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Viruses and Immune System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
2.
What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  
a)
diseases
b)
vaccines
c)
antibodies
d)
pathogens
3.
The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?  
a)
a skin cell destroying germs.
b)
inflammation near an opened wound
c)
a white blood cell destroying pathogens
d)
mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens
4.
 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  
a)
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
b)
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
c)
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
d)
 it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
5.
Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of germs: 
a)
Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
b)
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
c)
Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
d)
Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms
6.
What do B cells produce?
a)
antigens
b)
macrophages
c)
T cells
d)
antibodies
7.
There are more than one type of blood cell.
True Or False
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
9.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
10.

Fever is helpful in fighting bacteria because

a)

higher temperatures promote the activation of cellular proteins

b)

lower temperatures promote the activation of cellular proteins

c)

disease-causing bacteria do not grow well at high temperatures

d)

disease-causing bacteria do not grow well at low temperatures

11.

White blood cells that kill bacteria by ENGULFING them

a)

macrophages

b)

memory cells

c)

pathogens

d)

helper T cells

12.

Which of the following is a nonspecific response to trap pathogens that enter the lungs?

a)

B cells

b)

oil

c)

mucus

d)

T cells

13.

The study of viruses is a part of biology because viruses

a)

belong to the domain Archaea

b)

are about to become extinct

c)

are living organisms

d)

are active inside living cells

14.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
15.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
16.
How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?
a)
invades the host cell to reproduce
b)
removes energy from the host cell
c)
produces toxins in the host cell
d)
protects the host cell from bacteria
17.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...
a)
store genetic information
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
use glucose for cellular respiration
d)
have endoplasmic reticulum
19.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Viruses are cells. 
a)
True 
b)
False
21.

Which is the most important thing used in the first line of defense?

a)

macrophage

b)

fever

c)

skin

d)

antigens

22.

Vaccines work because they

a)

make your body produce memory cells

b)

give you antibodies directly

c)

give you hydration

d)

give you the disease

23.

Which of the following is a type of immune system defense that guards the human body from infections?

a)

Nonspecific defenses

b)

White blood cells

c)

T- Cells

d)

Specific defenses

24.

Antibodies attaching themselves to foreign substances is an example of?

a)

Nonspecific defense

b)

Specific Defense

25.

What is the function of antibodies? Select ALL that apply

a)

Message other cells when pathogen enters the body

b)

Binds to pathogen and weakens its membrane

c)

Attaches to foreign substances

d)

Attacks invaders

26.

Which of the following provides a nonspecific immune response to pathogens?

a)

Skin

b)

T-Cells

c)

B-Cells

d)

Antibodies

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