)

traits common to groups of pathogens.

b)

pathogen-specific recognition

c)

maternal provision of antibodies to offspring

d)

plants being exposed to new pathogens.