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Immune System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Antibody

c)

Pathogen

d)

Phagocyte

2.

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:

a)

Protective Barrier

b)

Inflammatory Response

c)

Immune Response

d)

Stomach acid

3.

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

a)

Antigens

b)

Antibodies

c)

T-cells

d)

Lymphocytes

4.

What are the two parts of the immune system

a)

Innate and Adaptive

b)

Passive and Aggressive

c)

Innate and Non-Specific

d)

Adaptive and Acquired

5.

What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?

a)

antibodies

b)

lymph nodes

c)

white blood cells

d)

the skin

6.

What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?

a)

An allergy

b)

Cell-mediated immunity

c)

An autoimmune disease

d)

Inflammatory response

7.
White blood cells are an important part of the human immune response. Two types of white blood cells, neutrophils and macrophages, act as phagocytes. Phagocytes perform which of the following functions in the human body? 
a)
They produce antibodies.
b)
They bind to antigens and develop into plasma cells.
c)
They form a barrier against pathogens.
d)
They engulf and destroy bacteria.
8.

What is the "big cell" that eats viruses and bacteria?

a)

Macrophage

b)

T Cells

c)

B cells

d)

Antibodies

9.

The innate immune system is...

a)

Always working and doesn't require any special preparation

b)

Needs to be "primed" before it can work to its full effectiveness

c)

Very specific and only defends against a specific pathogen

d)

Not very effective at preventing intruders

10.
What chemical is released by the immune system in response to an allergen?
a)
Dopamine
b)
Histamine
c)
Insulin
d)
No clue
11.
What is the main purpose of the immune system?
a)
support the body through bones and muscles
b)
get rid of waste from the body
c)
protect the body from pathogens
d)
move blood through the body
12.

Which cells activate B cells

a)

Red blood cells

b)

memory T cells

c)

Helper T cells

d)

Cytotoxic T cells

13.

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

14.

What are antibodies?

a)

Disease causing agents

b)

Proteins that aid the body in retaining fluid and expelling mucus

c)

Proteins that bind to the pathogen and deactivate it

d)

Antibodies do not exist

15.

How do memory B cells and memory T cells help the body?

a)

They allow the body to respond faster to future pathogens

b)

The enable a slower response to future pathogens

c)

Memory B cells and T cells do not help the body

d)

There is no such thing as memory cells

16.

Most vaccines use...

a)

A weakened or dead virus

b)

Viral mRNA

c)

Viral DNA

d)

Viral Proteins

17.

The part of the pathogen that our body recognizes as foreign is called the...

a)

Antigen

b)

Antibody

c)

Receptor

d)

Enzyme

18.

The immune response that is rapid but generic is called ____.

a)

acquired

b)

adaptive

c)

individual

d)

innate

19.

Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense in immunity?

a)

Helper T-Cells

b)

Skin

c)

Hair

d)

Mucous Membranes

20.
 Another name for white blood cells is:
a)
Blood 
b)
Photosyntesis
c)
Leukocytes
d)
Body
21.
Which pathogen can be cured by antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
22.
Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...
a)
autoimmune diseases
b)
helper t-cells
c)
fever
d)
antibodies
23.
Antibiotics work against most
a)
Bacteria
b)
Bacteria & Viruses
c)
Vaccines
d)
Viruses
24.

What is the term for a strong response to a harmless antigen in the environment?

a)

An allergy

b)

Cell-mediated immunity

c)

An autoimmune disease

d)

Inflammatory response

25.

What type of cell does HIV infect?

a)

all cells

b)

bone marrow cell

c)

immune cell (T cell)

d)

brain cell (nerve)

26.

Which of the following is a way that HIV can spread?

a)

A mother with HIV can pass it to her newborn child.

b)

You can get HIV by breathing the same air as someone who has the virus.

c)

A mosquito with the virus can pass it to a person.

d)

You can get HIV if you use the same bathroom as someone who has the virus.

27.

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...

a)

Interphase

b)

Lysogenic Cycle

c)

Lytic Cycle

d)

Phagocytosis

28.
Probiotics are _____ bacteria.
a)
helpful
b)
harmful
c)
none of these
d)
this is unknown
29.
If the same pathogen enters the body again, the body recognizes and attacks it more _____
a)
slowly
b)
randomly
c)
quickly
d)
none of these
30.
____ T cells stimulate B-cells to make antibodies.
a)
memory
b)
killer
c)
suppressor
d)
helper
31.
____ T cells kill infected cells.
a)
memory
b)
killer
c)
suppressor
d)
helper
32.
Memory B cells can persist in the bloodstream for up to ____
a)
hours
b)
days
c)
months
d)
decades
33.
Which of these are scavengers which constantly move around to remove dead cells and foreign bodies?
a)
Macrophages
b)
Eosinophils
c)
Neutrophils
d)
Basophils
34.

What is the role of a mast cell?

a)

Make antibodies

b)

Release histamine

c)

consume and digest pathogens

d)

Remember antigens

35.

Antibiotics are effective in treating disease caused by which type of pathogen?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

36.

Antibiotics are substances produced by or derived from microorganisms that destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

MRSA describes a specific type of bacteria that are resistant to certain antibiotics.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

_______ means that your body is resistant to a pathogen.

a)

Immunity

b)

Infected

c)

Inflammatory Response

d)

Antigen

39.

Which of the following has a larger antibody concentration leading to a faster responses to pathogens?

a)

Primary Immune Response

b)

Secondary Immune Response

c)

Histamine

d)

Inflammation

40.

What subject will Mr. Mancini be preparing you for next year?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Environmental Science

c)

Psychology

d)

History