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WorksheetsThe immune system introduction
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
This sticky fluid traps any pathogens that try and get in our body
Mucous Lining
Blood
Stomach Acid
Skin
What are two examples of chemical barriers?
Lysozyme enzyme in our tears
Skin
White Blood Cells
Stomach Acid
Which of the following is the name for a micro-organism that can cause disease?
Pathogen
Antibodies
B-cells
Lymphocyte
Which of the following is a type of white blood cell that will help to destroy pathogens which get past our physical barriers and chemical defences?
bacterium
antibody
antigen
lymphocyte
What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?
Pathogen
Antibodies
B-cells
Lymphocyte
Proteins called _______ can attach to the antigen and make it useless.
antigen
antibodies
B cells
T cells
What do memory lymphocytes do?
Kills the virus
Eats the virus
Patrol the area and make the immune system work faster next time.
Makes antibodies
The body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease is called:
Tolerance
Immunity
Vaccine
Inflammatory response
Which cells produce antibodies to pathogens?
Red blood cells
Bacteria
lymphocytes
phagocytes
The diagram shows a lymphocyte. What is the arrow pointing to on the surface of the lymphocyte?
molecules called antigens
molecules called antibodies
The diagram shows a pathogen, what is the arrow pointing to on the surface of the pathogen?
a molecule called an antigen
a molecule called an antibody
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