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12AHB Immunity Revision Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following descriptions is correct?

a)

Natural Passive Immunity Example: Antibodies injected into the blood

b)

Artificial Active Immunity Example: Manufacturing antibodies after contracting disease

c)

Active Passive Immunity Example: Antibodies crossing the placenta of a foetus

d)

Natural Active Immunity Example: Manufacturing antibodies after contracting a disease

2.

Pyrogens are substances that trigger the hypothalamus to bring about

a)

inflammation

b)

an immune response

c)

a fever

d)

swelling

3.

Which of the following is a possible reason why Australians choose not the complete immunisation programs for their children?

a)

cannot afford the cost of the vaccine

b)

a religious objection to medical technologies

c)

believe vaccines increase their children's immunity to diseases

d)

forget to visit the doctor at the time a vaccination is required

4.

As part of the first line of defence in the human immune system, naturally-occurring barriers to invading pathogens include

a)

lysozymes in tears.

b)

the production of antibodies.

c)

the engulfing of pathogens by phagocytes.

d)

inflammation at the site of infection.

5.

The following statements describe how vaccines, antibodies and/or antiviral medications work.

I. treat viruses & bacterial infections

II. treat only viral infections

III. can provide broad-spectrum treatment to a variety of pathogens

IV. are specific to each pathogen

V. are only effective at the time when taken

VI. can provide lasting immunity

Which of the following statements are true for antiviral medications?

a)

I, III & V

b)

II, III & VI

c)

II, IV & V

d)

I, IV & VI

6.

Gemma is scratched on the leg by her cat. The next day, she notices an inflammatory response occurring around the area where she has been scratched. In the inflamed area

a)

the skin will become swollen and cold to touch.

b)

red blood cells will release histamine.

c)

mast cells will produce pus.

d)

there will be increased blood flow.

7.

Which of the following contains substances that act as external defence mechanisms against pathogens?

a)

cebum, lysozyme, sweat, cerumen

b)

cebum, lymphocytes, sweat, lysozyme

c)

antibodies, lysozyme, lymphocute, T-cells

d)

lysozyme, lymphocyte, sweat, cilia

8.

Which of the following best describes an airborne mode of transmission of a pathogen?

a)

exchange of blood and other body fluids by a used syringe

b)

contact with contaminated vomit while cleaning it up

c)

transmission from mother to baby via breastfeeding

d)

sharing an elevator with an infected person who is sneezing

9.

Antibiotic drugs differ in their specificity to pathogens and as such, are often classified as

a)

bactericidal & bacteriostatic antibiotics

b)

multiple drug-resistant and total drug-resistant antibiotics

c)

broad-spectrum & narrow-spectrum antibiotics

d)

antiviral & antifungal antibiotics

10.

Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses because viruses

a)

keep changing their external protein coat

b)

are able to disguise themselves in the host cell membrane

c)

are not living cells and thus do not metabolise

d)

can change antibiotics into useful food substnaces

11.

A key component of cell-mediated immunity is the body's production of

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

memory B cells

d)

killer T cells

12.

Which is the following comparisons between B cells & T cells is correct?

a)

B cells: Originate in the bone marrow

T cells: Originate in the thyroid

b)

B cells: Differentiate into killer, suppressor and helper cells

T cells: Differentiate into plasma cells

c)

B cells: Form the cells needed for antibody-mediated immunity

T cells: Form the cells needed for cell-mediated immunity

d)

B cells: Can inhibit the immune system

T cells: Can react against transplanted organs

13.

When re-infected by the same antigen, the immune response in quicker. This is due to the presence of

a)

memory cells

b)

killer T-cells

c)

B-cells

d)

helper T-cells

14.

Which of the following is not a type of bacteria?

a)

cocci

b)

spirilla

c)

bacilli

d)

vibrato

15.

Bacteriostatic antibiotics

a)

prevent bacteria from reproducing by disrupting bacterial protein synthesis

b)

change the structure of cell wall or cell membrane

c)

disrupt the action of enzymes

d)

prevent a virus from uncoating

16.

Select the best description of a virus

a)

a non-cellular living organism

b)

a small form of bacteria

c)

a cell at the boundary between the living & non-living

d)

a abiotic organism containing either RNA or DNA

17.

Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin. Choose the best description of an inflammatory response.

a)

An internal non-specific defence as a response to invading pathogens

b)

an internal non-specific defence as a response to tissue damage

c)

an antibody-mediated specific response to infection

d)

a cell-mediated specific response to infection

18.

Pathogens are neutralised and elimated during acute inflammatory responses. All of the following are stages in the inflammatory response except

a)

clots, due to release of heparin, form to limit pathogen spread

b)

increased number of leukocytes arrive at site due to increased blood flow

c)

temperature of site increases to inhibit pathogen growth due to blood leakage into tissue

d)

pathogens engulf and digest dead cells & pathogens producing pus