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Immune System Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the body's first line of defense against infection by foreign organisms?

a)

antibodies

b)

lymph nodes

c)

white blood cells

d)

the skin

2.

Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.

a)

pathogen

b)

allergen

c)

prion

d)

antigen

3.

A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.

a)

immunity

b)

interferon

c)

immunization

d)

inflammation

4.

This type of cell inspects cells for antigens and kills any cells that display the foreign antigens.

a)

Macrophage

b)

T Cells

c)

B Cells

5.

What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?

a)

Anti inflammatory

b)

Antigens

c)

Antiseptic

d)

Antibodies

6.

What do B cells produce?

a)

antigens

b)

macrophages

c)

T cells

d)

antibodies

7.

Thee large green structure with the antigen on its surface is a (an)

a)

antibody

b)

pathogen

c)

enzyme

d)

hormone

8.

Match the following terms that mean the same things.

a)

antigen

1.

chemical marker

b)

antibody

2.

Y-shaped protein

c)

pathogen

3.

foreign invader

d)

engulf

4.

eat

e)

antibiotic

5.

medicine - not part of immune system!

9.

Antibody creation is ​ (a)   to the antigen.

Phagocytes attacking foreign invaders are a​ (b)   ​response.

Choose from the below words
very specific
non-specific
not affected by
not related
feedback
10.

Match the following images with their descriptions.

a)
1.

Only antibody A will bind to the antigens on this pathogen.

b)
2.

This pathogen has 2 different antigens on its surface.

c)
3.

Phagocyte engulfing a pathogen.

d)
4.

An antibody's binding site must match shape of antigen.

e)
5.

This is made from a weakened form of a pathogen.

11.

Which structure is made by the human immune system to fight a pathogen?

a)

1--the antibody

b)

2--the antigen

c)

3--the pathogen

12.

Organ transplants will cause an immune response in the body because...

a)

red blood cells will be prevented from carrying oxygen.

b)

antibiotics will be produced that cause blood clotting.

c)

white blood cells will react to the foreign antigens on the organ.

d)

the organ prevents antibodies from being made.

13.
White blood cells are the main cells of the immune system.  Where are they produced?
a)
Bone marrow
b)
Veins & arteries
c)
Stomach
d)
None of the above
14.

A dangerous immune response to a safe substance happens in people with ________________.

a)

allergies

b)

resources

c)

skin

15.

Any organism that causes disease like a virus or bacteria is called:

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Antibody

c)

Pathogen

d)

Phagocyte

16.

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

17.

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

a)

Antigens

b)

Antibodies

c)

T-cells

d)

Lymphocytes

18.

Foreign cells in the body carry foreign proteins that the body recognises as 'non-self'. These are called:

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

White Blood Cells

19.

What function do memory cells have in our body?

a)

They help our immune system remember pathogens

b)

They store information in our short-term memory

c)

They send chemical signals from our blood to the brain

d)

All of the above

20.

Viruses come in many different shapes, sizes, and variations.

a)
Maybe
b)
False
c)
True
21.
Restriction Enzymes . . . 
a)
cut DNA at precise locations
b)
help bacteria to pick up DNA
c)
move DNA through a gel
d)
copy DNA
22.

An individual’s code determines the number of times the restriction enzymes will cut and the number and size of DNA pieces that will result.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is the name of the process where white blood cells surround, engulf and digest pathogens?

a)

protein synthesis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

vaccination

d)

phagocytosis

24.

What is a vaccine?

a)

when a live pathogen is injected into the body

b)

when a medicine is injected into the body

c)

when a dead or inactive pathogen is injected into the body

d)

when a dead or inactive pathogen put on the skin

25.
What kind of cell is number 3 pointing to?
a)
Red Blood Cell
b)
Platelet
c)
Lymphocyte
d)
Neutrophil
26.
What kind of cell is number 2 pointing to?
a)
Red Blood Cell
b)
Platelet
c)
Lymphocyte
d)
Neutrophil
27.

Check all the blood types that exist in humans.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

28.

If a red blood cell has A antigens on its surface, what is its blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

29.

If a red blood cell has no antigens on its surface, what is its blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

30.

What makes and releases antibodies?

a)

Pathogen

b)

B-cells

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Antigen

31.

T or F - Vaccines work by directly attacking the disease.

a)

true

b)

false