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Immune System

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following systems protects the body from disease?
a)

Digestive System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Immune System

d)

Skeletal System

2.

What is the body's first line of defense against disease?

a)

skin

b)

blood

c)

antibodies

d)

enzymes

3.

What is the ability to resist the pathogens that cause a particular disease?

a)

defense

b)

immunity

c)

immune system

4.

How are vaccinations able to help us develop immunity?

a)

Exposure to disease creates antibodies which make us immune

b)

Exposure to antibodies which makes us the disease immune to us

c)

Exposure to immunity's which make us antibodies to the disease

5.

This allows us to develop an active immunity to a disease without ever getting sick from the disease.

a)

antibiotics

b)

vaccines

c)

blood transfusions

d)

pathogens

6.

Disease causing microorganism, such as a bacteria or virus.

a)

pathogen

b)

allergen

c)

prion

d)

antigen

7.

A dangerous immune response to a normally safe substance happens in people who have ________________.

a)

allergies

b)

resources

c)

skin

d)

HIV

8.

A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:

a)

Antigen

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antipaths

9.

A protein produced by the immune system that destroys pathogens is called:

a)

Antigens

b)

Antibodies

c)

T-cells

d)

Lymphocytes

10.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about antigens?

a)

They cause the production of antibodies

b)

They bind to antibodies

c)

They are found on the surface of pathogens

d)

They are the same for every pathogen

11.

Why might a donated organ be rejected by the recipient?

a)

The organ came from a different type of organism.

b)

The antigens of the donor match those of the recipient.

c)

The antigens of the donor don't match those of the recipient.

d)

The organ was transplanted too slowly.

12.

Why might immunosuppressant drugs be needed for a transplant patient?

a)

To decrease the immune response of the patient to decrease the likelihood of the organ being accepted.

b)

To decrease the immune response of the patient to increase the likelihood of the organ being accepted.

c)

To increase the immune response of the patient to increase the likelihood of the organ being accepted.

d)

To increase the immune response of the patient to decrease the likelihood of the organ being accepted.

13.

What type of immunity is passed through a mother before you are born or breastmilk?

a)

active

b)

passive