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WorksheetsThe Immune System
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
What type of contact are cold and flu viruses spread by?
Indirect
Direct
How is malaria spread?
not doing your homework
Not washing your hands
Bites from infected organisms
Touching mold
how do viruses make people sick?
The germs fight
They take over cells to reproduce
Your stomach wont let you digest food therefore you throw up
when you dont drink enough water
Which WBC is the rarest?
basophils
monocytes
lymphocytes
eosinophils
Which WBC is best at defending against viruses?
monocytes
basophils
lymphocytes
neutrophils
What are two functions of the lymphatic system?
Get rid of toxins
Let WBC exit
Toxins come into the body
Transport WBC
Which WBC is the largest and capable of fighting viruses, bacteria, and fungi?
neutrophils
monocytes
eosinophils
lymphocytes
What are 4 immune defeneses?
Skin, blood, large intestine, small intestine
mucus, tonsils, teeth, bones
Skin, mucus, saliva, sweat
sweat, tongue, toes, wrist
which nonspecific immune defender acts like a wall?
mucus
sweat
saliva
skin
What makes up the specific immune system?
RBC
bone marrow
WBC
yellow marrow
Where are most WBC born?
Bone marrow
Red marrow
Yellow marrow
spongy bone
Contacting a disease by in direct contact what has to happen?
cough on someone
Touch a door handle
Contact with the fluid of the body( like blood)
Touch someone dirty tissues
How do certain parasites cause sickness to people?
dehydration will start killing you
They take nutrients from the body
they crawl in your bed if you dont wash the sheets
they jump on you like tics and infect
What are the 5 types of pathogens which cause illness?
Bacteria, tapeworms, slime, tics, frogs
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, slime, peanut butter
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, multi cellular parasites, non multi cellular parasites
viruses, germs, bananas, gold, mold
What does the term Leuko mean?
Pink
Black
Green
White
What does the term Cyte mean?
bone
cell
plasma
blood
When does the specific immune system start to work?
When you start the car engine
when you wake up
When pathogens enter the body
When you get a flu shot
How does inflammation defend against pathogens?
When blood vessels get bigger causing WBC to enter
When you loose excess fat
When the WBC explode
When you blood vessels dissapear
What type of contact is AIDS spread by?
Direct
Indirect
What is a pathogen?
anything that causes a bruise
a path to a fever
a dirty tissue
anything that can cause a disease
How can a person be infected by rabies?
by touching mold
By coming in contact with saliva
being near wild animals
How do some bacterias make people feel sick?
drinking old water
touching dirty door handles
toxins of killing cells
how does sweat defend against pathogens?
it uses the acid and salt in sweat
the heat makes them go away
the sweat that drips washes them away
the sweat burns them
What are WBC also known as?
plasm
cells
leukocytes
monocytes
Which WBC defends against parasitic worms?
eosinophils
monocytes
lymphocytes
basophils
What are the 3 parts of the lymphatic system?
lymodes, lymph glade, lymph vessles
lymph glade, tapeworms, blood
lymph vessles, intestines, tonsils
lymodes, liver, plasma
Which WBC are capable of making antibodies?
basophils
lymphocytes
eosinophils
leukocytes
