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Ch 15 - Diseases and Immunity

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.

a)

pathogens

b)

antibodies

c)

villians

d)

particles

2.
Antibodies are specific (acts on) one
a)
Antigen
b)
white blood cell
c)
 red blood cells
d)
 virus
3.
Newborns can acquire ____ immunity through breast milk.
a)
specific
b)
passive
c)
active
d)
innate
4.

defense again pathogen by antibody production in the body after an infection by pathogen is...

a)

Active Immunity

b)

Cell-Mediated Immunity

c)

Passive Immunity

d)

Natural Immunity

5.

which type of pathogen that consist of DNA and cause AIDs?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

paracite

6.
True or False?
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Athlete's foot is which type?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
8.
Which can be treated with antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Mutagen
d)
Parasite
9.

A Substance made of weakened, killed, or partial pathogens are designed to protect the body from future invasions of that pathogen.

a)

Vaccine

b)

Virus

c)

Disease

d)

Microbe

10.

What is one of the ways that antibiotics work?

a)

They interrupt the metabolism of bacteria with cell walls

b)

They can stop viruses from reproducing

c)

They stop toxins from poisoning the tissues of hosts

d)

They engulf the pathogens

11.

Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?

a)

They do not have genetic information.

b)

They are not able to move on their own.

c)

They do not interact with their environment.

d)

They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.

12.

Viral infections are hard to treat because viruses live inside your body's cells and _______________.

a)

hand washing does not work

b)

antiviral medications do not work

c)

vaccinations do not work

d)

antibiotics do not work

13.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
14.

What is an example of active immunity?

a)

Antibodies passed from the mother to fetus across the placenta

b)

Antibodies produced by another organism and injected to protect against a disease

c)

Antibodies passed from the mother in colostrum during breastfeeding

d)

Antibodies produced after the defence mechanisms have been stimulated by antigens

15.

What occurs in the body after the injection of a vaccine containing antigens?

a)

Activated B-cells divide to form memory cells.

b)

The receiver of the vaccine develops passive immunity.

c)

Helper T-cells produce specific antibodies.

d)

Macrophages are cloned and destroy the antigen.

16.

How can active immunity be acquired?

a)

by having the disease

b)

injection of antibiodies

c)

through colostrum (breastmilk)

d)

via placenta

17.

What are antibodies?

a)

Organisms or viruses that cause disease

b)

Drugs used to treat bacterial diseases

c)

Substances the body recognizes as foreign

d)

Proteins that bind to foreign antigens

18.
What is the job of the immune system?
a)
To protect your body from drugs and medicine
b)
To protect your body from air and water
c)
To protect your body from pathogens
d)
To protect your body from itself
19.
Superbugs are deadly. But what are they?
a)
Bugs that take after superman
b)
Bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics by mutation
c)
A certain illness that causes severe headaches and possibly death to its victims
d)
A virus that has developed resistance to antibiotics by mutation
20.

What is an example of active immunity?

a)

Antibodies passed from the mother to fetus across the placenta

b)

Antibodies produced by another organism and injected to protect against a disease

c)

Antibodies passed from the mother in colostrum during breastfeeding

d)

Antibodies produced after the defence mechanisms have been stimulated by antigens

21.

How can active immunity be acquired?

a)

by having the disease

b)

injection of antibiodies

c)

through colostrum (breastmilk)

d)

via plancenta

22.

What are antibodies?

a)

Organisms or viruses that cause disease

b)

Drugs used to treat bacterial diseases

c)

Substances the body recognizes as foreign

d)

Proteins that bind to foreign antigens

23.
Newborns can acquire ____ immunity through breast milk.
a)
specific
b)
passive
c)
active
d)
innate
24.
Antibodies are specific (acts on) one
a)
Antigen
b)
white blood cell
c)
 red blood cells
d)
 virus
25.

Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.

a)

pathogens

b)

antibodies

c)

villians

d)

particles

26.

Bacteria are ______________ than plant and animal cells.

a)

smaller

b)

larger

27.

Viruses include... (select all that apply)

a)

flu

b)

common cold

c)

measles

d)

chicken pox

e)

food poisoning

28.
What is a non-communicable disease?
a)
An illness that can be passed on by germs from person to person.
b)
A disease that cannot be passed on to another person.
29.

The system in our body that helps fight disease is called the ________________ system.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

immune

30.
_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
a)
disease
b)
infection
c)
pathogen
31.

Which of these is not a physical barrier of your body to disease?

a)

skin

b)

mucous membranes

c)

chemicals

d)

hair

32.

The proteins in your immune system that fight disease are called

a)

lymph cells.

b)

white blood cells.

c)

amino acids.

d)

antibodies.

33.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
34.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
35.
Activities or choices that will affect your health.
a)
lifestyle factors
b)
biogenetics
c)
healthy choices
d)
habits
36.
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
a)
chemotherapy
b)
radiation therapy
c)
cancer surgery
d)
mitotic spindling
37.

What are the important areas of your hands to wash? (Select all that apply.)

a)

The back of your hands

b)

The front of your hands

c)

Under your fingernails

d)

Between your fingers

38.

How long should you wash your hands?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

20 seconds

d)

60 seconds

39.

Which of the following are healthy choices?

a)

Playing video games for 5 hours a day.

b)

Skipping breakfast and lunch.

c)

Eating vegetables with every meal.

d)

Playing a sport with friends.

40.

_______ blocks the Sun’s ultraviolet rays and limits the damage from sunlight.

a)

Sunscreen

b)

Pathogens

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Chemotherapy

41.

_______ uses chemicals to kill cancer cells that are dividing rapidly.

a)

Sunscreen

b)

Pathogens

c)

Chemicals

d)

Antibiotics

e)

Chemotherapy

42.

Pathogens are less likely to get past your first-line defenses if you wash your hands before you eat and avoid putting objects in your mouth.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Pathogens passed from person to person make _______ diseases such as colds and flu common.

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

44.

Skin cancer is a ________ disease.

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

45.

Chemicals can be beneficial for people.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which has NOT led to improved health?

a)

cleaner schools

b)

lead paint

c)

better waste management

d)

cleaner food preparation tools

47.

Is a microbe that needs a person or animal to survive. It contains genetic material. Sometimes theses cannot be killed. It causes diseases like flu, common cold, herpes, rabies and ebola.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

48.

A ____________________ disease can also be called a noncommunicable disease.

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

c)

asthma

d)

deadly

49.
True or False?
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Cholera is spread through
a)
polluted air
b)
contaminated food and water
c)
insect bites
d)
helminths
51.
Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
a)
pathogen 
b)
allergen
c)
prion 
d)
antigen 
52.
Inflammation is designed to be a protective defensive mechanism. 
a)
True
b)
False
53.
What do white blood cells do?
a)
Seek out and kill all living tissue
b)
Seek out and kill pathogens
c)
Transport food around the body
d)
Repair cuts and injuries
54.

Immunity can be classified into...

a)

Active

b)

Adaptive

c)

Natural

d)

Passive

55.

A mast cell contains

a)

lymphocytes

b)

ceratin

c)

histamine

d)

enzymes

56.
Which is an example of passive immunity?
a)
people being vaccinated against disease
b)
people taking vitamins to boost their immune response
c)
people receiving antibodies from their mothers before birth
d)
people producing antibodies against organisms that cause diseases they have had previosuly

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