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KS3 BIO 07.5 - Body Defences

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the body’s first line of defense against disease?
a)
vaccines
b)
white blood cells
c)
antibodies
d)
skin
2.
How do antigens protect the body from diseases?
a)
They make white blood cells.
b)
They produce mucus, which washes away germs.
c)
They help destroy T cells.
d)
They alert the immune system when pathogens enter the body.
3.
What is the name of the body's defence system against diseases?
a)
The immune system
b)
The control system
c)
The vascular system
d)
The endocrine system
4.

What is the role of nasal mucus?

a)

collect dead cells

b)

lubricate the nasal passage

c)

make phlegm

d)

trap particles

5.

What am I? I prevent pathogens from entering the body.

a)

Physical barrier

b)

Chemical defence

6.

What am I? I kill pathogens that enter the body

a)

Physical barrier

b)

Chemical defence

7.

What am I? I am found in the lungs. I sweep mucus back up towards the throat so it can be coughed out or swallowed.

a)

Mucus

b)

Lysozyme enzymes

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Cilia

8.

What am I? I am a chemical defence found in tears. I am also secreted by glands onto the surface of our skin.

a)

Mucus

b)

Lysozyme enzymes

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Cilia

9.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
10.

I am a physical barrier that stops pathogens entering the body

a)

Skin

b)

Mucus

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Lysozyme enzymes

11.

I am a physical barrier that stops pathogens entering the body

a)

Cilia

b)

Mucus

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Lysozyme enzymes

12.

I am a chemical defence that kills pathogens that enter the body.

a)

Cilia

b)

Skin

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Lysozyme enzymes

13.

What am I? When damanged I form a scab over the wound to stop pathogens entering.

a)

Cilia

b)

Skin

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Lysozyme enzymes

14.

What does defense mean?

a)

to change to fit the environment

b)

to sleep all winter

c)

to move during colder months

d)

to protect

e)

to stay alive

15.

Phagocytes and lymphocytes are both types of

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

pathogens

d)

lysozymes

16.

Phagocytes kill pathogens by

a)

engulfing and digesting them

b)

producing antibodies

17.

Phagocytes produce antibodies to kill infections

a)

true

b)

false

18.

This type of white blood cell is called

a)

phagocyte

b)

lymphocyte

19.

The two types of white blood cells are

a)

phagocytes

b)

lymphocytes

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

20.

Phagocytes and lymphocytes are found in

a)

all body cells

b)

blood