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Unit 3 Quiz 1 Immune System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific name of the causes of infectious diseases?

a)

Germ

b)

Pathogen

c)

Intruder

d)

Disease

2.

What is the first line of defense of the immune system?

a)

Mucos

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Skin

d)

Red Blood Cells

3.

Whats another name for White Blood Cells?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma Cells

d)

Memory Cells

4.

This sticky fluid traps any pathogens that try and get in our body

a)

Mucous Lining

b)

Blood

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Skin

5.

What type of cells cause inflammation?

a)

White blood cells

b)

Mast Cells

c)

T Cells

d)

Vectors

6.

White Blood Cells can travel anywhere in our body EXCEPT for

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Feet

d)

Stomach

7.

Which cells engulf the pathogens?

a)

Macrophages

b)

B Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Plasma Cells

8.

What is an antigen?

a)

The traces that pathogens leave behind

b)

Another name for a pathogen

c)

A protein that attacks pathogens

9.

The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.

a)

Fever

b)

Mucus

c)

Dilation

d)

Inflammation

10.

Chemical that causes the blood vessels around the infection to dilate (expand) so that more blood can flow to the infection

a)

Stomach acid

b)

Mucus

c)

Epithelial cells

d)

Histamines

11.

What is phagocytosis?

a)

WBCs

b)

When a cells eat other cells

c)

When a cell collapses

d)

When a cell releases nutrients

12.
What category of immune response would sneezing and mucus production fall under?
a)
Innate Immunity
b)
Acquired Immunity
c)
Humoral Immunity
d)
Cell Mediated Immunity
13.

This type of immunity is acquired during one's lifetime. It is induced by antigens that invade the body.

a)

innate immunity

b)

adaptive immunity

c)

nonspecific immunity

d)

normal microbiota

14.

A part of the innate immunity. The bodies defensive response caused by microbial infection, physical damage or chemical agents.

a)

phagocytosis

b)

edema

c)

cytotoxicity

d)

Inflammation

15.

This type of immunity can be called nonspecific and refers to the bodies defenses that are present since birth.

a)

resistance

b)

adaptive immunity

c)

acquired immunity

d)

innate immunity

16.
The organism that is infected by a pathogen/antigen is known as the:
a)
survivor
b)
infectee
c)
source
d)
host
17.
Which type of immunity has memory?
a)
innate
b)
adaptive/acquired
18.
Which line of defense includes the skin, sweat, mucous membranes, and normal microbiota?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
19.

B cells are:

a)

Erythrocytes that detect antigens

b)

Lymphocytes that mature in the thymus

c)

Lymphocytes that begin in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus

d)

Lymphocytes that begin in the bone marrow and mature in the bone marrow

20.

T cells are:

a)

Erythrocytes that detect antigens

b)

Lymphocytes that mature in the thymus

c)

Lymphocytes that begin in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus

d)

Lymphocytes that begin in the bone marrow and mature in the bone marrow