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WorksheetsHigher Human Biology 3.6 Specific Body Defences
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
What types of cells produce antibodies?
t-lymphocytes
b-lymphocytes
phagocytes
Mast cells
What do we call the white blood cells involved in the specific immune response?
Phagocytes
mast cells
glial cells
lymphocytes
Lymphocytes have a single type of membrane receptor which is specific for one antigen.
True
False
Lymphocytes have a single type of membrane receptor which is non- specific for antigens.
True
False
Antigen binding leads to repeated lymphocyte division resulting in the formation of a
(a)
What do we call molecules, often proteins located on the surface of cells that trigger a specific immune response?
(a)
What term describes when T lymphocytes attack the body’s own cells?
(a)
What types of cells destroy infected body cells by recognising antigens of the pathogen on the cell membrane and inducing apoptosis?
t-lymphocytes
b-lymphocytes
phagocytes
Mast cells
What do we call programmed cell death?
(a)
T lymphocytes attach onto infected cells and release
(a)
T lymphocytes attach onto infected cells and release proteins. The remains of the cell are then removed by
(a)
What do we call Y-shaped proteins that have receptor binding sites specific to a particular antigen on a pathogen?
(a)
B lymphocytes can respond to antigens on substances that are harmless to the body, eg pollen. This hypersensitive response is called
(a)
What kind of response causes an allergic reaction?
(a)
Some of the cloned B and T lymphocytes survive long-term as
(a)
When a secondary exposure to the same antigen occurs, these memory cells...
rapidly give rise to a new clone of specific lymphocytes
slowly give rise to a new clone of specific lymphocytes
rapidly give rise to a new clone of non-specific lymphocytes
slowly give rise to a new clone of non-specific lymphocytes
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks and destroys...
(a)
HIV causes depletion of T lymphocytes which leads to the development of...
(a)
Individuals with AIDS have
a heightened immune system and so are more vulnerable to genetic infections.
a heightened immune system and so are more vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
a weakened immune system and so are more vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
a weakened immune system and so are more vulnerable to genetic infections
type 1 diabetes is an example of an autoimmune disease
True
False
