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WorksheetsDisease and Immunity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Define a disease-causing organism
A pathogen
An antigen
An antibody
A microorganism
What is a transmissible disease?
A disease in which the pathogen can be passed from one host to another
A disease in which the disease is transmitted genetically
A disease in which the pathogen is passed through body fluids
The VACCINES! THEY CAUSE THE DISEASES >:(
What does vaccination do?
Helps enhance the body's defence
Produces antibodies that destroy pathogens
Undergo phagocytosis and antigen production
Inserts microchips into our brains
Which of the following is a mechanical barrier?
Skin
Stomach acid
Mucus
Tears
Which of the following is a chemical barrier?
Hair
Tears
Stomach acid
Mucus
Which of the following about active immunity is false?
It is the defence against a pathogen by antibody production in the body
It is gained after an infection or by pathogen or vaccination
It is a temporary immunity
It produces memory cells
How does the skin help protect the body from pathogens?
The skin secretes sebum
The skin blocks the pathogens from the vessels
The skin produces sweat that contains lysosomes
The skin provides warmth to ware off any pathogens
What is the pH of hydrochloric acid in a stomach?
pH2
pH3
pH4
pH5
Which of the following is a type of white blood cells
Phagocytes
Anticytes
Lymphocytes
Pathocytes
What does a phagocyte do?
It engulfs pathogens
It produces antibodies
Causes the antigen to clump together
Consumes the pathogen and digests them
Which of the following is an active immunity that is artificial?
Infection
Vaccination
Maternal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies
What helps destroy pathogens?
Antigens
Antibodies
Cillia
Excretion
Why is passive immunity temporarily?
No memory cells are formed
The immunity lasts only in the first few years of birth
It is only received from vaccination
It only weakens pathogens and not destroy them
Why is the milk of a human mother breastfeeding the baby considered a passive immunity for the baby?
It contains white blood cells
It contains protein and calcium
It contains antigen that helps destroy pathogens
It is part of the baby's diet
What is an antigen?
It may trigger an immune response
It kills pathogens
It helps connects to the pathogen
It is part of the white blood cell, phagocyte
What enzyme in a human's tears help to digest pathogens?
The lysozyme
The pepsin
The phagocyte
The lymph
What is phagocytosis?
The process in which the phagocytes engulfs pathogens
The process in which the phagocytes produces antibodies
The process in which phagocytes produces protein enzymes
The process in which phagocytes excretes dead pathogens
What is inside of a vaccine?
Antibodies
Inactive pathogens
White blood cells
Platelets
What is the name of the yellow part of the pathogen in this diagram called?
Antigen
Antibodies
Receptors
Protein coat
During the first few days, which immunity would contain higher concentration of antibodies?
Passive Immunity
Active Immunity
Both contains the same amount
