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The Immune System - Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Organisms that cause disease are called...

a)

Pathogens

b)

Microorganisms

c)

Infections

d)

Bacteria

2.

The four major types of human pathogens are...

a)

bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists

b)

bacteria, archaebacteria, fungi, protists

c)

bacteria, viruses, fungi, amoebas

d)

e. coli, viruses, fungi, protists

3.

Which of the following are caused by bacteria?

a)

strep throat

b)

COVID-19

c)

Athlete's Food

d)

Food Poisoning

4.

These pathogens produce toxins that damage cells.

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

fungi

d)

protists

5.

True or False: Viruses are considered living organisms.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Which of the following are examples of viruses?

a)

COVD-19

b)

Common Cold

c)

Flu

d)

Malaria

7.

True or False: Fungi can be either single celled or multicellular.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following are examples of fungi?

a)

Athlete's Foot

b)

Ringworm

c)

Lyme's Disease

d)

E. Coli

9.

Which of the following are examples of protist caused diseases?

a)

Malaria

b)

African Sleeping Sickness

c)

Hiker's Disease

d)

Salmonella

10.

Colds are commonly passed to others via...

a)

Infected people

b)

Soli, Food, and Water

c)

Contaminated Objects

d)

Infected Animals

11.

Cholera and dysentery are diseases that are commonly spread through...

a)

Soil, Food, and Water

b)

Infected People

c)

Contaminated Objects

d)

Infected Animals

12.

Tetanus bacteria can enter the body via this method.

a)

Contaminated objects

b)

Infected people

c)

Soil, Food, and Water

d)

Infected Animals

13.

Lyme disease is passed to humans via..

a)

Infected animals

b)

Infected people

c)

Soil, food and water

d)

Contaminated objects

14.

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

a)

Skin, Breathing Passages, Stomach

b)

Skin, Stomach, Blood Vessels

c)

Skin, Breathing Passages, Blood Vessels

d)

Skin

15.

True or False: Your skin, breathing passages and stomach act as a barrier to trap and kill pathogens

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Your skin uses the following to protect your body from pathogens...

a)

Acts as a barrier

b)

Uses oils/sweat to kill pathogens

c)

Forms scabs to prevent further infection

d)

Uses hair/mucus to trap pathogens

17.

True/False: Your stomach produces strong acid to break down food but also to destroy pathogens that get ingested.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What are the two responses when the first line of the body's defenses are breached?

a)

Inflammatory

b)

Immune

c)

Respiratory

d)

Nervous

19.

An inflammatory response results in:

a)

White blood cells being released

b)

Inflammation at the infection site

c)

Fever

d)

Scabs being formed

20.

An inflammatory Response is a ______________________.

a)

General defense response

b)

Specific defense response

21.

An immune response is a __________________________.

a)

Specific defense response

b)

General defense response