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IMMUNE SYSTEM

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True/False: Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.

a)

True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.

b)

False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.

2.

Which blood cells are in charge of fighting against diseases?

(a)  

3.

All of the following are examples of white blood cells EXCEPT

a)

B cells

b)

eosinophiles

c)

Macrophage

d)

plateletes

4.

Disease causing agents are called

(a)  

5.

Which system has the primary function of fighting disease?

(a)  

6.

What is the body's first line of defense against disease?

(a)  

7.

This allows us to develop an artificial immunity to a disease without ever getting sick from the disease

(a)  

8.

Where are white blood cells made?

(a)  

9.

Vaccination is an example of

(a)  

10.

A disease that is harmful to the body and is contagious is called...

(a)  

11.

Which of the following disease is a non-infectious one?

a)

AIDS

b)

influenza

c)

covid

d)

diabetes

e)

cholera

12.

Pathogens are recognized by their.

(a)  

13.

Although vaccines cannot be used to treat a person who is sick, they can help to prevent infections. Vaccinations tell the body to create (a)   cells

14.

Getting antibodies from breast milk is an example of acquired immune response

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

What is an antigen?

a)

a protein that triggers an immune response

b)

a protein that triggers the production of red blood cells

c)

substance made by B cell

d)

chemical that makes the immune cells divide

16.

Which cell does HIV attack?

a)

T cells

b)

B cells

c)

macrophages

d)

eosinophiles

17.

Which of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease

a)

Celiac

b)

HPV

c)

Lupus

d)

rheumatoid arthritis

18.

Which of the following is NOT an organ related to the immune system?

a)

liver

b)

thymus

c)

spleen

d)

appendix

19.

Immunity involving the transfer of antibodies (already made in the body of another organism or in vitro) into the body of an individual

(a)  

20.

Another name for antibody is 

(a)  

21.

These are responsible for responding to infections that parasites cause.

(a)  

22.

These represent less than 1% of white blood cells in the body and are typically present in increased numbers after an allergic reaction.

(a)