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Blood and Immune System Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

What are the two parts of the immune system

a)

Specific and Non-specific

b)

Passive and Aggressive

c)

Innate and Non-Specific

d)

Adaptive and Acquired

4.

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

a)

Germ

b)

Pathogen

c)

Intruder

d)

Disease

5.

A protein that attacks antigens is called:

a)

Antibody

b)

Immune response

c)

Inflammatory Response

d)

Vector

6.

What is a vaccine?

a)

A weakened pathogen injected in the body to produce immunity

b)

Temporary immunity that develops as natural exposure

c)

An overreaction of the immune system

d)

Medicine that helps after you're infected

7.
The purpose of the immune system is to:
a)
Help germs invade your body
b)
Fight off sickness
c)
Make your nose run
d)
Give you diarrhea
8.

True/False: Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.

a)

True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.

b)

False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.

9.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about someone's immune system that has allergies?

a)

Body cells are dividing at an uncontrolled rate.

b)

The body is reacting to foreign materials that are not actually dangerous.

c)

T cells and B cells in the body cannot be activated.

d)

The body is mistaking its own cells for foreign antigens.

10.

A white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down is called:

a)

B-cell

b)

Phagocyte

c)

Antibody

d)

Antigen

11.

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

12.
True or false: Sneezes and coughs help your body to get rid of pathogens
a)
true
b)
false
13.
A disease that is harmful to the body and is contagious is called....
a)
Non-Infectious
b)
Infectious
14.

What might happen if your body couldn't produce antibodies?

a)

It wouldn't be able to recognize invading pathogens

b)

It wouldn't be able to destroy invading pathogens

c)

It wouldn't be fooled into thinking that harmless substances are harmful

d)

Your immune system would begin attacking healthy organs and tissues

15.

When the immune system of a person starts to attack their own body cells that it's supposed to protect, then this can be classified as

a)

immune disorder

b)

autoimmune disease

c)

multiple sclerosis

d)

rheumatoid arthritis

16.

Type 1 diabetes patients immune system attacked the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. This causes a lack of insulin, causing diabetes. This can be classified as:

a)

Autoimmune disease

b)

Immune Disorder

c)

None

17.

The diagram shows a pathogen, what is the arrow pointing to on the surface of the pathogen?

a)

a molecule called an antigen

b)

a molecule called an antibody

18.

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

a)

animals, bacteria, fungi and plants

b)

bacteria, fungi, nucleus, parasites

c)

bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites

d)

bacteria, plants, fungi, parasites

19.

Antibiotics are used to treat

a)

Viruses

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Parasites

20.

Name the non-specific response, where the body temperature is set higher than normal to slow pathogens down and give the immune system an advantage.

a)

Lymphatic System

b)

Inflammation

c)

Phagocytosis

d)

Fever