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Immune System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens?

a)

the flu

b)

diabetes

c)

bruise

d)

blood clot

2.

What are vaccines used for?

a)

curing illness

b)

preventing illness

c)

causing illness

d)

mental health

3.

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

a)

animals, bacteria, fungi and plants

b)

bacteria, fungi, nucleus, protist

c)

bacteria, fungi, viruses, protist

d)

bacteria, plants, fungi, protist

4.

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

a)

support the body through bones and muscles

b)

get rid of waste from the body

c)

protect the body from pathogens

d)

move blood through the body

5.

What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?

a)

it doesn't really matter

b)

a damaged one

c)

a weakened or inactivated one

d)

a normal one

6.

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

a)

Anti inflammatory

b)

Bone

c)

Antigens

d)

Muscles

7.

Which would most likely prevent a cold virus from spreading in a classroom?

a)

tissue at a teacher's desk

b)

students wash hands regularly with soap

c)

students shake hands regularly with each other

d)

students wipe desks with dry paper towels

8.

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

a)

Non-Infectious

b)

Infectious

c)

Cancer

d)

Diabetes

9.

Which disease is a non-infectious disease? Check all that apply

a)

Diabetes

b)

Influenza

c)

Chickenpox

d)

Cancer

10.

Which disease is an infectious disease? Check all that apply

a)

Diabetes

b)

Influenza

c)

Chickenpox

d)

Cancer