wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Diseases and Immunity

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.

a)

pathogens

b)

antibodies

c)

villians

d)

particles

2.
Antibodies are specific (acts on) one
a)
Antigen
b)
white blood cell
c)
 red blood cells
d)
 virus
3.
Newborns can acquire ____ immunity through breast milk.
a)
specific
b)
passive
c)
active
d)
innate
4.

defense again pathogen by antibody production in the body after an infection by pathogen is...

a)

Active Immunity

b)

Cell-Mediated Immunity

c)

Passive Immunity

d)

Natural Immunity

5.

Skin and hair is ....barriers

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

substantial

6.

Stomach acid and mucus is ....barriers

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

substantial

7.

which type of pathogen that consist of DNA and cause AIDs?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

paracite

8.
True or False?
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Athlete's foot is which type?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
10.
Which can be treated with antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Mutagen
d)
Parasite
11.

A Substance made of weakened, killed, or partial pathogens are designed to protect the body from future invasions of that pathogen.

a)

Vaccine

b)

Virus

c)

Disease

d)

Microbe

12.

What is one of the ways that antibiotics work?

a)

They interrupt the metabolism of bacteria with cell walls

b)

They can stop viruses from reproducing

c)

They stop toxins from poisoning the tissues of hosts

d)

They engulf the pathogens

13.
Viruses...
a)
use a host to reproduce
b)
breath oxygen
c)
grow
d)
eat food
14.

Which is most often used to destroy bacteria?

a)

fungus

b)

vitamin

c)

vaccine

d)

antibiotic

15.

Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?

a)

They do not have genetic information.

b)

They are not able to move on their own.

c)

They do not interact with their environment.

d)

They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.

16.

Viral infections are hard to treat because viruses live inside your body's cells and _______________.

a)

hand washing does not work

b)

antiviral medications do not work

c)

vaccinations do not work

d)

antibiotics do not work

17.

Cells that engulf and digest pathogens are

a)

plasma cells

b)

phagocytic cells

c)

helper T cells

d)

antibodies

18.

What do lymphocytes produce?

a)

antigens

b)

macrophages

c)

T cells

d)

antibodies

19.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
20.

What is an example of active immunity?

a)

Antibodies passed from the mother to fetus across the placenta

b)

Antibodies produced by another organism and injected to protect against a disease

c)

Antibodies passed from the mother in colostrum during breastfeeding

d)

Antibodies produced after the defence mechanisms have been stimulated by antigens

21.

What occurs in the body after the injection of a vaccine containing antigens?

a)

Activated B-cells divide to form memory cells.

b)

The receiver of the vaccine develops passive immunity.

c)

Helper T-cells produce specific antibodies.

d)

Macrophages are cloned and destroy the antigen.

22.

How can active immunity be acquired?

a)

by having the disease

b)

injection of antibiodies

c)

through colostrum (breastmilk)

d)

via placenta

23.

What are antibodies?

a)

Organisms or viruses that cause disease

b)

Drugs used to treat bacterial diseases

c)

Substances the body recognizes as foreign

d)

Proteins that bind to foreign antigens

24.

True or false: All diseases are caused by pathogens?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of these words should you include in a description of phagocytosis?

a)

Swallow and Digest

b)

Engulf and Digest

c)

Engulf and Destroy

d)

Digest and Kill