WorksheetsImmune System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Getting these when you're young helps your immune system fight off diseases ....
a. stickers
c. shots (immunizations)
b. bandages
d. cough drops
Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including an organ in your belly that filters blood and help fight infections known as the ....
a. heart
c. kidneys
b. spleen
d. brain
The four main types of germs are ....
a. viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi
b. viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes
c. parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi
d. small, medium, large, and extra large
To be "immune" means what?
a. that you are infected
c. that you are more likely to get sick
b. that you are bald
d. that you are protected
Lymph nodes are found in the ....
a. neck
c. groin
b. armpits
d. all of the above
When someone's immune system overreacts to something harmless it's called ....
a. overreactus maximus
c. a sneeze
b. an allergy
d. the measles
Which of the following will not help your immune system?
a. playing sports video games
c. eating healthy food
b. exercising
d. regularly washing your hands
The purpose of the immune system is to:
Help germs invade your body
Fight off sickness
Make your nose run
Give you diarrhea
These are produced by B cells and designed to mark antigens to be destroyed.
Antigens
Active Immunity
Antibodies
Antibiotics
Which is an example of passive immunity?
You have been infected
You have been vaccinated
You made antibodies
You got your mother's antibodies
Which of the following is an example of active immunity?
You get a vaccination
You create antibodies
You get infected
All of these are correct
Your body cannot make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with.
True, because your body needs to encounter the pathogen at least once in order to create the antibodies.
False, because you can make antibodies via immunizations given by a doctor.
Which of the following cells are primarily responsible for producing antibodies in the immune system?
T cells
B cells
Macrophages
Neutrophils
What is the main function of the thymus in the immune system?
To produce red blood cells
To filter pathogens from the blood
To mature T cells
To store antibodies
Which of the following is a real-world application of understanding the immune system?
Developing vaccines
Building bridges
Designing software
Cooking recipes
