WorksheetsImmune System
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Any organism that causes disease like a virus or bacteria is called:
Antibiotics
Antibody
Pathogen
Phagocyte
Part of the body's defense against pathogens in which cells of the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen is called:
Protective Barrier
Inflammatory Response
Immune Response
Stomach acid
A protein produced by B cells of the immune system that destroys pathogens is called:
Antigens
Antibodies
T-cells
Lymphocytes
What are the two parts of the immune system
Innate and Adaptive
Passive and Aggressive
Innate and Non-Specific
Adaptive and Acquired
What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?
antibodies
lymph nodes
white blood cells
the skin
What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?
An allergy
Cell-mediated immunity
An autoimmune disease
Inflammatory response
What is the "big cell" that eats viruses and bacteria?
Macrophage
T Cells
B cells
Antibodies
The innate immune system is...
Always working and doesn't require any special preparation
Needs to be "primed" before it can work to its full effectiveness
Very specific and only defends against a specific pathogen
Not very effective at preventing intruders
Which cells activate B cells
Red blood cells
memory T cells
Helper T cells
Cytotoxic T cells
A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.
immunity
interferon
immunization
inflammation
What are antibodies?
Disease causing agents
Proteins that aid the body in retaining fluid and expelling mucus
Proteins that bind to the pathogen and deactivate it
Antibodies do not exist
How do memory B cells and memory T cells help the body?
They allow the body to respond faster to future pathogens
The enable a slower response to future pathogens
Memory B cells and T cells do not help the body
There is no such thing as memory cells
Most vaccines use...
A weakened or dead virus
Viral mRNA
Viral DNA
Viral Proteins
The part of the pathogen that our body recognizes as foreign is called the...
Antigen
Antibody
Receptor
Enzyme
The immune response that is rapid but generic is called ____.
acquired
adaptive
individual
innate
Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense in immunity?
Helper T-Cells
Skin
Hair
Mucous Membranes
What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?
An allergy
Cell-mediated immunity
An autoimmune disease
Inflammatory response
What type of cell does HIV infect?
all cells
bone marrow cell
immune cell (T cell)
brain cell (nerve)
Which of the following is a way that HIV can spread?
A mother with HIV can pass it to her newborn child.
You can get HIV by breathing the same air as someone who has the virus.
A mosquito with the virus can pass it to a person.
You can get HIV if you use the same bathroom as someone who has the virus.
A process wherein a cell binds to the item it wants to engulf on the cell surface and draws the item inward while engulfing around it is called...
Interphase
Lysogenic Cycle
Lytic Cycle
Phagocytosis
What is the role of a mast cell?
Make antibodies
Release histamine
consume and digest pathogens
Remember antigens
Antibiotics are effective in treating disease caused by which type of pathogen?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Protists
Antibiotics are substances produced by or derived from microorganisms that destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms.
true
false
MRSA describes a specific type of bacteria that are resistant to certain antibiotics.
True
False
_______ means that your body is resistant to a pathogen.
Immunity
Infected
Inflammatory Response
Antigen
Which of the following has a larger antibody concentration leading to a faster responses to pathogens?
Primary Immune Response
Secondary Immune Response
Histamine
Inflammation
What subject will Mr. Mancini be preparing you for next year?
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Psychology
History
