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Day 17: Adaptive immunity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

B cells that produce and release large amounts of antibody are called:

a)

megakaryocytes

b)

plasma cells

c)

basophils

d)

erythrocytes

2.

Which of these characteristics is NOT a major factor in adaptive or acquired immunity?

a)

Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)

b)

Recognition

c)

Specificity

d)

Memory

3.

The cross linkage of antigens by antibodies is known as:

a)

Complement fixation

b)

Cross-reacting

c)

Opsonization

d)

Agglutination

4.

A single antigen molecule may be composed of many individual:

a)

T cell receptors

b)

MHC Class II molecules

c)

Epitopes

d)

B cell receptors

5.

crosses the placenta

a)

IgG

b)

IgA

c)

IgD

d)

IgE

6.

Found in mucous membrane

a)

IgG

b)

IgA

c)

IgM

d)

IgD

7.

Not usually secreted

a)

IgG

b)

IgD

c)

IgA

d)

IgM

8.

Involved in allergic reactions

a)

IgA

b)

IgG

c)

IgE

d)

IgM

9.

First antibody made during the primary immune response

a)

IgA

b)

IgM

c)

IgE

d)

IgD

10.

Which type of antigen-presenting molecule is found on all nucleated cells?

a)

Antibodies

b)

MHC Class II

c)

B cell receptors

d)

MHC Class I

11.

The adaptive immune cell most effective at combating extracellular bacteria and recruiting neutrophils to help fight mucosal infections is

a)

TH2 cells

b)

TH1 cells

c)

TH17 cells

d)

Macrophages

12.

Helper T cells interact with antigens presented by  ________, and cytotoxic T cells interact with antigens presented by _________.

a)

MHC Class I; MHC Class II

b)

Macrophages, B cells

c)

MHC Class II molecules; MHC Class I molecules

d)

Viruses, Bacteria

13.

Which type of antigen-presenting molecule is found only on macrophages, dendritic cells, and B cells?

a)

MHC class II

b)

Antibodies

c)

T cell receptors

d)

MHC CLass I

14.

What is presented by MHC Class I molecules?

a)

Parts of the T cell receptor

b)

Foreign antigens processed by proteasomes

c)

Antibodies

d)

Self-antigens processed in phagolysosomes

15.

The best definition of an antigen is:

a)

A molecule that binds to an antibody, B cell receptor, or T cell receptor

b)

A chemical introduced into the body

c)

An enzyme that activates B cells

d)

A foreign molecule in the body

16.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which antibodies function in the immune response?

a)

Antibodies can block the ability of a pathogen to bind to host cells

b)

Antibodies can function as opsonins

c)

Antibodies can kill viruses inside host cells

d)

Antibodies can activate complement

17.

Cytotoxic T cells will bind with their T cell receptor to which of the following?

a)

Glycoprotein spikes on viruses

b)

Antigens on the surfaces of bacteria

c)

Antigens presented with MHC Class I molecules

d)

Antigens presented with MHC Class II molecules

18.

What is presented by MHC Class II molecules?

a)

Parts of the T cell receptor

b)

Processed foreign antigens from proteasomes

c)

Antibodies

d)

Processed foreign antigens from phagolysosomes

19.

Cellular adaptive immunity is carried out by:

a)

B cells

b)

Neutrophils

c)

T cells

d)

Mast cells

20.

Which T cell subclass is responsible for activating B cells to mature into plasma cells? 

a)

TH1

b)

TH17

c)

TH2

d)

Cytotoxic T cells