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Immune System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What body system protects animals against invaders such as bacteria and viruses?
a)
Immune System
b)
Integumentary System
c)
Mammary System
d)
Respiratory System
2.
Which of the following is a non-specific response?
a)
Fever
b)
Red, itchy eyes that may be crusted shut
c)
Signs that is related to one antigen
3.
What is the first barrier against disease?
a)
White blood cells
b)
Red blood cells
c)
the skin
d)
leucocytes 
4.
If you are feeling ill and the doctor prescribes you some antibiotics to help you feel better, you are infected with a _______
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
5.
The chicken pox is spread via contact from person to person. In order to prevent getting the chicken pox, you can get a vaccination. Is chicken pox caused by a virus or a bacterium?
a)
Bacterium
b)
Virus
6.

The purpose of the immune system is to:

a)

Help germs invade your body

b)

Fight off sickness

c)

Make your nose run

d)

Give you diarrhea

7.
Cells that ingest pathogens are
a)
plasma cells
b)
phagocytic cells
c)
helper T cells
d)
antibodies
8.
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
a)
lymph cell
b)
antigen
c)
antibody
d)
neutrop
9.
What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  
a)
diseases
b)
vaccines
c)
antibodies
d)
pathogens
10.
The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?  
a)
a skin cell destroying germs.
b)
inflammation near an opened wound
c)
a white blood cell destroying pathogens
d)
mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens
11.
Jorge has a cold but feels well enough to study with his friends Lisa and Jin. Lisa and Jin become sick. Which term describes Jorge’s condition when he was studying with his friends?  
a)
noninfectious
b)
contagious
c)
immune
d)
deadly
12.
What are Lymphocytes?
a)
A type of red blood cell
b)
A nucleus 
c)
A type of white blood cell
d)
Bone Marrow
13.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
14.
Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense?
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Skin
c)
Hair
d)
Mucous Membranes
15.
What are the two types of immune systems?
a)
Acquired & Adaptive
b)
Innate & Acquired
c)
Innate & Autoimmune
d)
Red & White Blood Cells
16.
What is phagocytosis?
a)
WBCs
b)
When cells eat other cells
c)
When a cell collapses
d)
When a cell releases nutrients
17.
B-lymphocytes, T-lymphocytes and Natural killer(NK) cells are all examples of which type of white blood cells?
a)
Lymphocytes
b)
Basophils
c)
Neutrophils
d)
Monocytes
18.

Which Immunity is involved with remembering specific pathogens?

a)

Innate Immunity

b)

Adaptive Immunity

19.

What do chemical barriers include?

a)

Tears, breast milk, sweat, saliva, stomach acid

b)

Tears, breast milk, sweat, stomach acid, and feces

c)

Tears and urine

d)

Hair, breast milk, sweat, saliva, stomach acid

20.

Which cells are NOT part of Adaptive (specific) Immunity?

a)

Phagocytes

b)

B cells

c)

T cells

d)

None of the above